Mezzane di sotto is one of the richest village of vineyards, olive
trees and cherry trees.
In the past this village was very popular among the nobilty of Verona for its beauties and the tranquility of the landscape, in fact many nobles built here their country residences, immeged in this beautiful landscape.
At Mezzane di Sotto you can find several country residences:
Villa Giuliari Erbice (XV century), now it is the place of a cellar, Villa della Torre, especially famous for Paolo Farinati's frescos, Villa Maffei, now city hall, it is situated at Maggiore square, it was built in the XVII century and indoors it keeps some frescos of that period, Villa Schiavoni has got a decorated ceiling and a very large park, which encircled the residence now it is the place of a old people's home, Villa Erbice is situated after the village and it dates back to the XIV century.
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