San Pietro in Cariano

The district of San Pietro in Cariano is 15 kilometres apart from Verona and it includes the community of Bure, Castelrotto, Corrubbio di Negarine, Pedemonte and San Floriano. The area of San Pietro in Cariano is rich in evidences, dating back to Roman times. Remains of rustic houses were found in San Floriano, Castelrotto and Quar. From this time, we also have the first evidence of wine-growing.

The parish church of San Floriano is mentioned for the first time in a document of 905, although the present building dates back to the 12th century. The Church was probably built over an ancient Lombard Church. It is considered the most beautiful building of the Romanesque period in Valpolicella. The Church has three naves; the facade is entirely made of tuff, with regular blocks of stone. The interior was remodelled in the 18th century as well as the current sanctuary. Near the Church, on the north side, there is a bell tower with a square base from composite structure.

Villa Pullè Galtarossa was built in the second half of the seventeenth century. Pietro Monga, owner of the Villa since 1830, enriched the Villa with numerous archaeological finds, such as the villa's walls and stone carving in the chapel. The entrance of the Palace is over a stately avenue of cypresses. The Villa consists of a main building with two wings. Inside the palace, there are some portraits and even six landscapes of Andrea Porta. Giacomo Galtarossa bought the Villa in 1929-1930 and began to recover the building.

Villa Giona Fagioli can be dated back to the 1504, thanks to a date found on a stone in the park. The building has undergone a transformation in the late 16th and early 17th century. The interior is rich in antique prints. There is also a valuable library with many rare books. The Palace is flanked by two outhouses, originally separated, ending with two “colombare”. The park surrounding the Villa is filled with fountains and statues; a path inside the garden leads to the ancient glaciers, the pond, the bridge over the brook and the centuries-old Holm oak.

Villa Santa Sofia is situated on the old road from Parona to Pedemonte. The Villa has its origin in the 16th century. It is linked to the name of Andrea Palladio, who drew it on commission of Marcantonio Serego. The construction seems started between 1561 and 1564, and completed around 1590. The Villa is on two floors, both characterized with a single row of columns. The building is surrounded by a park, full of ornamental plants. Before the Villa, there was a large 14th century palace, owned by the Scaligeri. The Church attached to the Villa preserves frescoes of the beginning of the fourteenth century.

Villa Costanza is named after the founder of the religious order of the Costanza Caldera of Bergamo, of the religious order of Pie Madri della Negrizia, which is the owner of the Villa since 1953. The structure that we can see today date back to the early decades of the seventeenth century. The windows of the main floor are rectangles, whereas the centre of the facade is decorated with three windows, decorated by a religious of the institute. A low wall encloses the courtyard, where there are six mythological statues. In the courtyard, there is a well of the 1623. Inside the Palace there are two large halls, one of which is decorated with frescoes by Paolo Ligozzi. Of the antique garden remains the fountain and an artificial cave.