Points of interest
VILLA PISANI BONETTI
The Villa Pisani at Bagnolo, designed by Andrea Palladio in 1541, is the most representative work of his youth. The Villa di Bagnolo, is inspired by the architecture of ancient Rome which repeats the monumentality. The building has two main façades, one of which is towards the river. INFORMATION REQUEST
ANTONIO CANOVA MUSEUM
Possagno is the home of the greatest neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822). Possagno represents the place where you can meet Canova’s culture. That is why the Museum Gipsoteca Antonio Canova opens its doors to the public presenting itself as a “whole” constituted by the museum, the house, a library and an archive with rooms devoted to learners and [...]
PORTO COLLEONI CASTLE, THIENE
Thiene Castle is considered the most notable 15thcentury, Gothic building raised in the Vicenza area for civil use. It is an extraordinary example of a pre-Palladio villa, the only one of its kind and a benchmark in the evolution of the Veneto villa. INFORMATION REQUEST
CASTELFRANCO VENETO, TREVISO
The town originates from a castle built here by the commune of Treviso in the course of its strife against Padua and Vicenza (1195). INFORMATION REQUEST
GIORGIONE
Castelfranco Veneto was the birthplace of the painter Giorgione, and the Cathedral (1723) contains one of his finest works, the Madonna with St. Francis and Liberalis (1504), but more commonly called Pala del Giorgione. INFORMATION REQUEST
MONTE BERICO BASILICA
The Church of St. Mary of Mount Berico is a Roman catholic and basilica in Vicenza. The church is a Marian shrine, and stands at the top of a hill which overlooks the city. INFORMATION REQUEST
SAN GREGORIO MAGNO DINNER
The large painting, which covers the entire back wall of the refectory, is one of the famous masterpieces by Paolo Veronese (1572). INFORMATION REQUEST
TOMBA BRION, S. VITO DI ALTIVOLE (TV)
The Brion Cemetery is in San Vito di Altivole near Treviso. Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978) began designing the addition to an existing municipal cemetery in 1968. Although he continued to consider changes to the project, it was completed before his accidental death in 1978. The enclosure is a private burial ground commissioned by Onorina Tomasi Brion, widow of Giuseppe Brion, who was the [...]
VILLA CORNARO
Villa Cornaro was built in Piombino Dese for the powerful Venetian patrician, Giorgio Cornaro, who marks a clear improvement in prestige and spending power of Andrea Palladio’s patrons. Villa Cornaro has a structure and pattern very similar to a building and it’s more a country house than a villa. Since 1989 Villa Cornaro has been the spring and autumn residence of [...]
AMARONE TOUR, VALPOLICELLA
The typical half day guided tour of Valpolicella includes a visit of a winery with tasting of Valpolicella Amarone, a panoramic drive up to Gargagnago, Negrar or San Giorgio and a stop to San Floriano church. INFORMATION REQUEST
