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Padova,
Palladian Villas & Venice for the Cognoscenti
Trip
price : £ 1,850 per person sharing in
a double/twin room Activity Level : Considerable
walking daily between and within sites. Uneven cobbles, steps in and out of
churches and museums, plus boarding of various watercraft. Download a PDF
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Padua, seat of one of the world’s most
ancient universities (founded in 1222) is endowed with an immense heritage of
art and architecture, most notably Giotto’s 14C frescoes. Journeying by boat
along the Brenta Canal, we alight to visit three of the magnificent Palladian
villas built in the countryside by the wealthy Venetian nobility, eventually
sailing into the lagoon of Venice to disembark by Piazza San Marco. Assuming a previous acquaintance with
Venice, the next five days focus on bringing fresh insights into this most
famous of cities. On foot, we seek out unusual churches and access private
collections through special appointments. We travel by boat to less visited
islands and hear Richard Strauss’s opera “Elektra” in the Teatro La Fenice, now restored to its 18C splendour. |
