Ferrara

Pio Palace (Palazzo Pio)

Edited by

Daniele Pascale

Houses and Palaces

Other denominations

Palazzo Pio/Palazzo Pio di Savoia/Palazzo Pio di Tresigallo/Delizia di Tresigallo

Description

This beautiful rustic building, of 16th-century origins, was located in the centre of an estate owned by the bishop but often granted as a fief to families linked to the House of Este. The high tower still testifies to the nobility of its origins, but numerous alterations and demolitions have taken place since the building was reduced to an agricultural dwelling. In 2009, it was purchased by the Municipality of Tresigallo, which is in the process of restoring it.