Discovering Asiago

Departure by own means and arrival in Vicenza. Start of the Self Guided e-bike Tour among the Palladian Villas of Vicenza, our e-bike tour explores the surroundings of Vicenza passing through 11 Villas, including 7 Unesco Palladian Heritage. The experience includes a special navigation system and a itinerant vocal narration: the leading voice will be the spirit of Andrea Palladio, who traces his history through the evolution of his villas (entrances excluded). The Network of the owners of the Palladian Villas invites you to immerse yourself in an original, active and healthy way in the history and landscapes of the UNESCO World Heritage that made our architect the most influential in history. In the depths of the Vicentine countryside sumptuous residences follow each other as far as the eye can see in a widespread ecomuseum, admiring the gaze of every traveller the forms in which the teachings of the Ancients have shaped the noble’s country house, From a medieval castle it gradually became the Palladian villa, thanks to the genius of a modest, portentous stonemason.

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Beautiful Venetian villa registered as a World Heritage Site since 1994, belonged to the family of Giangiorgio Trissino, inspired by Palladio (note: time to reach stage and stop) Accessible from the outside Duration: 50 minutes. Ticket not included.

Extraordinary Palladian work commissioned by the great architect from the counts Caldogno (note: time to reach stage and stop) Duration: 1 hour. Ticket not included.

Monumental and splendid, its attribution to Palladio is controversial, but its belonging to the Vicentine Golden Age is certain, which has dotted the city and its countryside with architectural pearls recognized as a World Heritage Site (note: time to reach stage and stop)Accessible from outside Duration: 30 minutes. Ticket not included.

Imposing eighteenth-century villa that testifies to the longevity of the Palladian heritage, the living and germinating strength of the Italian Neoclassical (note: time to reach stage and stop). Duration: 20 minutes. Ticket not included.

Unmistakable original Palladian among the first works of the architect, also included in the UNESCO World Heritage (note: time to reach stage and stop). Accessible from the outside Duration: 50 minutes. Ticket not included.

Additional pearl straddling between Giulio Romano and Palladio (note: time to reach stage and stop). Accessible from the outside Duration: 35 minutes. Ticket not included.

Also the two Villas of Quinto, the sixteenth-century Villa Thiene and the eighteenth-century Villa Tacchi, dialogue in the suburban landscape giving us a precious testimony of how the legacy of Palladio has been able to survive strongly in the countryside of Vicenza, continuing over the centuries to contribute in painting the face of the territory (note: time to reach stage and stop). Accessible from the outside Duration: 45 minutes. Ticket not included.

A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994, the villa owned by the Curti family is a fine example of the eternity of Palladian production, inspiration and heritage. Restored to its former glory, it now houses an agricultural and tourist activity as it was then (note: time to reach the stage and stop). Accessible from the outside Duration: 30 minutes. Ticket not included.

Villa Gazzotti is a Venetian villa located in Vicenza in Bertesina designed by Andrea Palladio between 1542 and 1543. Subject over time to various tampering related to agricultural use and uninhabited for years, this work appears in a state of degradation and requires a total restoration (note: time to reach stage and stop). Accessible from the outside Duration: 25 minutes. Ticket not included.

This breathtaking tour could only end with the work that consecrated the genius of Palladio revealing the genius (note: time to reach stage and stop). Duration: 1 hour. Ticket not included.

At the end of the tour, with own means, transfer to Asiago for free dinner and overnight in the hotel.

After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to the center of Asiago. Lunch and free day to discover Asiago, we recommend a visit to the Military Shrine of Asiago, also known as the Leiten Ossuary.

This impressive monument, inaugurated in 1938, contains the bodies of 60,000 soldiers who lost their lives near the Asiago Plateau during the First World War.

Under the triumphal arch there is both a small museum and the corridors of the crypts where the covers of the fallen of both the Italian and the Austrian front are buried (about 12,000 have remained unknown).

You reach the Military Shrine in a few minutes walk from the center of Asiago. Admission is free.

We also recommend a visit to Piazza Il Risorgimento together with the nearby Piazza Carli, Piazza II Risorgimento is the beating heart of the city of Asiago. In addition to the Town Hall, there are many elegant and characteristic buildings that frame this beautiful square, with various shops, bars and other businesses that overlook the large outdoor area. 

There are many activities organized in this square during the summer. Here you can watch, for example, the many shows and concerts held on the Central Stage, as well as the literary meetings held there. 

From Piazza Il Risorgimento begins Corso IV Novembre, which overlooks beautiful buildings and numerous shops. This is definitely the walking and shopping street of Asiago.

Free dinner and return to the hotel for overnight.

After breakfast, check out and departure to Bassano del Grappa. On arrival time for free lunch and during the afternoon we recommend a free visit of the city at the foot of the Venetian Alps that combines historical memory, art and food and wine. The most famous attractions of Bassano del Grappa are concentrated within the historic center, which you can easily walk around but the nerve center of city life are the two main squares, Piazza Libertà and Piazza Garibaldi. The symbol of Bassano del Grappa is the Ponte Vecchio (or Vecio, in Veneto), a covered wooden bridge that connects the two banks of the Brenta in the heart of the city. Free time to complete the visits and end of services.