Villa Della Torre Allegrini Eng by Allegrini

Wine & Art Relais

By Allegrini Interior Design

Villa Della Torre Allegrini Villa Della Torre Allegrini, created by Giulio Romano and Michele Sanmicheli, exudes the magic of the Italian Renaissance. Conceived of by its patron, the man of letters, Giulio Della Torre, who actively cooperated in the realization of his humanist ideal, saw his dream fulfilled and completed in its finest details by 1560. Inspired by the Ancient Roman Domus with all its pomp and splendour, the villa is built around an inner courtyard or ‘Peristyle’, which is the true heart of the house, along with the sixteenth century motifs of Water, symbolized by the Fish Pond, and Fire, embodied in the huge, gargoyle-like fireplaces created by the renowned stucco artist and decorator Giovan Battista Scultori. The octagonal Chapel described by Vasari and the Bucintoro grotto dedicated to Jupiter Ammon complete the extraordinary scenic effect of the entire monumental complex and confirm its historic and artistic importance. The Villa is surrounded, so as to form a single, unique landscape, by the Palazzo della Torre vineyard which produces a wine of the same name. It is famous throughout the world for its intensity and complexity and for having ranked numerous times in the Wine Spectator’s Top 100 wines.

Western Facade

Eastern Facade

Hospitality Villa Della Torre Allegrini Wine Relais offers tastings of wines from all the Companies belonging to Allegrini (Valpolicella Classica), Poggio al Tesoro (Bolgheri), and San Polo (Montalcino), a wine shop that can arrange international shipping, cooking classes, guided tours and restaurant service (subject to prior booking) with cuisine inspired by local traditions and seasonal produce. The Villaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Renaissance reception rooms are available for private meetings and events. The complex also has its own consecrated chapel for religious services, ample free parking and a helipad. Transfers may be arranged by appointment.

The Chapel

The Peristyle, heart of the Villa

Enfilade

The Fireplaces

Sea Monster Devil

Lion Angel

The Chimneys

Pictorial Decoration dating back to the fourteenth century

The Grotto-Nymphaeum

Wedding hosted at Villa

Events

Hall of Mirrors

Organic Vegetable Garden

Tasting Room

Wine Shop

Wine & Art Relais The Wine & Art Relais at Villa Della Torre Allegrini, the heart of Allegriniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hospitality services, forms an integral part of the Villa Della Torre monumental complex. There are 10 luxurious rooms, arranged in two distinct areas, which each illustrate the wonderful story of premium fine wines and the wonders of art. All the rooms are equipped as follows: heating and air conditioning, satellite tv, free wi-fi, mini-bar, safe, all amenities.

Wine Rooms Set within the age-old, exquisitely renovated rustic outbuilding set against the walls of the Villa, the Wine Rooms are an authentic expression of the traditions of this area and bear the names of some of the most important vineyards that make up part of the Allegrini Family Estate in the Valpolicella Classica: La Grola, La Poja and Fieramonte. The large, bright rooms are steeped in the warm colours of the earth and nature. The walls with their exposed stones, the original wooden trussed ceilings and the floors in local marble create a cosy, intimate and sophisticated atmosphere. The rooms, designed with an eye for the finest details, boast high-quality furnishings and luxury fabrics of the highest artisanal workmanship. Each room has a double, four-poster bed. The bathrooms, built with local white stone have walk-in shower with Turkish bath and chromo therapy and all modern comforts, to ensure total relaxation and wellbeing. Nestled in nature and embraced by history, the rooms enjoy captivating vistas over the surrounding vineyard (Palazzo della Torre) and, thanks to the large balconies and windows, afford unique and picturesque glimpses of the Villa and the surrounding winescape.

Wine Room - La Grola The room is named after the historic Valpolicella vineyard said to have been the birthplace of the Corvina grape varietal. Four-poster bed, with in-room Jacuzzi. Bathroom with shower/sauna, aromatherapy and chromo therapy.

Room type: Queen-size bed Size: 30 m2

La Grola

Wine Room - La Poja This romantic room is named after Allegriniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most prestigious vineyard and a wine considered an icon of Italian oenology. It also affords a wonderful view of the Villaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chapel, designed by Michele Sanmicheli. Bathroom with shower/sauna, aromatherapy and chromo therapy.

Room type: Queen-size bed Size: 25 m2

La Poja

Wine Room - Fieramonte Named after the vineyard that is an icon of high-altitude, hillside viticulture where our Amarone Cru is produced. The bathroom has a double shower/sauna, aromatherapy and chromo therapy.

Room type: Queen-size bed Size: 28 m2

Fieramonte

Art Rooms The result of extraordinary restoration work, the Art Rooms are located in the southern wing of Villa Della Torre and celebrate the bond between Allegrini and the world of Art. The seven luxurious rooms in this wing are named after some of the Villa’s leading historical figures (Veronica Franco, Anna Maffei, Giulio Della Torre, Giulio Romano, Gian Matteo Giberti, Michele Sanmicheli and Giovan Battista Scultori). Elegance and refinement are distinguishing hallmarks of all the rooms: antique oak floors, murals with floral and geometric patterns, antique objets d’art and period furniture made by skilled cabinetmakers. These features all combine to re-evoke an ancient and noble past. While maintaining stylistic harmony, each room has its own unique identity, inspired by each historic figure and illustrated by the use of different colours, fabrics and furnishings, all selected with utmost care. All the rooms are equipped with sumptuous beds, fine handcrafted furniture and refined upholstery and look out over the Villa’s Peristyle and Fish Pond. The bathrooms are like treasure chests, lined with book-matched Renaissance marble and enriched with washbasins set into Baroque-style furniture and with showers and bathtubs equipped to pamper mind and body. A unique opportunity to experience the Renaissance at first hand.

Art Room

Veronica Franco The most prestigious room in Villa Della Torre Allegrini’s West wing is dedicated to Veronica Franco, a Venetian courtesan and poet, who described in her poetry the wonderful features of the Villa in Fumane where she was a frequent guest. The room is decorated with an antique geometrically designed ceiling and walls decorated in the ‘grotesque’ style that was much in vogue during the Renaissance period. The majestic bathroom is decorated with coffered ceiling and beautifully decorated with Breccia Damascata and Rosso Alicante types of marble. Equipped with a double-spa bathtub and double shower/sauna, both with chromo therapy.

Room type: double bed/two twin beds Room size: 27 m2 Bathroom size: 19 m2

Veronica Franco

Art Room

Anna Maffei The Maffei family, who were of Germanic origin, had been one of the most prominent, noble families in the city of Verona since medieval times, where they occupied positions of high office. Anna Maffei married Giulio Della Torre, bringing with her the Villa in Fumane as her dowry. Dedicated to her, this room is decorated in delicate colours and enjoys a lovely view over the Fish Pond, designed by the Renaissance architect, Giulio Romano. An ancient and very plain wall, which re-emerged during restoration work recalls the time when the Villa also housed a monastery and then served as a temporary military headquarters during the Second World War. The bathroom, lined with precious Calacatta Borghini and Giallo Siena marble, has a shower equipped with chromo therapy.

Room type: Double bed/two twin beds Room size: 27 m2

Anna Maffei

Art Room

Giulio Della Torre This elegant and boldly colourful room is dedicated to the patriarch of the Della Torre family, the husband of Anna Maffei. The bathroom is entirely covered with noble Calacatta Macchia Vecchia and Portoro open-book marble, and is equipped with shower and chromo therapy.

Room type: Double bed/two twin beds Room size: 19 m2

Giulio Della Torre

Art Room

Giulio Romano Giulio Romano, the most gifted student of the great artist Raffaello, was one of the most distinguished architects and painters of the Italian Renaissance. The noble Della Torre family called upon Giulio Romano to build their Villa in Fumane. This spacious room has a sumptuous double bed and an additional sofa bed to accommodate a third guest, and overlooks the monumental Peristyle. The bathroom, created with precious Giallo Macaubas and Black & Gold marble, is equipped with a shower, Turkish bath, and chromo therapy.

Room type: Queen-size bed/two twin beds, a sofa bed is also available. Room size: 30 m2

Giulio Romano

Art Room

Gian Matteo Giberti Gian Matteo Giberti, the Bishop of Verona, was an enlightened and skilful papal diplomat who chose Francesco Della Torre, the most brilliant mind amongst the Della Torre family, as his Private Secretary. The bathroom is in Tuscan Sunset and Portoro open-book marble and is equipped with shower and chromo therapy.

Room type: Queen-size bed/two twin beds Room size: 20 m2

Gian Matteo Giberti

Art Room

Michele Sanmicheli Giorgio Vasari attributed the beautiful octagonal-shaped chapel that can be seen from this room to this famous Veronese Renaissance architect. The bathroom, in Breccia Capraia and Rosso Fiorentino openbook marble has a shower equipped with chromo therapy.

Room type: Queen-size bed/two twin beds Room size: 19 m2

Michele Sanmicheli

Art Room

Giovan Battista Scultori Giovan Battista Scultori, master of stuccowork and an ingenious decorator, was a pupil of Giulio Romano as well as his chief assistant. The huge ‘gargoyle-like’ fireplaces at Villa Della Torre are attributed to his masterful hand. The bathroom is lined with a precious yellow Trovante marble as well as Bardiglio Imperiale. (Trovante or boulder marble derives from the Latin erràre or vagare and is a huge rock that was transported to the valley floor via the formation of a glacier).

Room type: Double bed/two twin beds Room size: 24 m2

Giovan Battista Scultori

Location and Contacts Villa Della Torre is located in Fumane di Valpolicella, 15 km from the city of Verona, 16 km from Lake Garda, 20 km from Veronaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Valerio Catullo Airport and 14 km from the motorway exit called Verona Nord. In Fumane, it is just 700 m from the Allegrini Winery.

VILLA DELLA TORRE Via Della Torre, 25 37022 Fumane di Valpolicella - Verona - Italia www.villadellatorre.it - info@villadellatorre.it

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How to get to Villa Della Torre From the motorway exit at Verona Nord on A22

From the Centre of Verona

The nearest motorway exit is Verona Nord on the A 22. After leaving the motorway exit, continue straight onto an express ring road (tangenziale) and drive until you reach the end, going in the direction of Valpolicella / S. Pietro in Cariano (about 10 Km). At the end of this main road, you will see a roundabout ahead, that of San Pietro in Cariano. Go straight ahead towards Fumane. After about 1 km, before reaching the town of Fumane, on the left of the road there is a religious capital with a marble cross and a brown tourist information sign that reads: VILLA DELLA TORRE XVI SECOLO. Turn left here and proceed for about 1 km to the following intersection. Take a tight left turn again, and take the road that rises slightly in the direction of Mazzurega. Continue for just 200 metres and on the left, you will see Villa Della Torre Allegrini. Go in through the entrance gate that is located right after the small chapel. Address: VIA DELLA TORRE, 25 - 37022 FUMANE DI VALPOLICELLA (if you use a GPS/Sat Nav, also enter the postcode: 37022.)

Leave the city heading north along Via Mameli and then proceed along the SS12. Before entering the town of Parona at the traffic lights, keep to the right. Go through the villages of Parona, Arbizzano, S. Maria di Negrar, Pedemonte, San Floriano and finally San Pietro in Cariano. At the roundabout located at the end of the village of San Pietro in Cariano, turn right in the direction of Fumane. After about 1 km, before reaching the town of Fumane, on the left of the road there is a religious capital with a marble cross and a brown tourist information sign that reads: VILLA DELLA TORRE XVI SECOLO. Turn left here and proceed for about 1 km to the following intersection. Take a tight left turn again, and take the road that rises slightly in the direction of Mazzurega. Continue for just 200 metres and on the left, you will see Villa Della Torre Allegrini. Go in through the entrance gate that is located right after the small chapel. Address: VIA DELLA TORRE, 25 - 37022 FUMANE DI VALPOLICELLA (if you use a GPS/Sat Nav, also enter the postcode: 37022.)

Fumane di Valpolicella VERONA - ITALY www.villadellatorre.it