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Full-Day Tour To Vicenza And The Palladian Villas
  • Tour Category

    Private Tour

  • Tour Types

    Architecture, Culture, History

  • Duration

    1 Day

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    English, French, Italian

Description

A lovely daylong tour to enjoy some of the most important Palladian Villas of the Veneto Region, including the Villa Rotonda. Visit the frescoes of Tiepolo at Villa Valmarana Ai Nani and check out the Palladian Villas of the Veneto, built by the architect Andrea Palladio. Stroll with an experienced professional guide along the narrow and charming alleyways of Vicenza, a UNESCO city, with its elegant and interesting palazzi, dated from the Renaissance. Discover some of these masterpieces with your guide and visit the Teatro Olimpico, the most beautiful theatre in the world, the first with a scenography in perfect perspective, built by Palladio in year 1580.

Highlights
  • Check out the Villa Rotonda
  • Visit the Frescoes of Tiepolo at Villa Valmarana ai Nani
  • Explore Vicenza, the city of Palladio
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    • Meet with the tour guide at the agreed-upon location. 

    • Set out from the town center of Vicenza towards the oldest theatre of the world, Olympico.

    • Head to the Basilica located near the Piazza dei Signori in which is another Palladian masterpiece. 

    • Explore the Basilica and all the beautiful ancient palaces of the Venetian aristocrats located near the square.

    • Proceed to the villas by taxi, 10 minutes from the city center.

    Travel back to your hotel after the tour. 

What's Included
  • English/French-speaking Italian tour guide

What's Excluded
  • Tips and gratuities
  • Personal expenses
  • Entrance fee
  • Taxi from Vicenza to the villas (about 15€)
Know before you go
  • Entrance fees to the Theatre Olimpico (€ 11,00), the villas (villa Valmarana € 11,00 - villa Rotonda € 10,00).
  • The theatre is closed on Mondays.

  • The Rotonda is only open from March to October and only on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Meeting Point

Vicenza, Province of Vicenza, Italy

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 50% of the tour price.
Price Details
The group size and price
1 To 15EUR 360 Per Group

This is a private tour

Starting From

Fromss

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USD 404 / group