Veneto region center [capital = Venice]

Historic City of Vicenza see detail
Founded in the 2nd century BC in northern Italy, Vicenza prospered under Venetian rule from the early 15th to the end of the 18th century. The work of Andrea Palladio (1508-80), based on a detailed study of classical Roman architecture, gives the city its unique appearance. The palazzi, or town houses, were fitted into the urban texture of the medieval city, creating picturesque ensembles and continuous street facades in which the Veneto Gothic style combines with Palladio's articulated classicism.

Villa Chiericati in Grumolo delle Abbadesse at Via Nazionale, 1
Villa Chiericati (also known as Villa Chiericati-Rigo) is a villa at Vancimuglio in the Veneto, northern Italy. It was designed for Giovanni Chiericati by the architect Andrea Palladio in the early 1550s.

Villa Thiene in Quinto Vicentino at Piazza IV Novembre, 4
The building as it stands today is the work of several architects one of whom was Andrea Palladio. Like several other projects on which Palladio worked, it was commissioned by two brothers, in this case Marcantonio and Adriano Thiene.

Villa Valmarana Scagnolari Zen in Lisiera at Via Ponte, 3
The Villa Valmarana (also known as Valmarana Scagnolari Zen) is a Renaissance villa situated in Lisiera, a locality of Bolzano Vicentino, province of Vicenza, northern Italy. Designed by Andrea Palladio, it was originally built in the 1560s for the Valmarana family

Villa Valmarana Bressan in Morosana at Via Botticelli, 13
The villa was constructed during the 1540s, and is one of Palladio's earlier works. It was commissioned by two cousins of the Valmarana family. The layout of the rooms suggests that Palladio's mandate was to provide accommodation for two nuclear families. The design also shows the influence of buildings from antiquity, which Palladio had seen on his first visit to Rome in 1541. The villa is decorated with frescoes, some of which date from the 16th century; they are more or less contemporaneous with the original occupation of the building.

Villa Caldogno in Caldogno-rettorgole-cresole at Via G. Zanella, 1
Villa Caldogno (also known as Caldogno Nordera) is a villa in the Veneto region of Italy, which is attributed to Andrea Palladio. It was built for the aristocratic Caldogno family on their estate in the village of Caldogno near Vicenza.

Villa Forni Cerato in Montecchio Precalcino at Via Venezia, 4
The loggia stands out as the dominant part of the villa on the frontal facade. In a comparable manner to Villa Godi, a flight of steps reaches over the basement and leads up to the loggia, which opens in a serliana. This serliana takes up the entire width of the loggia. The central axis is clearer than at the Villa Godi, partly because of the fenestration. But it is not only in this respect that the Villa Forni Cerato marks a step forward in Palladio's development; for the first time the borders between the various storeys of the facade are clearly visible. Height is structured by the triple rhythm of the cellar storey, piano nobile and mezzanine storey.

Villa Godi Malinverni in Lugo di Vicenza at Via Andrea Palladio, 44
Villa Godi is a patrician villa in Lugo di Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy. It was one of the first projects by Andrea Palladio, as attested in his monograph I quattro libri dell'architettura. The work was commissioned by the brothers Girolamo, Pietro and Marcantonio Godi, started in 1537 and concluded in 1542, with later modifications to the rear entry and gardens.

Villa Piovene in Lugo di Vicenza at 51, Via Andrea Palladio
The villa is certainly the product of three campaigns of work: documents demonstrate the existence of a manorial house, smaller than the present one and certainly constructed before 1541, which was enlarged at a later stage by the addition of the pronaos bearing the inscribed date 1587: so the loggia that projects in the centerwith six Ionic columns supporting a triangular gable may have begun by Palladio around 1570 and completed after his death. The extension of the mansion and the vertical window rhythms can also be assumed to have taken place within the 1570s in accordance with Palladio's wishes, though not carried out by him.

Villa Angarano in Bassano del Grappa at Contra Corte Sant'Eusebio, 15
Villa Angarano is a gorgeous villa near Bassano del Grappa. The Venetian Prealps and the Mount Grappa are on the background. The original project and the two lateral wings are by Palladio, designed for his friend Giacomo Angarano, while the central body is by Domenico Margutti, scholar of Baldassare Longhena

Villa Barbaro in Maser at Via Cornuda, 7
Villa Barbaro, also known as the Villa di Maser, is a large villa at Maser in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It was designed and built by the Italian architect Andrea Palladio, with frescos by Paolo Veronese and sculptures by Alessandro Vittoria for Daniele Barbaro, Patriarch of Aquileia and ambassador to Queen Elizabeth I of England, and his brother Marcantonio an ambassador to King Charles IX of France.

Villa Emo in Fanzolo di Vedelago at Via Stazione, 5
The exteriors are essential, without decorations, while the interiors are richly decorated with frescoes by Giovanni Battista Zelotti, author of similar works in other Palladian villas.

Villa Cornaro in Piombino Dese at Via Roma, 120
It represents one of the most exemplary examples of a Renaissance villa during this time frame. The north fassade has an innovative projecting central portico-loggia that is a flexible living space out of the sun and open to cooling breezes. The interior space is a harmonious arrangement of the strictly symmetrical floor plans on which Palladio insisted without exception. Rooms of inter-related proportions composed of squares and rectangles flank a central axial vista which extends through the house.

Veneto region north [capital = Venice]

City Fortress in Palmanova @
The uniqueness of the Palmanova fortress lies in the fact that it can concretely show visitors the innovations that the science of fortifications has been imagining over the centuries.

Villa Zeno in Cessalto at Via Donegal, 85
Its Palladian features include a facade characterised by a triple-arched loggia. The roof is capped with period clay tiles, and the structure is of brick covered with stucco, typical of Palladio who was able to achieve great buildings with what are commonly regarded as inferior materials.

The Hills of Prosecco from Conegliano to Valdobbiadene
The landscape is characterized by ‘hogback’ hills, ciglioni – small plots of vines on narrow grassy terraces – forests, small villages and farmland.

National Park of the Belluno Dolomites in Sospirolo on SP2
Established in 1988, the national park is included in the section "Pale di San Martino - San Lucano - Dolomiti Bellunesi - Vette Feltrine" of the Dolomites declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2009.

Marmolada mountain in Malga Ciapela on Marmolada
Marmolada (German: Marmolata, Ladin: Marmoleda) is a mountain in northeastern Italy and the highest mountain of the Dolomites.

Croda da Lago ring in Cortina d'Ampezzo on Croda da Lago
The Croda da Lago ring close to Cortina is certainly one of the most rewarding outings due to its interesting geology and stunning landscapes; it begins in a magnificent fir forest, ascends the lunar Val de Formin, coasts the splendid Mondeval alpine meadows to reach the shores of beautiful Lake Federa before heading back down into the forest and starting point at Ponte di Rocurto.

Northern Dolomites in Cortina d'Ampezzo at Strada Statale 51 di Alemagna, 3
Here you find some of the most famous mountain groups of the Dolomites: the Dolomiti di Sesto with the Paterno, the Tre Scarperi group, the Rondoi-Baranci group, and the Tre Cime di Lavaredo ; the mountain groups Cadini, Braies, Fanes and Sennes, and Sett Sass, where the peak bearing the same name is called also Scogliera di Richthofen (Richthofen Reef); the Tofane ; the Antelao , also called King of the Dolomites; the Sorapiss; and the Croda Rossa and the Cristallo, offering some of the most charming landscapes of the Dolomites.