The Building

The guests at the Palazzo Ronchelli will feel the emotion of living in the past. The beautiful building, that is still under restoration works, belonged to the wife of the painter Giovan Battista Ronchelli (1715/1788), whose frescoes can be seen in Palazzo Estense, Villa Recalcati, Villa della Porta Bozzolo.

It maintains the refined atmosphere and harmony typical of the ancient manors of the 17th an 18th centuries in Lombardy. The whole building shows the classic architectural characteristics of that period, splendid porticos, colonnades with round archs, large halls with magnificent marble fireplaces, beautiful "cotto" floors and coffered ceilings with the family coats of arms in bas-relief.

A majestic wisteria dominates the entrance courtyard: it was planted in 1597 when the villa was built and it is said to be among the oldest ones in Europe. Its branches that during spring time are covered with violet cluster flowers interlace on the façade high up to an ancient sundial.