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More Vicenza sightseeing
The Basilica and the Teatro Olimpico are merely two of the many
sights and sites that contribute to Vicenza's charm.
After leaving the Teatro Olimpico, walk around the corner to the
Azienda Promozione Turistica, or APT Vicenza, which is the city's
official tourist office. It's located on the Piazza Matteotti, at the foot of
the Corso Andrea Palladio which runs through the center of town. Ask for the
free tourist map and use the numbered legend to find more than three dozen
historic buildings, churches, and museums in the city center. (Most are in the
pedestrian zone, which is shown in yellow on the map.) Just across the street is the Palazzo Chiericati, which
houses the excellent Museo Civico or city history and art museum. The
building, whose colonnaded façade might be
described as "Gone With the Wind meets Italian Baroque," was designed in
1550 and took nearly a century to complete. For more details on Vicenza's monuments, churches, and Palladian
villas, consult any of the guidebooks that we've described on this article's
Practical Information page. If
you're an architect or architecture student, Caroline Constant's
The Palladio Guide is an indispensable companion. (The 148-page book is a
complete catalog to the buildings of Andrea Palladio.) On the Web, see the
Vicenza History
and Heritage section of Tour-Vicenza.com,
which is operated by Cecilia Masaracchia, an official tour guide for Vicenza and
the Veneto villas. Next page: Hotels in Vicenza
About the author:
Durant Imboden has
written about Venice, Italy since 1996.
He covered Venice and European travel at About.com for 4-1/2 years before launching
Europe for Visitors (including
Venice for Visitors) with Cheryl
Imboden in 2001. |
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