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Villa Pesenti Agliardi in Bergamo
Villa Pesenti Agliardi stands at the foot of the hills ten kilometers away from Bergamo. The original seventeenth-century villa, commissioned by Count Pietro Pesenti, was extended and modified in 1798 in the neoclassical style by architect Leopold Pollack.
Pollack’s sketches, which have been conserved and can still be viewed in the villa, depict the theme of a garden intended to delight both host and guests; adorned with impressive monuments that include two statues inserted in the façade which are the symbols of the stately home’s dominant themes, namely Agriculture and Hospitality.
The project was never fully completed, and the gardens were later reinterpreted in a more Romantic style.
Inside the Villa, visitors can admire the chapel, the monumental staircase and the many rooms decorated with stunning frescoes and stuccoes.
After the untimely death of Pietro Pesenti in 1826, the villa was inherited by his niece Marianna Agliardi.
Private events and wedding receptions in Bergamo
It is possible to hire the rooms on the ground floor of the villa in the summer for weddings, ceremonies and corporate events. The largest room of the Villa can host seated lunches and dinners for up to 140 people, while for conferences a maximum of 90 people can be accommodated in the atrium.
For weddings involving a religious ceremony, the marriage can take place in one of the two churches in the village, both of which are very beautiful and are located close to the Villa. The parish church was built in the 18th century, while the Sanctuary of the Madonna di Sombreno is 17th-century.
In the Villa it is possible to celebrate a civil ceremony with.
If you prefer, you may also celebrate a legally binding civil wedding ceremony at the Villa.
Contact: Maria Carolina Agliardi
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Places of interest nearby:
The beautiful medieval village of Bergamo’s Città Alta upper city; the Accademia Carrara, a museum housing great masterpieces from the Renaissance (Pisanello, Mantegna, Bellini, Raphael, Lotto, Moroni... ) and the 17th and 18th centuries; the rolling hills of Bergamo with their superb pedestrian and cycling routes; Palazzo Agliardi, Palazzo Moroni, Palazzo Terzi, the Castle of Malpaga; the Alzano Sacristies with masterpieces by Fantoni; the Suardi Chapel with its frescoes by Lorenzo Lotto; the village of Cornello dei Tasso, Clusone and the frescoes of the ‘Macabre Dance’.