THE GENIUS AND THE MASTERY OF A YOUNG SCALPELLINO WHO, WITH HIS INTUITIONS AND HIS INNATE ARTISTIC SKILL, HAS GIVEN LIFE TO THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VILLAS OF VICENZA, TODAY A UNESCO HERITAGE
Duration: 7 hours
In the depths of the Venetian countryside that surrounds Vicenza, sumptuous residences are imagined as far as the eye can see and the gaze of every traveler admires the teachings of the Ancients that have become solid realities. All generated by the evolution of a modest, portentous stonemason.
Through a pilgrimage in Palladian E-Bike, we will admire the greatest jewels of Palladian art and beyond. There will be the opportunity to visit Villa Caldogno, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that was renovated in 2016 and considered an autograph work by Andrea Palladio. Inside we will be able to admire the frescoes depicting the entertainment in the Villa and we will enter the majestic 10,000sqm park , redesigned according to the canons of the Italian garden.
Continue towards Villa Valmarana-Bressan, whose peculiarity is the presence of frescoed decorations dating back to different eras according to the environments. It is one of the first works of Palladio and it is certainly a fundamental step to fully understand the architect 's artistic spirit .
The experience will end with a visit to Villa La Rotonda, one of the greatest jewels of the Palladian era, thanks to its structure designed to accommodate a single person and to celebrate their life. An eccentric and unique Villa- Temple, decorated with a series of frescoes that will leave us speechless. Last but not least, before our return, we will stop to contemplate the beauty of the Venetian countryside.
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Vicenza Villas & the making of Palladio
Possibility of visiting:
- Villa Caldogno, a newly renovated UNESCO heritage site, whose ancient interior frescoes have been brought back to life
- Villa Valmarana Bressan, one of the first works of Palladio. Austerity and simplicity, told by the frescoes of different eras
- A Temple, not a house. The eccentric Villa La Rotonda where antiquity meets the aspiration of the Renaissance noble, crossing the ages
Along the way we will admire:
- Villa Trissino Trettenero and its barns with Tuscan colonnade, surrounded by a refined Italian garden
- Villa Da Porto Pedrotti, with its royal staircase and the romantic garden jagged by suggestive waterways
- Villa Da Porto Casarotto and its masterful pronaos of elegant Ionic columns, surrounded by a verdant plain
- Villa Valmarana Zen, a white building with a large porch, surrounded by wild nature that embraces the structure with small steps
- Villa Thiene, the ancient home of the Thiene family. The majesty of a work that has unfortunately remained unfinished
- Villa Tacchi di Quinto, a favor with simple lines, with an English garden and a romantic pond
- Villa Ghislanzoni Curti, surrounded by a majestic centuries-old park, still partly used for flourishing agriculture
- Villa Gazzotti Grimani, characterized by three elegant barrel vaults and a simple and clean triangular pediment
