Guided Tour of Palladian villas

Program

The itinerary includes a Bus Tour with a visit to the sixteenth-century Villa Capra called Rotonda (a masterpiece by Palladio) and the Villa Valmarana ai Nani (18th century) in Vicenza, full of frescoes by Tiepolo. Brief overview of Vicenza from the Hill and possible visit to the Palladian Teatro Olimpico (entrance fee). Lunch break in Vicenza or surroundings. In the early afternoon, continue by bus to visit Villa Emo in Fanzolo (TV) and Villa Barbaro in Maser (TV), both Palladian, both decorated with frescoes by Paolo Veronese and/or his pupil G.B. Zelotti. Otherwise in the morning you can visit the Villas of the Riviera del Brenta: Villa Pisani Nazionale in Strà (18th century) and Villa Foscari called La Malcontenta (Palladio). In the afternoon, continue as above.

DURATION: Full day

COST: €350.00 gross for the whole day without entrances. For groups of more than 35 people, please provide radios

CANCELLATION POLICY: once the tour is confirmed, it can be cancelled without penalty up to 11 days before. If cancelled from 5 to 10 days, 50% of the cost will be charged; if cancelled from 4 days to the day of the tour, a penalty of 100% will be applied

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The Venetian nobility, that occupied the fertile lands of the Region to exploit them for economic reasons, between the XV and the XVIII century, built their villas, next to their fields, where the nobles could bring their town life to the country during the warn seasons. In this route we propose the visit of some of the most interesting aristocratic villas of the region, both being masterpieces of Andrea Palladio, the famous master of this kind of buildings, and the ones of the XVIII century, when the architects followed the teaching of Palladio to fit them to the needs of the time.