Sustainability

The architecture itself that has developed in Italy over the centuries, whether noble or peasant, was both an adaptation to the nature of the places and a desire to modify the original structure of the territory for agricultural purposes. Today our rural territory represents the point of interest of an international tourism that seeks together art, culture, nature, tradition and authenticity.

What characterizes Villa Selvatico da Porto is that it is still today, as in antiquity, a residence of architectural merit and at the same time an agricultural centre. Culture and agriculture are closely linked here and intersect with the morphology and history of a particular territory, the Roman Centuriation. The history of the place, the architecture present, the connection with the landscape, are attractive for the visitor interested in discovering Italy and Veneto in its authenticity, but they are also a founding element of the identity and culture of the local communities.

In this sense our mission was and is not only the protection of the architectural heritage through the restoration of the buildings and thanks to the protection of the surrounding landscape, carried out with the agricultural management, but also the transmission of the cultural values ​​that this place contains in self.

These values ​​are linked to the history and architecture of this villa and to the "Civilization of the Venetian Villas" in its generality, but also to the history of this territory, rich in peculiar landscape element: primarily the Roman Centuriation, and then the architectural heritage such as historical buildings, ancient churches and rural homes, other Venetian villas.

In actual terms, these objectives have been pursued for some time through the tourist accommodation activity, combined with guided tours of the villa for the tourists staying here, and on the occasion of extraordinary openings to the public (Historic Houses Open Days). Now, thanks to the creation of the new multipurpose room, it is intended to systematize the visit activity with a broader program of opening to cultural events also linked to other actors present in the area.

However, in our philosophy, the above cannot ignore a careful evaluation of issues related to sustainability both with regards to tourism and agriculture. Agriculture is landscape and environmental protection; the "slow tourism" of inland areas like the one we live in, draws much of its interest precisely from the careful management of these two aspects. Even more so in the case of Venetian Villas, created for agriculture and inside a landscape.

Only from the combination of sustainable agriculture and tourism does an added value arise for the Villa and its Territory.