Vicenza Vacations, Vicenza Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

On the evening of the 4th august we left Verona to see nearby´s Vicenza. Why we have chosen Vicenza? Well, in case you don´t know him, its time to introduce Palladio. The architect Palladio was a well known engineer in Venetto´s area. He was responsible of the most admirables houses of the region and was a must for the rich and posh people of his era. Palladio´s best works where the Villas (the "palladian´s villas") for the nobles of Venezia. There is a lot of villas in a different plac...

Vicenza, Italy 2004

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We nearly ran through Castelfranco to catch our train to Vicenza--Paola is a FAST walker! After a quick train ride, we had to change trains . . . little did we know that instead of getting on another train, we would have to take a bus. Once we finally found the bus (thankfully our Italian-speaking House Fellow was there to figure it out!), we hopped on expecting a quick half-hour ride to our hotel. Turns out that half-hour was instead a one-hour ride through back roads and desolate countrysid...