Program:
meeting of the participants with the guide and begin of
the excursion. In the morning visit of the historical
centre. It begins from the entrance to the Olympic Theatre
(A. Palladio 1585) and short visit to the inner Chiericati
Palace. Walk in Corso Palladio (the main street) and C9ontrà
Porti with outside explication of the most meant city
palaces
(Thiena Palace by A.Palladio, Barbaran da Porto palace
by A.Palladio, Porto Colleoli palace, Ca’ d’oro).
Visit to Piazza dei Signori with the Palladian basilica,
Palazzo del Capitaniato, Monte di Pietà, Bissara
Tower.
Continuation through Corso Fogazzaro until Saint Laurence
square where Valmarana Palace (A.Palladio), Repeta Palace
(F.Mattoni) and the gothic church of Saint Laurence can
be admired.Mattoni) ed il tempio gotico di San Lorenzo. |
Lunch in restaurant with typical menu. Short
visit to the sanctuary of Monte Berico ( where
we can find “the dinner of Saint Gregory the
Great” by P.Veronese), with high panoramic
view of the city and of the province, framed
by the Venetian preAlps and by the Small
Dolomiti. Walk through the famous porches
until Villa Valmarana ai Nani (15 minutes on foot walking
calmly). Visit to the inside, magnificently frescoed by
Gianbattista and Gian Domenico Tiepolo (one of the greatest
eighteenth-century masterpieces). Conclusive
walk until the most famous villa, La Rotonda, the Palladian
masterpiece.
It is possible to visit every day the villa outside.
End of the excursion. |
