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Riviera del brenta and
visit to the venetian villas
 

The villas of the Riviera del Brenta constituted the ancient home of the Venetian patricians that possessed these immense dwellings and lived encircled of magnificent and wealth.

Program with boarding in Strà (Venice).
Meeting of the participants to the main entrance of Villa Pisani in Strà.
Optional visit of the villa. Boarding on the motor-ship and navigation along the river Brenta. Pause in Dolo for the free visit of the watermills (XVI century). After lunch optional visit to Villa Barchessa Valmarana.
Gone on board, the navigation will continue until Malcontenta resort, where it will be possible to visit optionally the wonderful Villa Foscari called “La Malcontenta” realized by Palladio in 1560. Gone on board of the motor-ship will appear the colourful and majestic hall of Piazza San Marco. Return to Fusina, disembarkation of the participants and end of the excursion.
Venetian villas in bicycle.
A various and only way to come near to the villas is to make it in bicycle. By this way can be visited far places. We are organized for the chartering of the bicycles, also leaving from a hotel of the zone. We would have the possibility to make you to visit other villas
regarding the usual itinerary, lived by the owners who will give testimony of their history.
Possibility to make a pause to the museum of the “villano” (peasant), where instruments and testimonies of the Venetian agricultural activity can be found . Visit and tasting in one wine cellar of the zone. Return to the point of departure or just the hotel. It is possible to make the same itinerary with coach GT.


Possibility to stay in
a typical hotel of the
Riviera and to know all
the culinary specialties
that the several
restaurants of the zone
can offer.