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Casa Cogollo
It is said that the house (built between 1560 and 1570)
Was not only designed by Palladio but that it also was his residence.
| type: | Historical Buildings |
| address: | Via Trissino |
Duomo
Gothic cathedral dedicated to Santa Maria Maggiore.
| type: | Churches & Cathedral |
| address: | Piazza Duomo |
| openinghours: | Daily 10:30-12am 3:30-7pm. |
| tel: | 0444 325007 |
Museum of the Renaissance and Resistance
Located in a wonderful neoclassicla villa, the museum has a large exhibitions on all sorts of documents and painting relating to the Renaissance and the Resistance period.
| type: | Museums |
| address: | Three-lined Avenue X June 114 |
| openinghours: | Tue-Sat 9-12:30am 2:15-5pm |
| tel: | 0444 322998 |
Palazzo Barbaran
Recently restorated and still an impressive sights of Palladio’s art, the palace nowadays houses the Internazionale di Studi di Architettura dedicted to Palladio.
| type: | Historical Buildings |
| address: | Contra Porti |
Giardini Salvi
Lovely park that serves as a buffer between the busy Viale Roma and the inner city. Plenty of benches, a little pond, beautiful Palldian houses mirroring in the water and lushy grass underneath shady trees.
| type: | Parks & Gardens |
| address: | Felice e Fort. |
Park Campo Marzo
Vast park that stretches out on both sides of the Viale Roma with a lot of grass- if anything else.
| type: | Parks, Gardens and Zoos |
| address: | Viale Roma |
Teatre Olimpico
Last masterpiece of Palladio finished by Scamozzi, one of his students. The wooden stage has a permanent background of a city that seems to continue for miles because of optical illusion. The wooden ceiling has been repainted with a blue sky and white clouds and make an impressive combination with the rest of the ornamented walls and the long rows of statues above the mounting seats in the semi arena.
| type: | Historical Buildings |
| address: | Matteotti Public Square 11 |
| openinghours: | Tue-Sat 9-12:30 2:15-5pm. |
| tel: | 0444 323781 |
Basilica
Located in between two of Vicenza’s most important squares, the Basilica dominates its surroundings. Although the building was alreeady constructed, Palladio put his stamp on it by building an impressive marble wrapping around it, ornamenting the Basilica with colums and arches. One can have a walk around the upper floor and visit the Musea Palladiano that is housed in the largest room of the Basilica. Just in front of the stairs that lead up to the first floor, there’s a statue of Palladio. The Piazza de Biade, the square facing the Basilica, is the sights of open air (theatre) performances during summer. The impressive Torre de Piazzo, the medieval tower connected by arch to the Basilica, is at present wrapped up in green cloth due to renovation practices.
| type: | Churches & Cathedral |
| address: | In between Piazza dei Signori and Piazza delle Erbe. |
| openinghours: | Tue-Sun 9:30-12am 2:15-5pm. |
| tel: | 0444 323681 |
Palazzo Chiericati
The Palazzo houses the Museo Civico at present. Take a seat on one of the benches and have a look at the impressive white stairs, the pillars and the long row of statues on top of the roof.
| type: | Historical Buildings |
| address: | Piazza Matteotti |
Giardino Querini
Park north of the city centre and stretching out along the river F. Bacchiglione.
| type: | Parks & Gardens |
| address: | Vle. Aracoeli |
Villa Valmarana
This 17th century villa complex exists of several buildings and borders on a forest. Inside the villa, one can have a look at a fairly impressive collection of frescoest, including some of the frescoes of Tiepolo.
| type: | Historical Buildings |
| address: | Via of the Dwaries 2/8 |
| openinghours: | Wed, Thu, Sat 10-12am 2:30-5:30pm. |
| tel: | 0444 543976 |
San Lorenzo
Gothic church dating from the 13th century with a ornamental porch. Inside one can see several sepulchral monuments and frescoes.
| type: | Churches & Cathedral |
| address: | Piazza S. Lorenzo 2 |
| openinghours: | Daily 10:30-12am 3:30-6pm. |
La Rotonda
Genius Palladio at his best. Beautiful symmetrical villa with painted ceilings by Dorigny. Scamozzi finished the villa in 1606.
| type: | Hotspots |
| address: | Round Way 29 |
| openinghours: | Wed only: 10-12am 3-6pm. |
| tel: | 0444 321793 |
Santa Corona
Church belonging to the Dominicans and known for its marble porch and the ‘Christening of Jesus’ by Giovanni Bellini.
| type: | Churches & Cathedral |
| address: | Contra’s Crown 2 |
| openinghours: | Daily 8:30-12am 2:30-6pm. |
Palazzo Civena Trissino
One of Palladio’s earliest works.
| type: | Historical Buildings |
| address: | Ponte Furo |
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