Tourist guide of Italy
Vicenza

museums and galleries  cathedrals and churches  buildings and historical squares  neighbourhood  
 

Between Verona and Padua Vicenza, a picturesque population is located arisen in an area of establishments paleovénetos, with more than a hundred thousand inhabitants. Located to the feet of the mounts Berici, Vicenza is distinguished for the profusion of Renaissance constructions, especially those projected by Palladio, celebrated architect of the XVI century.

 
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useums and galleries
 
  • Museo Civico
    • Located in Palazzo Chiericati the museum it possesses an excellent collection paleoetnológica and archaeological. In the first plant of this beautiful building Pinacoteca is located with Renaissance works and artists' of the size of Tintoretto Venetian painting, Carpaccio or Piazetta, without forgetting squares the XIII centuries to the XV one.

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athedrals and churches
 
  • Chiesa di Santa Corona
    • The construction of this church was begun in the year 1261, but its current aspect is due to the restorations in the XV century and later. It has an impressive cover, a celebrated steeple and interior of Gothic style with so important works as the "Adoration of the Magicians" of brilliant Veronés, the "Baptism of Jesus" of Giambellino, a reliquary of the Santa Thorn of Byzantine art of the XIV century and paintings of Montagna and L. Bassano.

  • Chiesa di San Filippo Neri
    • This church with a neoclassical facade was reconstructed in the year 1730.

  • Duomo
    • The impacting facade of Duomo presents characteristic of Gothic style, and it dates of the year 1467. They also highlight a Renaissance tribune finished in the year 1508, the loft and the dome, according to design of Palladio that were carried out in the years 1558-1574. Although it has been restored in several occasions the espectacularidad of Duomo it is unquestionable. It is indispensable, without a doubt, to visit the steeple, of the XI century, with Roman base and the interior of the temple where the Gothic elements proliferate everywhere. It deserves special mention the chapel of the Adoration of the Magicians built by Maffei.

  • Oratorio di San Nicola da Tolentino
    • The oratory was reconstructed in the XVII century. In the interior it shows fresh and stuccos of the time.

  • Basilica
    • Building projected by Palladio, it is surrounded of interesting constructions forming a group with Palace della Ragione.

  • San Giacomo e Filippo
    • Churches that keep in their interior paintings of artists vénetos of the XVI-XVII centuries as Fumiani, Maffei and others.

  • Santo Stefano
    • It is Baroque temple in which you can contemplate the work of Palm the Old one as the "Virgin and Santos."

  • San Lorenzo
    • Church of the XIII century, with an adorned enormous cover of sculptures of 1344, a Gothic steeple and in the interior diverse chapels with abundant decorations, patrician big sepulchers and a beautiful cloister of the XV century.

  • Basilica di Monte Berico
    • Church of the XVI century that conserves the Virgin's of 1444, admired statue the "Pity" of B. Montagna, a wooden choir of the XV century and one of the most famous works in Veronés of the year 1572 San Gregorio's" "Dinner.

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uildings and historical squares
 
  • Piazza Matteotti
    • It is the ideal point to discover the city. It is very near the river and it welcomes different monuments of interest like Palazzo Chiericati or the Church of the Santa Crown.

  • Palazzo Chiericati
    • The construction of this building was begun in the years 1550-1557 and concluded in the XVII century. At the moment the palace is the headquarters of the Civic Museum.

  • Teatro Olimpico
    • The building dates of the XVI century. It was built in wood and stucco according to the initial project of Palladio.

  • Corso Palladio
    • It is an exquisite one and straight line silences that it crosses from this to west, to the Square of Castello, the historical and monumental helmet of Vicenza, without a doubt, the most representative in the city. Conform to it advances they go appearing, to both sides, different constructions, palaces, piazzas and churches that get the attention for their beauty like the House Heart, Palace Schio and Palace Comunale.

  • Casa Cogollo
    • It is one of the palaces of Corsican Palladio, of the XVI century, it is also called House of Palladio.

  • Palazzo di Schio
    • Palace of Gothic-Venetian built style at the end of the XIV one and principles of the XV one.

  • Palazzo Comunale
    • This palace, old Trissino of the XVI century, highlights for the piazza projected by Scamozzi.

  • Palazzo Thiene Bonin
    • Palace of Gothic style - Venetian with a beautiful gallery in their main patio.

  • Piazza di Castello
    • It is a square that is at the end of Corsican Palladio it is easily recognizable for their Medieval Door.

  • Palazzo Episcopal
    • The building dates of the XV century and it is adorned by a beautiful gallery of the year 1494 work of Bernardino it gives Kite.

  • Palazzo Proti
    • Palace that dates of the year 1599 sample a Roman criptopórtico of the XVI century.

  • Casa Pigafetta
    • Palace of Gothic Renaissance style.

  • Piazza Biade
    • In this square it gets up majestic the Basilica, designed by Palladio and that Palace della understands Ragione, of the years 1441-1494 work of Domenico gives Venezia, with the Museum Palladino with scale models and the artist's drawings and the Tower of Piazza, with more than 80 meters high, begun in the XII century being finished in the year 1444. The Basilica is surrounded of interesting constructions and of two more squares, what confer him/her a very marked character difficult to find in any other corner of Vicenza.

  • Palazzo della Ragione
    • This palace that is in the Square of Biade was built between 1441 and 1492 by Domenico it gives Venezia. It houses the Museum Palladino with scale models and the Italian famous architect's drawings.

  • Piazza delle Erbe e la Piazza dei Signori
    • These two squares house so significant buildings as the Tower of Girone, of medieval style and the Arch of the Registration of the year 1494.

  • Near Palaces to Corso Palladio
    • Interesting palaces like Palace of Negri gives Salvi, of final of the XVI century, Palazzo Iseppo gives I Behave, Palazzo Valmarana restored in the XVII century is in the vicinities of Corsican Palladio.

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eighbourhood
 
  • Villa Valmarana
    • This enclosure built in the year 1668 contains an estate and a housing decorations with magnificent fresh and the Round, projected by Palladio in the year 1550 and finished in 1606 by Scamozzi, with its four facades of ionic temple and a circular living room with dome, both worthy of being visited.