Villa Margon, Renaissance villa in Ravina, Trento, Italy.
Villa Margon is a manor house on the hillside above Ravina, featuring rooms that are entirely decorated with Renaissance wall paintings. The building sits beneath old trees with connected gardens that look out toward the surrounding countryside.
Villa Margon dates from the first half of the 16th century. During the Council of Trent (1545–1563) it hosted cardinals and prelates from across Europe; tradition also names Emperor Charles V among its guests. In the early 1990s it was given to the Lunelli family, who restored it and made it the representative seat of the Lunelli Group.
The interior walls feature frescoes depicting Emperor Charles V's life, biblical stories, and the full yearly cycle of farm work. These paintings tell stories from the Renaissance period and show what mattered most to the family who owned the place.
The property can be reached via Via Margone di Ravina 15 and is open to visitors through guided tours. It helps to check ahead about opening times, as the house is not open daily to the public.
The bed linked by tradition to Emperor Charles V is among the villa's most notable furnishings, and a fresco cycle recounts his deeds. The park has kept its centuries-old layout, with vegetation only partly native to the area.
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