Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #5 in Vicenza, Italy
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3.6 km
86 m
Explore Vicenza in Italy with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in VicenzaIndividual Sights in VicenzaSight 1: Villa Capra La Rotonda
Villa La Rotonda is a Renaissance villa just outside Vicenza in Northern Italy designed by Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio, and begun in 1567, though not completed until the 1590s. The villa's official name is Villa Almerico Capra Valmarana, but it is also known as "La Rotonda", "Villa Capra", and "Villa Almerico Capra". The name Capra derives from the Capra brothers, who completed the building after it was ceded to them in 1592. Along with other works by Palladio, the building is conserved as part of the World Heritage Site "City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto".
Sight 2: Villa Valmarana Ai Nani
Book Ticket*Villa Valmarana ai Nani is a villa at the foot of the gates of the city of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. The main building was completed in 1670. It is noted for its frescos by Giambattista and Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo and stone sculptures of dwarves named "Nani".
Sight 3: Chiesa di Santa Caterina in Porto
The church of Santa Caterina in Porto, also known as Santa Caterinella, is a religious building in Vicenza, located in Borgo Berga just beyond no. 158, rebuilt in Renaissance style in 1677 on the site of a previous church of 1423.
Sight 4: Santuario della Madonna di Monte Berico
The Church of St. Mary of Mount Berico is a Roman Catholic and minor basilica in Vicenza, northern Italy. The church is a Marian shrine, and stands at the top of a hill which overlooks the city.
Sight 5: Museo del Risorgimento e della Resistenza
The Museum of the Risorgimento and the Resistance of Vicenza is an exhibition space located on the Ambellicopoli hill, near Villa Guiccioli, shortly after the Sanctuary of Monte Berico, dedicated mainly to the Risorgimento and the Italian Resistance. The museum is surrounded by a large English garden, which is also open to the public.
Wikipedia: Museo del Risorgimento e della Resistenza (Vicenza) (IT)
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