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What makes the Serpentello House truly special is its unique artistic character. The façade and many of its decorations are entirely covered with handcrafted ceramic tiles, each one unique and personally designed and created by the owner, Luciano Serpentello, in 1925.

This remarkable attention to detail transforms the house into a true work of art, giving it a distinctive and unforgettable atmosphere.

Non v'è arte né simmetria,

Unico pregio la fantasia.

In pochi anni di mia vita

Da me quest'opera venne compita.

Se non bella è originale

Ed è difficile trovar l'eguale.

Un contadino vi ha posto mano,

Tal Serpentello signor Luciano.

Translated by Google:

No art or symmetry is found here,

Its only merit is imagination.

In but a few years of my life,

I brought this work to completion.

If not beautiful, it is original,

And its equal is hard to find.

A farmer set his hand to it—

Signor Luciano, known as "Serpentello."

As the inscription above suggests, the Serpentello House is often regarded as a "visual encyclopedia" of rural life and the boundless imagination of its creator.