{"id":21942,"date":"2019-01-09T08:31:53","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T07:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/?p=21942"},"modified":"2020-05-22T14:42:38","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T12:42:38","slug":"vicenza-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/vicenza-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"10+1 reasons to love Vicenza"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the foot of the Berici Hills, where two rivers cross, there\u2019s Vicenza, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Known for Palladio\u2019s architectural masterpieces, this pearl in the Venetian Plain hides thousands of surprises. Here\u2019s the 10 reasons to choose Vicenza as your next destination!<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Vicenza<\/strong> is built on the remains of an ancient roman camp. The typical streets that meet at right angles are still the basis of the urban plan of the city center. The characteristic porticos (covered walkways) line the side of the main street, Corso Palladio<\/strong>, and hosts many historical and modern shops and bakeries. It\u2019s an important productive center, made mostly of small and medium-size businesses; in particular, in the engineering, textile and gold sectors. The city is the only Italian municipality that received two Gold Medals of Military Valor<\/strong>, the highest Italian recognition for gallantry in war. Vicenza played an important role both during Italy\u2019s Independence Wars (mid 19th<\/sup> century) and the Italian Resistance in WWII.<\/p>\n

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Photo by Katty Piazza on Flickr<\/div><\/div>\n

Both under summer\u2019s sunshine and in winter nights, a stroll in the city historical center\u2019s streets will offer you thousands of unexpected glimpses<\/strong>. We chose the top 10 reasons to fall in love with Vicenza<\/strong>: don\u2019t miss it!<\/p>\n

1. The City of Palladio<\/h2>\n
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Villa Capra called “La Rotonda”, photo by Alberto Barrera on Flickr<\/div><\/div>\n

Vicenza is known also as \u201cThe City of Palladio<\/strong>\u201d, because the late-renaissance architect redesigned the look of the city center and of its entire province. In the countryside, the local lords commissioned to the architect of Padua the building of their villas. The most famous and copied, in Italy and abroad, is Villa Capra<\/strong>, known as \u201cLa Rotonda<\/a><\/strong>\u201d. Not far from the historical center, this UNESCO World Heritage Site<\/strong> is in perfect harmony with the surrounding landscape: countryside, woods and the hills of the Riviera Berica.<\/p>\n

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The Olympic Theater of Vicenza, photo by Anna Paulon<\/div><\/div>\n

A few steps away from Ponte degli Angeli, a bridge in the middle of the city center, there\u2019s another work of the Venetian architect. It\u2019s the Olympic Theater<\/a><\/strong>,<\/strong> the first closed theater in history. However, the ceiling painted with frescoes of a clear sky is overshadowed by the stage. It is a masterpiece in the use of the perspective<\/strong>. The fixed scene representing Thebes seems to stretch to the infinity in the streets of the ancient Greek city, but it\u2019s not longer than a meter! It\u2019s easy to understand why it\u2019s part of the UNESCO Heritage<\/strong> since 1994, though!<\/p>\n

2. Piazza dei Signori and the Basilica Palladiana<\/h2>\n
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The Basilica Palladiana, photo by Anna Paulon<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t