Villa Sorra

Villa Sorra is a Baroque house in Castelfranco Emilia with a central reception room featuring a coffered ceiling, flanked by smaller rooms, multiple residential units, and a grand staircase with entrance hall. The surrounding garden extends as an open landscape with different areas arranged around the main building.

The house was built around 1800 following regional architectural traditions and designed as a residence for a family. The garden was fundamentally redesigned between 1827 and 1850 and received a complete reorientation with different design approaches.

The house reflects Baroque design principles typical of the Emilia region, with its symmetric layout and elaborate interior details. Visitors can observe these characteristics in the room proportions and decorative elements throughout the building.

The garden is open to visitors on Sundays and public holidays from mid-March through September, while the park area remains accessible year-round. Visitors should plan around the seasonal opening times of the maintained garden and can enjoy the park grounds outside these periods.

The garden includes imitation fortress structures, artificial ruins, and classical temples deliberately scattered throughout. These elements create intentionally designed pathways that evoke changing moods and impressions as visitors walk through the grounds.