Meeting with the assistant in hotel.
From the Hotel a private motorboat will take you to the meeting with the driver in Piazzale Roma (car terminal for Venice)
Features 3 villas by Italian Renaissance Architect Andrea Palladio; Villa Emo, Villa Barbaro and Villa Foscari (also known as La Malcontenta). A visit to the enchanting village of Asolo is on this itinerary, as well as lunch in a local restaurant (lunch not included in the package) where we will enjoy the delicious regional cuisine and some of the local wines. Villa Emo, unencumbered by lavish decoration, surrounded by elegant gardens, its simple form makes it one of Palladio's purest creations as a Villa architect.
Enjoy the Zellotti's frescoes, one of Palladio's favorite frescoes artists, as we tour the villa. And learn why many people regard this as the most beautiful of the Palladian Villas.
Villa Malcontenta, along with its famous legend, is one of Palladio's most famous villas. Built for the wealthy Foscari family, it sits in splendid isolation beside the waters of the Riviera Brenta Canal.
The design of this Villa reflects the transition of Palladian architecture from his early years of imitating other architects to a period when he began to realize his own unique designs.
Villa Barbaro, the most richly decorated of all Palladian villas, is famous for its delightful Veronese frescoes. As we tour the interior, we'll discuss the beautiful frescoes of the Villa and the famous conflict between Palladio, the patron Marcantonio Barbaro and Veronese as they wrestled over the design and ideology of the building.
Providing the perfect interlude between villas, we'll visit the enchanting village of Asolo.
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