The main elevation makes this basilica, built from 1549 to 1617 a masterpiece by Palladio , with galleries superimposing Doric and Ionic orders, admirable for their strength, proportions and purity. The great upturned keel roof is more recent (the o..

Dominated by its columns bearing the lion of St Mark and the Redeemer, this square plays the same role as Piazza San Marco in Venice; that of a forum inherited from classical civilisation. The extremely high Bissara Tower (12C belfry), the basilic..

This splendid theatre, entirely in wood and stucco, was designed in 1580 by Andrea Palladio on the model of old theatres. A magnificent colonnade whose balustrade has statues surmounts the hemicycle of the seats. With niches, columns, statues that ..

In this 17C villa in 1757, Giambattista and Giandomenico Tiepolo painted some remarkable frescoes full of verve and vigour, portraying daily life in the Veneto, most notably carnival scenes.

It is only right that this main route through the centre of Vicenza should be named after the architect. Many palaces were in fact built by him of his pupils: there is the Chiericati palace, at no. 147, the Da Schio palace in the Gothic Venetian styl..

This has an attractive collection of Venetian primitives such as Paolo Veneziano, a masterpiece by Hans Memmling ( Crucifixion ) and paintings by Bartolomeo Montagna, Mantegna, Carpaccio, Lorenzo Lotto, Veronese, Tiepolo, Tinteretto, Velvet Brueghe..

The former residence of the governor of Venice was begun in 1571 on the plans of Palladio but remains unfinished. It is characterised by its colossal order of composite capitals, statues and stucco portraying the victory at Lepanto over the Turks.

Surmounted with a dome, this villa built on a square plan and of which both sides have columned entrances like an old temple, is one of the most famous works by Palladio.

A portico and chapels line the Viale X Giugno up to the top of the hill where the Baroque basilica stands topped with a dome. From the esplanade, the panoramic view over Vicenza, the Venetian plain and the Alps is superb. A small road allows you to..

Surrounded by two canals in which are reflected two stunning Palladian style loggias, this garden is adorned with statues and a fountain.

Built from the 14C to the 16C, it has a pretty two-coloured Gothic facade and a Renaissance chevet. It has an attractive polyptych from 1356, by Lorenzo Veneziano.

Built in the 13C, it contains the Holy Thorn offered by the King of France St Louis to the Bishop of Vicenza. Today, two masterpieces adorn this church with three ogive naves and a Renaissance chancel: a Baptism of Christ by Giovanni Bellini and ..