Medieval walled towns, Palladian villa, Renaissance and Middle Ages private tour 


At approximately 1-hour driving distance by a back road, the town of Castelfranco Veneto welcomes you with its clock tower and with its two entrance gates surrounded by crenelated walls. The town preserves the colors and the fragrances of ancient history and the center of the castle is a little jewel, with its diverse styles of architecture from those with a stamp from the middle Ages to edifices with a matrix of the eighteenth-century.

Castelfranco Veneto is the place of birth of Giorgione that was the artist that starts the Renaissance painting in the Veneto area, famous for his canvases of unrivaled beauty, from his Altarpiece to the Tempest.

Your tour continues to visit Villa Emo, a Palladio's masterpiece reported on the UNESCO World Heritage list. Most probably the construction of the villa Emo was between the years 1557 and 1560. The interior frescoes of the main rooms were made by the painter Zelotti that was a partner and collaborator of Veronese.

In the afternoon you will reach Cittadella. A well-preserved town of the Middle Ages built by the Carraresi lords of Padua in the years 1220-21 where they create their military and administrative strategic center. The position of this walled town is at the intersection of two important roads: the one that connects Padua to Bassano from south to north, and the road that is the directrix from Treviso to Vicenza that goes from east to west. This second road was part of the larger system of the Roman Decumanus Maximus Via Postumia.

The main attraction of this town is the walls where the walkway still entirely viable.

Day excursion to visit the medieval walled towns of Cittadella and Castelfranco. As well as the Renaissance Palladian villa Emo. A tour with a professional English speaking driver and a licensed local guide to discover masterpieces of Giorgione and Palladio.

NCC, chauffeur service parking area - 460 Rio Terà Sant'Andrea, Venezia, Veneto, Italy

You will meet your professional driver at the main car terminal in Venice known as Piazzale Roma (Rome square). The meeting place is at the NCC (chauffeur service) parking area.

Same as the pick-up place.

  • Local professional guide to meet at the visited location
  • Entrance fees to the places of visit
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Private transportation
  • Fuel surcharge
  • Parking Fees
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pick up and drop off
  • Infant seats available
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Dress code is smart casual
  • To reach the walkway of the medieval walls there are steep steps. Not suggested for people with walking abnormalities
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
  • The cancellation from 10 days to 72 hours from the beginning of the day tour booked imply 50% of penalty of the whole cost of the service booked;
  • The cancellation of the tour booked involves a 100% penalty if communicated within 72 hours from the beginning of the service.
 
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