The elegant and sumptuous San Giorgio Maggiore Basilica is located on the small island of San Giorgio Maggiore, not far from the peaceful Giudecca island. It overlooks the large San Marco Basin, once an inhospitable place, today it has turned into an unparalleled wonder, which the whole world sends us. A place surrounded by magnificent …
In this chapter we discuss one of the masterpieces of the architect Andrea Palladio for the Venetian countryside, Villa Cornaro, located in Piombino Dese. Villa Cornaro or Cornèr is one of the masterpieces designed by architect Andrea Palladio for the Venetian countryside and especially for Giorgio Cornaro who commissioned the work in 1553. The villa …
In this chapter we discuss one of the largest villas in Europe, where many events and cultural exhibitions take place: Villa Contarini. Villa Contarini or Camerini is one of the largest Venetian villas designed by Andrea Palladio and dates back to the years of its formation and preparation between 1540 and 1550 and, for a …
Fratta Polesine is a small Italian town known for being the birthplace of Giacomo Matteotti 1885-1924, Italian politician, journalist and anti-fascist who denounced the electoral frauds implemented by the nascent dictatorship of Mussolini. The city, however, is famous above all for the marvelous Villa Badoer by the architect Andrea Palladio and recognized by UNESCO as …
The Olympic Theater, the first and oldest covered theater of the modern era, intended as the historical period of the Middle Ages, prior to the contemporary age. It was the last great work of the architect Andrea Palladio, who started it for the Olympic Academy, of which he was a member, at the end of …
The Palladian Basilica or also called Ragione Palace, is the masterpiece of the architect Andrea Palladio, elegant, grandiose, extraordinary, with its white columns and its chiaroscuro games of the loggias, it represents the symbolic building of the city of Vicenza. It was built between 1549 and 1614 in Signori Square, in the drawing room of …
Corso Andrea Palladio, leads directly into Piazza Matteotti, one of the most beautiful areas of Vicenza, on the right the imposing Chiericati Palace stands out. A Renaissance building built as a residence for the Counts Chiericati, which can be considered as one of the most ingenious and suggestive buildings built by Andrea Palladio, to whom …
The Capitaniato Loggia, also called Bernarda Loggia, is one of the most powerful and extraordinary creations of the architect Andrea Palladio. Started in August 1571, it was the seat of the Captain, the representative of the Venetian Republic of this territory, and imposes itself directly on the central Signori Square. A place of passage, a …
In this chapter we discuss Villa Almerico Capra, considered by many to be the most elegant and fascinating villa designed by Andrea Palladio. Villa Almerico Capra, also called La Rotonda, is one of the most extraordinary and famous works of the Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio. It is located just outside the historic center of Vicenza, …
In this chapter we discuss about of the surprising, quiet and mysterious cities Trissino, set along the green valley of Agno. Trissino is a dynamic city located between green hills and along the course of the Agno stream, an important source for the growth of the city and for industrial development. The town is partly …