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Palladian Tour - which Company is recommended?

Posted by ItalophileNJ, 10 Apr 2011

My friend and I hired Robert Parlato, a licensed guide out of Vicenza. We met her there (on a Wednesday) and she, with a driver, gave us the most amazing day touring the Palladian villas. If you are still interested, I will give you her contact information. ... more

Posted by Zerlina, 10 Apr 2011

... frescoes in some other Palladian villas, the interior decoration of the dome of Villa Rotonda is from a much later period and not at all in keeping with Palladio's ideas. Much more interesting, in my opinion, are the Tiepolo (father and son) frescoes in the (non-Palladian) Villa Valmarana ai ... more

Posted by ItalophileNJ, 12 Apr 2011

... started out at La Rotunda (Villa Almerico-Capra) for logistical reasons, even though it is a late and therefore not typical vlla. (It is beautiful). Then I think we visited one other villa nearby, then ... ... some of the more distant villas. We couldn ... ... up touring the area's villas all ... more

Year round home or villa to rent

Posted by netherman79, 26 Dec 2006

... brat my parents rented two villas in the mid 1970s. The first was a duplex in Creazzo and second was just blocks away from Ederle. LostYank is correct. We had the best time there of any tour. I graduated from Vicenza American High School and haven't been back since ... more

Half day on our own in Vicenza??

Posted by LCWombat, 29 Jun 2011

... long it take to tour the theater, and if it's possible to walk to one of the pallaidan villas from there. If not, what other palladian architecture can we see near the theater? Would prefer to do a tour, but haven't been able to find one under 200E ... more

Posted by hugo64, 29 Jun 2011

... small lane between the two villas. This link maybe helpful as a DIY tour or even a taxi would be a lot cheaper than the organized tour. Take note of the long lunch break closure or you`ll be cooling your heels with nothing much to do in the vicinity ... more

Posted by Zerlina, 30 Jun 2011

... Teatro Olimpico and the two villas. The interior of the Villa Rotonda is only open Wednesdays, but in my opinion it's missable: it dates from much later and is a perversion of Palladio's intentions. The frescoes at the Villa Valmarana ai Nani, on the other hand, are well ... more

guide for Palladio buildings

Posted by Zerlina, 17 Feb 2009

For information about Palladian buildings that are not in Vicenza, see http://www.cisapalladio.org/veneto/index.php?sezione=4&lingua=e And for a lovely book about Palladio and his villas, look for Witold Rybczynski's book "The Perfect House." ... more

Posted by Lynn B, 5 Aug 2009

... of Vicenza and associates, from April 25 till October 4 2009. Note that the Villa Rotonda can only be visited internally on Wednesdays. I was interested to find that the family still lives there, and a family also in the Villa Valmarana. Websites at www.palladio2008.info www.vicenza.org ... more

The magnificent Teatro Olimpico - trip report

Posted by chemical_woman, 20 May 2008

... We did not go to villa Rotonda since ... ... for the Teatro Olimpico and the main square! But since we did not visit the Palladian villas, the Basilica on Monte Berico or the Pinacoteca, maybe we are not the best persons on whose advice to form an opinion about this city ... more

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