The town of Vicenza has remote origins, that
go back to the prehistoric age. In the medioeval area Vicenza was under
the domination of the Scaligery dynasty, but from 1404 to 1797 the long
Venetian domination guaranteed four
centuries of peace and well-being. The art reached very high levels and
the economy grew. The 16th century was the time of the great architect
Andrea
Palladio, who left Vicenza and the whole
world a priceless artistic heritage. In the 19th century, after the
fall of Napoleone, the town passed to the Austrians and later belonged
to the Lombard Venetian Kingdom.
In 1866 it was united to the Kingdom of Italy. The first World War was
mostly fought in the province of Vicenzas, while the Second World War
also affected the town, that was seriously damaged by bombs.
In
Vicenza Culture is
part of a town that for centuries has been immersed in the descreet and
solemn atmosphere of its valuable monumets,
Museums
and
Palaces that give the historical centre a
unique and unmistakable appereance.
In every period of the year, exhibitions and conventions represent the
background of the city's life, which is rich and always lives up to
expectations.Historical institutions like the
Olympic Academy
that reminds us Palladio, and new social and culturals
realities operanting in many different fields, ensure that in Vicenza
the right occasion never lacks for one to personally experience direct
contact with knowledge.
Well-known all over the world as the town of
the great architect Andrea Palladio, Vicenza is
rich in art, ancient and precious traditions. Besides the architectural
jewels that make it so famous, the"Palladiana" Basilica, the "Olimpico"
Theatre, the" Rotonda" just to cite some of the most majestic, Vicenza
accommodates dozens of artistic masterpieces contained in its numerous
churches and in its sumptuos palaces.
We propose a journey across the art of Vicenza, a town that in the
centuries welcomed the masterpieces of great artists, those of Tiepolo,
Veronese, Maganza, Zelotti and other representatives of the fervant
artisic life of our country, a heritage that all the world envies.