The figure of Antonio Fogazzaro is linked to Villa Barbarigo in Noventa for the presence in the building of a sitting room from XIX century belonged to his family. Noventa Vicentina and its territory became part of the Serenissima Republic of Venice since 1404 and are located in the following century, after the conclusion of troubled events related to the League of Cambrai (1508), the conditions that allow it to develop economically and socially. In the climate of peace many families of the Venetian nobility, driven by the crisis in the shipping business, are directed towards agricultural investment and establish themselves in the country realizing, at the center of vast estates, beautiful villas. It is in this light that is built this Villa of Palladian school, by the illustrious family of Barbarigo. This guide, prepared by the City of Noventa Vicentina (lyrics by Sara Lipstick), illustrates - with maps and photographs - the history, the architecture and the vast cycle of frescoes by Antonio de Ferrari said Foler, Antonio Vassillacchi said Aliense, Luca Ferrari said Luca da Reggio and Lorenzo Giacomelli.