Sasso Mobile

Built in 1679 by Edoardo Zanchini, this building's originality lies in the covered pathway that links and protects the ramps leading to the loggia at the entranceway, creating a magnificently dramatic effect and increasing the usable space. The garden is laid out so that the prospective of the two avenues leading up to the villa end at an asymmetrical building, creating an optical illusion which corrects visual line up between the garden and the main entrance to the villa, which in actuality are not centrally aligned.The spherical, underground cistern/ice house located in front of the villa was probably built in the 1500s.