Palazzetto Veneto

Located in Via Sant’Ambrogio is the ancient palace of Venetian origin built in the mid-15th century as the residence of the Podestà. From 1762 to 1962, it was the seat of the Rectory and then acquired and restored by the Municipality in 1962. The building was raised by one storey, and the interior was rebuilt, respecting the archivolted entrance portal, the squared windows on the ground floor, the balcony with railing on the upper floor, and the inner garden bordered by the remains of the ancient city walls, demolished in 1838. In the inner courtyard are the remains of the mosaic floor, with a geometric pattern of bipartite black and white scales, recovered from the Roman villa in Via Colombo. The Podestà’s palace also housed a small Venetian garrison, which used some rooms as a prison. The only reminder of the former seat of the Representative of the Public is the lion walled on the façade.