Top Vicenza Sightseeing Tours

Vicenza is the city of one of the most famous architects in Italian history, Andrea Palladio, and during the tour we can visit many of his marvellous creations: palazzos, monuments and the Teatro Olimpico, built in the late 16th century, the oldest covered theatre in the world based on a study of ancient Roman theatres. You'll be amazed by the number of elegant streets, cafés and romantic corners you can find in Vicenza. Together with the Palladian villas, Vicenza is a Unesco World Heritage site.

Vicenza is one of the most elegant small cities in Italy, home to architectural treasures like the Palladian Basilica and Teatro Olimpico. With this walking tour, skip the hassle of a map and guidebook and take in the highlights with a guide. Learn about the history and culture of this UNESCO-listed gem, and enjoy the individual attention and slower pace of a private tour.

You’ll be amazed by the number of elegant palazzi, cafés and romantic corners you can find in Vicenza and its surroundings: visiting the Palladian villas will become a real emotional journey that will awaken all your senses. Most of the palladian Villas were built to become the aristocratic summer dwellings of important families and were decorated by the most brilliant artists of the time. With this tour you'll enjoy some of the most scenographic and elegant villas, set in a lovely and idillic enviroment. The most relaxing way to get to know italian art and architecture. You can match this tour with "Vicenza and Palladio" 69120P2 for enjoying a full day experience

Enjoy a private tour to explore a still partially unknown jewel of the Veneto region, the beautiful city of Vicenza. With a dedicated guide, you'll enter the very unique Olympic Theatre, the first indoor theater in masonry in the world. With interiors made of wood, stucco and plaster, it was constructed by architect Andrea Palladio between 1580 and 1585 and it's now included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. You'll walk through the historic center to see its most important sites, such as Chiericati palace, the "Ca’ d’Oro", Piazzetta Santo Stefano with Sesso-Zen-Fontana palace, Negri-De Salvi palace, Thiene palace, Contra’ Porti with Porto-Festa, Porto-Colleoni, Porto-Breganze e Barbaran-Porto palces. You'll also visit the beautiful Piazza dei Signori: there you might marvel at the great Basilica Palladiana, one of the masterpieces of Andrea Palladio.

Collect clues and decipher riddles to solve the mysterious death of Andrea Palladio, the eminent Italian architect from Vicenza. On a 3-hour tour of the city, you’ll learn about the architect’s work during the Renaissance, and hear intriguing theories about his death. What did he do in his final days? How did he meet his untimely end? Puzzle it out, and see some of Vicenza’s impressive monuments at the same time. Wine and snacks are included.

A visit for wine lovers, curious to know the evolution over time and the harmony of a wine that is famous in the world and inimitable. There are few wineries in Valpolicella where you can taste the aged Amarone in barrel 10, 15 and 20 years!

Take a break from the crowds and hustle of Venice for the day and explore a landscape of vineyards, villages, and medieval castles on a private cultural food tour. Visit a dairy farm and vineyard in the morning, then, in the afternoon, visit an olive oil mill and ham and sausage factory.

The Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio designed villas that shape luxury architecture even now and his work around Venice and Vicenza holds UNESCO World Heritage status. This private tour lets you visit three of the finest—La Malcontenta, Villa Emo, and Villa Barbaro—and look at privately-owned Villa Cornaro from outside. Your chauffeur will provide general information as you travel, but visits to the mansions are self-guided.

Valpolicella is one of the most important wine regions of Italy. This is a tour with a professional English speaking driver to visit 2 wineries (one in the morning and one in the afternoon) and to taste some important Italian red wines like the Amarone.