Italian
The decline of the Villas, which began in the aftermath of the end of the Serenissima, took on dramatic proportions after the two world wars. Many villas had been occupied and stripped of their treasures. A heritage that, for various reasons, was at risk of falling into decay, and which was “saved” by an exhibition promoted in the 1950s by Giuseppe Mazzotti: an exhibition-denunciation of the profound state of decay in which the heritage of the “Ville Venete” was in.
There was then a mobilization promoted by some meritorious men of culture, local bodies and associations.
To save the immense historical/artistic heritage of the Venetian civilization, the Ente per le Ville Venete was established by law 6 March 1958, no. 243, as a consortium between the Provincial Administrations of Veneto and Friuli, whose Regions, in 1979, gave life to the Regional Institute, committed to the defense, conservation and promotion of the Venetian Villa.
We met and interviewed lawyer Enrico Specchio, Director of the Regional Institute of Venetian Villas (an organization established to preserve and promote the culture of the Villas), to delve into the results achieved forty years later.
What kind of tourism are we focusing on today to expand the audience of visitors to this invaluable artistic and cultural heritage that we have only here in Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia? What are the IRVV’s projects for 2024 and the near future?
