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Located in the renowned Valpolicella wine district, the Pojega estate in Negrar has belonged to the Counts Rizzardi since 1649. In 1783, it was enhanced with an Italian-style garden, conceived as a place of leisure for distinguished guests and designed to impress by reflecting the cultural and aesthetic trends of the time.

Extending over 54,000 square metres and arranged on three levels, the gardens follows the natural contours of the hillside, alternating slopes and plains to create a varied and complex landscape. Its design, entrusted to the landscape architect Luigi Trezza, combines the formal geometry of the Italian garden with the picturesque taste of English Romanticism. Architectural features such as temples, galleries, and a theatre of Greek inspiration are integrated with avenues, labyrinthine passages, and woodland, framed by hornbeam, boxwood and cypress. The result is a succession of perspectives and spatial sequences that contribute to the garden’s distinct character.

Today, the garden is recognised as one of the last major expressions of the Italian garden tradition. Its preservation has been secured through careful restoration and ongoing conservation. Together with Villa Rizzardi - a 19th-century residence located in the heart of the Garden - the Pojega estate continues to serve as an architectural and cultural landmark, as well as a setting for public and private events.