Padua, Vicenza Medieval Renaissance paintings and architecture
After 40 minutes of driving distance by highway, you will make the first stop in Padua, one of the most important art cities in Italy, for a morning visit.
Padua was a Roman city of which very little is left today. From the Middle Ages, the town develops with churches and palaces under the rule of the Carrara family. And it became an important university center that dates back to 1222, just after Bologna. In this town, we can admire a masterpiece of Italian medieval art: the Scrovegni Chapel that Giotto frescoed for the Carrara family. It is required a pre-booked ticket to visit this building that must be purchased from their website.
Padua is also the city of St Anthony. In the basilica, there are the relics of the saint, an important religious site visited by pilgrims coming from all over the world. And near this area, for botany lovers (and not only), there is the first university botanic garden in Europe. Founded in 1545, it is part of the Unesco World Heritage and a member of Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Of particular value is the historic center with the Herbs square and remarkable buildings. Worth a stop the Caffé Pedrocchi, the historic site of the Italian Risorgimento. This can be the right solution for your lunch.
After lunch, you will leave the town of Padua for Vicenza, located at about 40 minutes driving distance by the highway. Vicenza is a town listed as Unesco World Heritage where you can find masterpieces of the greatest architect of the Venetian Renaissance: Andrea Palladio. Some of those buildings are Villa La Rotonda, the Olympic Theater, and several palaces in the historical center. His work creates an architectural style known as Palladian which spreads to England and other European countries, as well as to North America.
On the hilly side of the town that follows the edge of the Bacchiglione river, you will have time to visit 2 important Venetian villas: Villa Rotonda by Palladio and Villa Valmarana ai Nani famous for the frescoes of Giambattista and Giandomenico Tiepolo.
After a coffee break, you will return back to Venice, at the same place from where you started your tour.
Private tour to discover some greatest artists of Italian art History: the medieval art with Giotto, Renaissance architecture treasures of Palladio, and the Baroque painting of the Tiepolos. With a professional Driver and a licensed tour guide.
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.
- Professional English speaking driver
- Entrance fees to Villa Rotonda, Villa Valmarana ai Nani and Teatro Olimpico
- Private tour
- Transport by private vehicle
- Licensed tour guide
- Fuel surcharge
- Entrance fee to Scrovegni chapel
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Check and purchase tickets to the Scrovegni chapel before booking. The tour time schedule can change related to the entrance time to the chapel.
- Infant seats available
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Dress code is smart casual
- Dress code is required to enter the Basilica of Saint Anthony. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
- Stroller accessible
- 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.