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Palladio’s Playground: A Self-Guided Walking Tour Through Vicenza is a tour in Vicenza. Palladio’s Playground: A Self-Guided Walking Tour Through Vicenza has a rating of 5.00/5.00.

Explore Vicenza, the UNESCO-protected city shaped by Andrea Palladio, the stonemason-turned-architect who revolutionized Italian design. This 75-minute walking tour begins at Salvi Gardens, winding through medieval streets past grand palaces and defensive towers. You'll hear stories of warring nobles, Venetian rule, and how Palladio's innovative designs blended classical principles with practical needs, influencing architecture worldwide.

Highlights include:

• Palladio's masterpieces: Basilica Palladiana and Palazzo Chiericati

• Torrione di Porta Castello tower from medieval fortifications

• Roman cryptoporticus from the 1st century BC

• Gothic Casa Pigafetta with its "no roses without thorns" motto

• Teatro Olimpico, featuring original 1585 wooden scenery

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$9.99 per person

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Veneto

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