Vicenza is an ancient dream , into which today we can still dive, abandoning ourselves, forgetting for a moment, for a day, for a week, that everything must be done for something, that there must be a small, daily, concrete purpose. Forgetting a life of survival and savoring, inhaling, aspiring to something great, magnificent, ideal. Vicenza is real, but there is also a Vicenza that exists "beyond" . Which exists in the wings of the Teatro Olimpico, in the minds of Giangio

Let's start from the city of architecture par excellence , to rediscover the horizons that marked the life of Andrea Palladio and where he set some of his creations, together with those of who followed him took shape, in an epic adventure in the saddle of a Palladian E-Bike. Here's a taste of a stage around halfway: imagine it told in your earphones with the voice of Andrea Palladio, having just discovered a new unexpected glimpse, which will be a new chapter of the extraord

Among the different faces of Venice, there is a half-hidden one, present but not dominant, and it is the face of a mask that whispers an ancient story, older than Venice itself. Among the Gothic and oriental architectures, which make the identity of the most beautiful city in the world, there is a Venice that looks to Rome and Athens, contrasted by conservative families, faithful to the history of a city oriented towards the sea. It is the Venice of families who look to the

Discovering the wonders to the south of Lake Garda , Pindemonte regenerated his poetics. The poet Ippolito Pindemonte actually stayed at the Parco Giardino Sigurtà , in 1792. There he embarked on a journey of discovery of this area, both as a pleasure trip and as a quest for poetic inspiration. "Why did I come here? Why today, I, Ippolito Pindemonte, find myself in a fairy place like Sigurtà Garden Park? What am I looking for? I certainly wouldn't be here if it weren't for m

…and the subtle thread that binds him to the Serenissima There are figures who do not simply pass through history: they leave a fragrance as they go. Vincenzo Corrado  — cook, philosopher, and man of letters — lived between the 18th and 19th centuries as “Head of the Services of the Mouth”  to Prince Michele IV Imperiali.In the aristocratic halls of Naples, among the trembling candlelight and the silver reflecting quiet movements, Corrado did not merely cook: he directed.His

Have you been invited to a dinner party and find yourself in 16th century Italy ? Here are a few notions of what you might find on your plate, and don't forget your manners! Generally, the prince of the Renaissance table was sugar. So it was time for sweet tastes and the birth of pastry as we know it today, an art that began to evolve during the Renaissance. People also began to appreciate the many possible uses of the 'skin of milk' , i.e. cream, which until then had been

Today, we think of a banquet and our mouths water at the thought of delicacies , abundance and fun . But in the Renaissance , a banquet was a rather serious affair, involving extensive preparations, a respectable menu, theatrical displays, music, dancing and even a joust! The wedding banquet organised for the union between Alfonso II Duke of Ferrara and Barbara of Habsburg , held on a cold December day in 1565, went down in history. Everyone talked about it for years. A wor

There was a time when owning a spice meant being able to afford a rich and sumptuous residence , something that would remain impressed on those who visited, something valuable and signed by none other than the great Andrea Palladio . This was the case for Taddeo Gazzotti , a salt merchant, who in 1533 came into possession of what is now Villa Grimani Curti , in the locality of Bertesina in Vicenza. And he asked Palladio to make that tower building into a dwelling suitable fo

Step 3 of the new Palladian E-Bike system allows you to get a personalized offer and leave with us. How to do it? Just fill out the form in all its parts and send it. In a very short time you will receive your personalized offer containing the itineraries you have chosen and the preferred level of accommodation. Once you have confirmed our proposal you will be free to pack your bags and leave with us, what are you waiting for?