Villa Forni Cerato in Montecchio Precalcino is attributed to Andrea Palladio, partly on stylistic grounds. The text calls this a matter of speculation, though modern research agrees almost unanimously. Girolamo Forni, a wood merchant, is assumed to be the client, and the infobox states it as fact. It was probably built in the 1540s, modifying an existing building.
The infobox gives Palladian, while the text says the villa departs from Palladian norms. It is relatively small, with a dominant loggia and a full-width serliana. The text names no materials or dimensions.
In 1610 the villa passed by will to Giuseppe, Girolamo and Baldissera Cerato, which gave it the double name. The facade reliefs were removed in 1924, and the current river-god reliefs and gable coat of arms are 20th-century copies. It is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The text says it is in a poor state of conservation. The article gives no hours.
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