Delizia di Benvignante, Renaissance palace in Benvignante, Italy

The Delizia di Benvignante is a Renaissance palace distinguished by a central turreted tower topped with Ghibelline battlements and a pointed arch entrance. This entrance opens into an inner courtyard that forms the heart of the structure.

Borso d'Este commissioned the palace in 1464 from Pietro Benvenuto degli Ordini and gave it to his secretary Teofilo Calcagnini, who opened it to meetings of the Accademia dei Filareti. Beatrice d'Este stayed there in 1481. In the 19th century Count Luigi Gulinelli bought it, raised it and added a four-hectare park and racehorse stables visited by King Vittorio Emanuele II. It belongs to the comune of Argenta and joined the UNESCO list in 2000.

Borso d'Este gave the palace to his secretary Teofilo Calcagnini, who opened it to meetings of the Accademia dei Filareti. In 1481 Beatrice d'Este stayed here. The name Benvignante comes from the hamlet the residence gave its name to, between San Nicolò and Consandolo.

The building can currently be viewed only from the exterior as restoration work is ongoing. Visitors should contact the local information office in Argenta to arrange a visit.

The stables that Count Luigi Gulinelli added in the 19th century bred racehorses and were visited by King Vittorio Emanuele II. His coat of arms can still be seen above the main entrance gate. Since 2018 the four-hectare park has been restored and archaeological surveys carried out.