Villa Colpani-Beccherle
The villa sits in the hollow of Lubiara and was built between 1535 and 1789 by the noble and rich Colpani family, who moved to Verona from Caravaggio in the 15th century. They first built a “house” with a southern aspect, then a sharecrop farm and finally a palace.
On the main entrance door, which opens to the courtyard, one can still see the Colpani coat of arms. This is formed by an eagle with a three pointed crown and displayed above the crest is the motto “Deus sit presul et custodia”.
On the main floor, the walls of the hall are decorated with fine frescoes depicting biblical scenes by Giovanni Ghirlandini. In the first decades of the 1800s the villa hosted Napoleon's troops. Later on, Ferdinando I, Duke of Parma and Piacenza, stayed here, during his several visits to the sanctuary of Madonna della Corona.
Among illustrious hosts we find Cardinal Giuseppe Sarto, Patriarch of Venice and the future Pope Pius X.
Today, the villa has been completely restored and belongs to the Sandri family.
