Virginia Voyages: Palladian Villas - Venice to Venice, Italy

Palladian Villas

Venice to Venice, Italy
October 11-17, 2008

Vicenza, Italy

Venice, Italy

	$3950
(excluding flight)
Single Supplement Cost: $495

Travel in Italy's Veneto region with President Casteen and a small group of University alumni, faculty, parents, and friends. This year marks the 500th anniversary of the birth of Andrea Palladio, Italy's great Renaissance architect, whose building principles inspired Thomas Jefferson's designs for the University of Virginia and Monticello. We will visit Palladio's villas, palazzos, and churches in and around Vicenza and in Venice, including the Villa Rotonda, Palladio's masterpiece, which belongs to the family of Mario di Valmarana, professor emeritus of U.Va.'s School of Architecture.

This voyage is SOLD OUT. A second Palladian Villas voyage is being offered in June 2009.

Palladian Villas - Venice to Vicenza, Italy

SAT Oct 11		Rendezvous at Vicenza Railway Station. Vicenza is well served by train from both Milan and Venice. After checking into the hotel we will visit the Palazzo Barbaran da Porto to see an exhibit that celebrates 500 years of Palladio's architecture. Later in the evening we will have a welcome drink and dinner, with introductory talk. Overnight: Hotel Campo Marzio, Vicenza

SUN Oct 12		This morning we will travel to Il Castello di Thiene. In the afternoon we visit two of Palladio's villas to the north of the city - the Villa Godi, enjoying a dominant position in the landscape and the Villa Piovene. When we return to Vicenza we will visit the Teatro Olimpico. Overnight: Hotel Campo Marzio, Vicenza

MON Oct 13		This morning we visit the renowned Villa La Rotonda, set on the crest of a hill. We continue to the Villa Valmarana ai Nani. This afternoon we wander Vicenza on foot, to view a range of Palladio's work, including the Basilica (exterior only) and visits to the Palazzo Chiericati and the Palazzo Valmarana Braga Rosa, and to the Cattedrale (Palladio's cupola). We will also see the Palazzo Thiene (exterior only). Overnight: Albergo al Sole, Asolo

TUE Oct 14		Today we visit the Villa Emo at Fanzolo and the Villa Barbaro at Maser. Overnight: Albergo al Sole, Asolo

WED Oct 15		This morning we head for Venice, stopping en route at the Villa Cornaro at Piombino Dese. In the afternoon, we visit the Villa Foscari (La Malcontenta), one of Palladio's best known and most beautiful works. This evening you are free to have dinner at the location of your choice. There is a lovely restaurant in our hotel. Overnight: Hotel Bonvecchiati, Venice

THU Oct 16		On foot and by vaporetto (water bus), we explore the Venice of Palladio, visiting the churches of Santa Maria della Carita, San Giorgio Maggiore and il Redentore. Overnight: Hotel Bonvecchiati, Venice

FRI Oct 17		Before departure, we have time to visit the Church of San Francesco della Vigna.

The Wayfarers can assist with making pre/post voyage arrangements.

For more information, please contact Kelli E. Palmer, Assistant to the President.
P.O. Box 400224, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4224, or email kellipalmer@virginia.edu. Tel.: 434-924-3337