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Vicenza and Monte Berico

November 26, 2015 in by
As urban trekking tour or by car, the hill with view on Vicenza is always worth visiting! There is so much to know about the shrine and Piazzale della Vittoria, the beautiful terrace above Vicenza, being itself a memorial reminding of the First World War, whose South Front involved the mountains North of Vicenza. The Read More >
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Gothic Vicenza

November 26, 2015 in by
Vicenza is not only the “city of Palladio”: the previous centuries gave marked the town’s image as well, leaving behind architectural jewels such as the churches San Lorenzo and Santa Corona along with the beautiful Palazzi built in the Venetian gothic style. Read More >
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Villas around Vicenza

November 25, 2015 in by
Tour 1 – Palladian itinerary: Villa Caldogno, Valmarana Bressan, Gazzotti, Valmarana, Thiene . Discovering the Palladian villas next to Vicenza reflecting the primary function of the Venetian residence, which thanks Palladio in the 16th century, reaches a climax in beauty, harmony and proportion combined with utmost functionality. The villa is first of all the heart Read More >
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More Villas in Vicenza’s surroundings

November 24, 2015 in by
Andrea Palladio, (can combine Villa Godi Malinverni with Marostica-Bassano): first project of a villa before his travels to Rome, where he gets to study the architecture of Ancient Rome, which shall influence his later works. Gorgeous located on a hill, the villa shows the typical layout of the Venetian country buildings having the rooms disposed Read More >
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Thiene, Marostica and Bassano del Grappa

November 26, 2015 in by
Thiene’s so called “castle”, awesome example of pre-Palladian Villa surrounded by a defence wall. Marostica and its city wall built by the Scala family from Verona, the Upper and the Lower Castle, the market square where the famous chess partie takes place every two years, with live pieces in the course of an historical play. Bassano Read More >
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PLACES OF THE FIRST WORD WAR

December 3, 2015 in by
Tonezza del Cimone: Antonio Fogazzaro, major Italian writer, used to spend part of his holidays here, and you can find several of the beautiful spots around Tonezza in his novels. During the WW1 Mount Cimone next to Tonezza was the place of many battles between the Austrian and the Italian troops. The Fogazzaro path is Read More >

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