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Unesco Palladian Villas in Vicenza: E-Bike private tour with picnic and aperitif

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For a sampling overview of Vicenza's suburban Palladian Villas and the fascinating history of the great Architect. A splendid self-guided E-Bike ride among bucolic landscapes and works of genius that marked the history of our Golden Age. Every place in Vicenza has seen the works of this brilliant architect come to life. In the streets of the center, cobblestones recall the steps of a young stonemason who came from Padua to build the new face of the city and its fortunate countryside. Just outside the urban area, among the stones and dust of courtyards in the making, Giangiorgio Trissino coined the most famous name in modern architecture: Palladio, who, like an angel with golden wings, came to shape the forms of a new culture. In addition to the Unesco heritage sites listed in the tour details, you will also be able to pass by and admire the Oasis of the Sources of the Bacchiglione River and the beautiful Villa da Porto Pedrotti and Villa da Porto Casarotto.
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  • Aperitivo at Villa Ghislanzoni Curti or Palazzo Valmarana Braga depending on availability
  • Guide in E-Bike accompanying you
  • Use of bicycle
  • GPS navigator with narrated itinerary
  • Live guided tour of Palazzo Valmarana Braga
  • Palladian Gourmet Picnic in the Gardens of Villa Valmarana Bressan
  • Entrance tickets to Villa Caldogno, Villa Valmarana Bressan, La Rotonda
  • Parking Fees
  • Entrance to other Unesco heritage villas that will be encountered along the way
  • Tips
Departure Point

Corso Antonio Fogazzaro, 16, 36100 Vicenza VI, Italy First door on the left after the Palace entrance. We are in LTZ, and recommend parking at the very close Park Fogazzaro.

Return Details

Corso Antonio Fogazzaro, 16, 36100 Vicenza VI, Italy First door on the left after the Palace entrance. We are in LTZ, and recommend parking at the very close Park Fogazzaro.

  • Palazzo Valmarana Braga, Vicenza, Italy
    Your Palladian Cicerone will introduce you to Vicenza's Unesco World Heritage Site and its Golden Age through the narration of one of the architect's finest palaces, Palazzo Valmarana Braga. You'll contemplate the most extraordinary facade of a Palladian palace, the precious Renaissance fresco with its cosmology on the ceiling of the Count's study, the ideal reconstruction of what the Empress of Austria saw on her visit to these places, and the story of the spread of Palladianism in what was once the cloth emporium.
    30 minutes
  • Villa Trissino Trettenero, Vicenza, Italy
    Not a Palladian villa, but the place where the architect's life changed. He was working on the building site of Giangiorgio Trissino's villa, that he wanted to transform in the Roman fashion of Raphael and the ancients. Still a stonemason, Palladio was increasingly involved in architecture for the workshop of the Pedemuros, the most renowned construction company in Vicenza, who had contracted the work. Thus occurred, right here, the encounter that marked his destiny, when he recognized in Giangiorgio the mentor he needed, the interpreter of his great project for Vicenza.
  • Villa Caldogno, Caldogno, Italy
    The Caldogno family, great silk entrepreneurs as well as friends of Palladio, like most of the aristocratic families of Vicenza in its Golden Age needed a country villa as well as a city palace. A residence in which they could worthily live and above all accommodate. It was Angelo who completed his father Losco's work by having the villa decorated with frescoes. Let life be magnificence, as taught by Lorenzo De Medici, father of Leo X who so loved Giangiorgio Trissino, who in turn instructed Palladio with such benevolence. Only admission to the villa is included. Any guided tours will have to be requested and paid for as extras, subject to reservation and confirmation of availability.
    30 minutes
  • Villa Valmarana Bressan, Monticello Conte Otto, Italy
    Villa Valmarana Bressan, a Unesco World Heritage Site, was the first occasion when Palladio experimented with what would later be known as the Serliana, the form of the Basilica and the solution of many of his other projects. It was in his eyes something similar to a design by Raphael for the facade of S. Lorenzo, with a touch of the Palazzo Tè in Mantua, but the architect sought a cleaner, lighter form, to then surprise visitors with the grandeur of the Roman bath structures inside. Delightful fruit of his early experiments, in which the beginning of a legendary story can still be read very clearly. Any guided tours will have to be requested and paid for as extras, subject to reservation and confirmation of availability. After the tour, it's time to refresh yourself with the Palladian Gourmet Picnic in the setting of the Villa's garden, imagining it repopulated by its own noble inhabitants engaged in a similar, delicious pleasure, generation after generation.
    30 minutes
  • Villa Thiene, Valmarana - World Heritage Site, Quinto Vicentino, Italy
    Like Palazzo Thiene, the Villa for Marcantonio and Adriano Thiene was also designed by the great Giulio Romano, the family architect, who was on very close terms with the Gonzaga family of Mantua. Early in Palladio's career as an architect he was here, in fact, director of works, knowing how to show the masons how to dispense with stone as much as possible, in favor of terracotta. He was himself a construction man. But soon Francis died, at the French court, and Marcantonio's son Ottavio moved the family investments to Scandiano. The building site was interrupted, to be resumed much later in another direction....
  • Villa Gazzotti Grimani - World Heritage Site, Bertesina, Italy
    Not many know how important the noble Antenore Pagello was, alongside the more famous Giangiorgio Trissino, for Palladio's education and fortune. They shared the intention of turning Vicenza into a new cultural capital, completely transforming it in its forms. It was his property and he, now in ruins, sold it to Taddeo Gazzotti, the salt duty contractor. These were truly the beginnings of Palladio, and it was a way for him to enter into a new contact with Venice a few years later.
  • Villa La Rotonda by Andrea Palladio - World Heritage Site, Vicenza, Italy
    For almost everyone, the greatest Palladian masterpiece. Thanks to the freedom that Paul Almericus granted him, the Architect could indeed create a pure work in which the magnificence of man's intellect could shine. It was the perfect location, the perfect patron, the perfect context, it was the perfect moment in Palladio's history as a man and as an artist: a house temple of the sacred discussion of enlightened men about philosophy, theology, politics, our ancient cultural heritage and our highest projects. Only admission to the villa is included. Any guided tours will have to be requested and paid for as extras, subject to reservation and confirmation of availability.
    30 minutes
  • Palazzo Valmarana Braga, Vicenza, Italy
    The tour will end with an aperitivo that can be enjoyed in the villa or upon return to Palazzo Valmarana Braga, where an additional Palladian surprise will await our welcome guests.
    30 minutes
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • The tour can only be enjoyed by children with a minimum height of 1.50m. Car seats are only available for children up to 3 years old.
This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
    Q6449GTmarcor
    08 Nov 2022
    Tour della giusta durata e in massima sicurezza, praticamente sempre su ciclabili e in gradevoli luoghi della periferia vicentina.massima disponibilità e competenza del direttore che con dei semplici link ci ha indicato percorsi e tappe da seguire.e ' stata un po come una caccia al tesoro: alla fine di ogni tappa c era qualcosa di gradevole ad attenderci.patrimonio architettonico tutto fa scoprire.grazie
    Michael B
    05 Oct 2022
    A must-do tour for architects and history buffs alike (ie anyone visiting Italy. The e-bikes were great, even for the unfit, the tour extensive, the lunch generous. I would take your own phone for navigation assistance as the ones supplied to use were a bit fiddly. Age or riding experience should be no barrier, I am a senior, and my daughter no athlete, and we managed easily. The staff were very helpful and friendly.
    _L9648HA
    19 Aug 2022
    I had the opportunity to spend a day with my wife in the suburbs of Vicenza, moving along the "Vicenza Villas" route by Palladian Routes. It was a fantastic time, full of different landscapes and interesting buildings. This experience is different from walking or driving as it allowes you to learn about the city and Italy in detail. The electronic bikes allow you to move quickly without getting tired, but also leave you the chance to examine the surroundings closely. I recommend this experience to everyone.
    This tour in Vicenza is organized by Palladian Routes

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