Villa Lando Correr is located opposite the bridge over the Bisatto Canal, at the entrance of Lozzo Atestino.
The villa stands out for its typical Venetian red color, which contrasts beautifully with the green of its expansive park rich in century-old tree species.
It was erected on the site of a medieval castle that, along with the Valbona castle, which was its dependency, defended the territory of Padua from the Vicentini. Today, there is no visible trace of the ancient Castle of Lozzo Atestino, but it originally served as the true noble residence of the Carraresi, Lords of Padua.
The three-story building and the body of the villa from which an imposing barchessa extends almost to reach the banks of the canal are appreciated.
The villa was built as a country residence for the Lando family, Venetian nobles, who in the 1500s acquired several lands in Lozzo, Valbona, Zovon, and Casale Scodosia.
Since the 1700s, the villa passed to the noble Correr family of Venice and, from 1876, to the Da Zara family. Villa Lando Correr has changed hands several times since then, and the barchesse, originally built for the needs of a large agricultural estate, have recently hosted industrial activities related to agriculture; they also served as a collection center for silkworm cocoons and a silk factory.
Today, it is owned by the Municipality of Lozzo Atestino following a free transfer from the State, and it can be considered a symbol of the economic and rural dominance of this territory by the Venetians until the end of the 18th century.
