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Antica Villa a degnified detached house preserving the architectural style peculiar to the original 18th century villa, costitutes a small and comfortable oasis situated between the town and its up-hill Ronchi (vineyards and orchards).
Investigating its historical origins, it appears that the villa belonged to a family of earls named Gigli (Lilies), whose coat of arms can be see inside whereas the initials of that noble family appear on the wrought-iron gate at the entrance.
Inside the hotel we can see a plaque with a latin inscription reporting that the most outstanding guest of the villa was "quirinus", most likely a gentleman of the Querini Stampalia family of Venetian nobility boasting Roman ancestors, who became bishop of Brescia and afterwards a cardinal.
Source: Giornale di Brescia/ Giancarlo Piovanelli/ 22 Agosto 1999.
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