Exploring Vicenza, the city of Palladio

The architect Andrea Palladio (1508-80) spent most of his life in Vicenza where he developed his distinctive architectural style. Here are some of the sights of the city we enjoyed as we wandered its streets.

Grasses waving suggestively in the Brenta River


Arabesque windows – Palladio clearly did not design everything here


The courtyard of the Teatro Olimpico, Europes oldest surviving indoor theatre, built in 1579


One of the statues on the ballustrade of the Palazzo della Ragione in Piazza dei Signori


One of the "roadies" setting up a temporary stage in the main piazza for a concert