A WALK IN THE CITY: VICENZA GUIDED TOUR
The classic guided tour of Vicenza in half a day.
This walking tour of Vicenza is dedicated to travelers who are first time visitors and want to visit Vicenza with a local guide.
We will discover the classic places, the Vicenza of Palladio, the squares, the Duomo and the main monuments as well as the most characteristic and hidden corners.
👉 But if you want to know the ancient local traditions, or why cod is our typical dish, in this guided tour we will also reveal the curiosities and habits of the Vicentine people.
During the guided tour in Vicenza it will be possible to visit:
📌 the architectures of Andrea Palladio: the noble dwellings such as Palazzo Chiericati, Palazzo Thiene, Palazzo Barbaran Da Porto, Palazzo Iseppo Da Porto, Palazzo Valmarana, Palazzo Porto Breganze;
📌the public buildings of Andrea Palladio: the Basilica and the Loggia del Capitanio in the main square of the city, and the magnificent Olympic Theater, the first stable theater built in the world since the ancient era: an unmissable stop during a guided tour in Vicenza;
📌 the Venetian Gothic style palaces: Palazzo Da Schio, known as the Cà D’Oro (the Golden House) for the splendor of its original capitals and its frescoes, and the marvelous Contrà Porti, where a multitude of fascinating Venetian gothic style palaces overlook the short space of an urban street;
📌 churches, keepers of precious treasures: the gothic style church Santa Corona, with altarpieces by famous venetian painters, Giovanni Bellini, Paolo Veronese and Bartolomeo Montagna; the Cathedral, where the best of seventeenth-century Venetian painting stands out; to the Church of San Lorenzo, simple and rich in ancient history, which preserves some of the best examples of medieval Vicenza sculptures.
SOMETHING MORE TO SEE
You can match this tour with a visit at the Palladian Villas:
