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The Villas
The villas in the province of Vicenza
THE VILLAS IN THE PROVINCE OF VICENZAAlong our roads, half-hidden, behind rich vegetation, often not seen by the hurried traveller, the are many buildings reminding the past times when living and spending hours at home and in the country meant intense pleasure: THE VILLAS OF THE PROVINCE OF ...
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Cultural parks and museums
CULTURAL PARKS…. In fact, Vicenza’s doesn’t represent just an economical miracle, but also a cultural one. A miracle of writing and sculture, which can just be sketched by these pages: they suggest itineraries, sometimes with the effort of intellectuals and renowned people, who ...
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Vicenza and the Unesco Villas
VICENZA AND THE VILLAS OF PALLADIO IN THE WORLD HERITAGE LIST
For this reason- VICENZA IS AN EXCEPTIONAL ARTISTIC CREATION CONSIDERING THE NUMEROUS ARCHITECTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY ANDREA PALLADIO, ALL OF WHICH ARE INTEGRATED INTO A HISTORICAL CONTEXT THAT GIVES THE CITY ITS OVERALL CHARACTER - THE CITY’S ARCHITECTURE HAS HAD A STRONG INFLUENCE OVER ...
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Archaeology
THE ROMAN CRYPTOPORTICUS - VICENZAIn 1954, in the southern side of Piazza Duomo, has been discovered a Roman construction, quite unusual in the fabric of a northern Roman city: a cryptoporticus, a sort of underground gallery which floor is nowadays m 6,31 deep compared to the modern trampling ...
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Marostica, Bassano, Thiene
BASSANO DEL GRAPPA
Crossed by the river Brenta, Bassano del Grappa is one of the most densely-populated and well-developed town in Veneto. As well as fast-growing industrial economy and a lively cultural activity, Bassano ...
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Tiepolo
THE "VILLE TIEPOLESCHE"
THE "VILLE TIEPOLESCHE" (tiepolesque villas)The expression "Ville Tiepolesche" gathers those villas in which Gianbattista Tiepolo worked in Vicenza’s province, leaving various frescos and paintings. In 1734 he frescoed the interiors of Villa Loschi at Biron in ...
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