Challenging route to be done by car, an itinerary that takes place over the course of a day.
Villa Pisani Bonetti, Bagnolo di Lonigo: included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, it was designed in 1541 by a young Andrea Palladio who was inspired by the volumes of classical buildings, reinterpreting their austere monumentality. The villa and the renovated Barchessa host international cultural and contemporary art events organized by the Bonetti Bedeschi family.
Rocca Pisana: designed by Vincenzo Scamozzi in 1567, Rocca Pisana is considered a masterpiece of the Venetian Renaissance. Its unmistakable volumes, with the elegant octagonal dome, harmoniously fit onto the hill that crowns the town of Lonigo.
Villa San Fermo: the monumental Entrance of the Rivers (designed by Francesco Bagnara in the 19th century) is the honorary entrance of the 19th-century villa of the Giovanelli princes. The work takes its name from the statues placed above the arches, which allegorically represent the main Italian rivers. The background is dramatically enhanced by a complex play of romantic grottos.
Barchessa and Colombara of Villa Trissino, Meledo: the villa was commissioned to Palladio by the brothers Francesco and Ludovico Trissino, leading figures of the Vicentine aristocracy. Begun in 1553, it was intended to be the largest and most imposing villa in the Vicenza area, as mentioned by Palladio in the Four Books of Architecture. From the grandiose project, part of the perimeter wall, the tower, and the barchesse remain.
Villa Favorita, Monticello di Fara: Villa da Porto, known as "La Favorita," is a Venetian villa in Palladian style built by Giovanni Battista da Porto in 1714-1715 and attributed to the architect Francesco Muttoni. It stands on a high hill that overlooks the entire plain of Monticello di Fara, a district of the municipality of Sarego.
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