Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.comItalian Renaissance Andrea Palladio's Villas Tour
Discover a beautiful area of Italy. Visit enchanting Asolo, and take a leisurely optional lunch at a fine restaurant with magnificent views of the countryside. The tour includes Villa Emo, unencumbered by lavish decoration, surrounded by elegant gardens, its simple form makes it one of Palladio's purest creations as a Villa architect. Enjoy the frescoes of Zellotti, Palladio's favorite fresco artist, as you tour the villa.
Visit Villa Malcontenta, along with its famous legend, it is one of Palladio's most famous villas. Built for the wealthy Foscari family, it sits in splendid isolation beside the waters of the Riviera Brenta. Here as you tour the interior your guide will discuss how Palladio's architecture evolved. The design of this Villa reflects the transition of Palladian architecture from his early years of imitating other architects to a period when he began to realize his own unique designs.
Villa Barbaro, the most richly decorated of all the Palladian villas, is famous for its delightful Veronese frescoes. As you tour the interior, your guide will discuss the beautiful frescoes of the Villa, and the famous conflict between Palladio, the patron Marcantonio Barbaro and Veronese as they wrestled over the design and ideology of the building.
Providing the perfect interlude between villas, the tour also includes the enchanting village of Asolo, "the pearl of Veneto", which is arguably the most beautiful hill town in Italy.
Palladio's Villas - Villa Malcontenta, Villa Barbaro, Villa Emo and Asolo Day Tour from Venice
May 17 to June 14 and September 20 to October 18
Saturday Departure Point: Tour commences from the Tronchetto ferry stop (vaporetto line 82) - Tronchetto is located at the end of the Grand Canal, past the station and Piazzale Roma parking station, to the left of the causeway linking Venice to the mainland. Departure Time: Departs at 9:30am. Please be ready at 9:15am. Return details: Tour concludes at the original point of departure Hotel Pickup: Hotel pick up is not available
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- Villa Emo
- Villa Barbaro
- Villa Malcontenta
- Frescoes by Veronese
- The enchanting village of Asolo
- Optional gratuities
- Food and drink, unless specified
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