Villa La Mensa, Renaissance villa in Sabbioncello San Vittore, Copparo, Italy.

Villa La Mensa displays a polygonal main building with an internal courtyard, featuring battlemented facades and side walls leading to service courtyards.

The building predates the 1474-1495 campaign, when Bishop Bartolomeo della Rovere had it substantially enlarged into a large country villa by the Po embankment. Cardinal Ippolito I d'Este brought Biagio Rossetti to the site in summer 1513; Cardinal Luigi d'Este ordered further works in 1559-1562, and Bishop Giovanni Fontana added extensions at the end of the 16th century. After Ferrara passed to the Papal States in 1598 the villa declined, later serving as an orphanage before the comune of Copparo and the province of Ferrara bought it in 2003.

The name comes from the Mensa Arcivescovile di Ferrara, the archbishopric's property administration that once owned it. Though never an Este possession, it hosted bishops of the Este dynasty, and locals have long told of ambiguous presences inside and outside, with some people leaving after sensing unwanted company.

The villa is not open for regular visits; access is possible only during certain events. It stands in the countryside near the Po embankment, close to the hamlet of Sabbioncello San Vittore in the municipality of Copparo. Check event announcements before planning a trip.

Visitors have reported sensing mysterious presences within the villa, contributing to its reputation for supernatural activity among local legends.