The capital of the province of Vicenza in the Veneto region has about 115 000 inhabitants.. It is an industrial city with jewelry and clothing production.. But it also has a centuries-old history of art and culture..

Worth Seeing:

Basilica di Monte Berico,

     

A baroque sanctuary in The painting ´The Feast of Gregory the Great´ by Paolo Verones hangs..

Basilica Palladiana, Piazza dei Signori

 

Towards the end of the 16th century, Palladio´s late Gothic Palazzo della Ragione was completed by the columned facade..

Piazza dei Signori,

 

the main shopping street and center of the city, with its jewelry and silver shops, market stalls on Tuesdays and Thursdays and inviting cafes..
You will also find
the Loggia del Capitaniato
the Palazzo Monte di Pieta
the Baroque church of San Vinvenza

The Palladian Museum in Palazzo Barbaran Da Porto, Contra Porti
es is dedicated to the famous architect and builder Palladio..

Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Contra Santa Corona
An impressive art collection

Pinacoteca Civica, Piazza Matteotti
The Municipal Art Collection displays Venetian painting from the Middle Ages to Mannerism..

The Gothic Dominican church of Santa Corona, Contra Santa Corona
Special features sin
´The Adoration of the Three Kings´ by Paolo Veronese from 1573
´Baptism of Christ´ by Giovanni Bellini
a bit from the crown of thorns of Christ

Vicenza´s Cathedral Santa Maria Maggiore, Piazza del Duoma

   
A stylistic mix of Romanesque tower, gothic Central building and renaissance choir

Villa Rotonda, Via della Rotonda
a typical Palladian building with the four columns of columns of columns

Villa Valmarana al Nani, Via San Bastino 2-8

 
created in 1677, richly decorated with frescoes by Giambattista Tiepolo

<1001> Vicenza online information

The tourist information is located in Piazza Matteotti 12.


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