Veneto, for the richness of its
historical and artistic patrimony and for
the completeness of its offers, is the
destination of choice for tourists sensible
to environmental and urban quality, courtesy
and hospitality.
Tested tours and new art destinations, near
and far from Venice, make Abano and the
Abano Ritz Hotel, the ideal starting point
for sensible tourism, creating a sort of "spinneret"
of the Venetian cities of art.
Padova
can be visited in many ways, choosing for
example one of the many itineraries that
conform to its different souls.
The Antonian itinerary will lead to
the discovery of religious sites,
regarding the figure of Saint Anthony of Padova. The itinerary can be extended
towards the discovery of the city’s main
religious sites, such as: the Cathedral,
St. Giustina Church, St. Nicolò Church,
St. Sofia Church.
The art itinerary will privilege
sacred art by visiting
the Scrovegni
Chapel, Eremitani Church and the
Cathedral Baptistery.
Padova also possesses an
ancient
university “soul”, which can give the
tour a scientific setting, with visits
to the historical sites of the athenaeum,
such as, the Bo Palace with the famous
Anatomy Theatre, the Botanical Garden,
the various university museums and the
Specola.
A tour of the
most famous squares of Padova is a must. Beginning from
Prato della Valle and passing by Piazza dei
Signori, Piazza delle Erbe and Piazza
della Frutta, (respectively, square of
the Lords, of the Herbs and of the Fruit)
you will discover the architecture of
the numerous buildings along the streets
and parvis, like: Palazzo della Ragione,
Torre dell’Orologio, Loggia della Gran
Guardia, and so on.
Not to be missed: Palazzo Zabarella, an
astonishing 12th century building, site
of many international exhibitions.
www.palazzozabarella.it
Verona
has preserved evidence of its secular
history during the centuries.
The Stone
Bridge, the Arch of Gavi, Porta Borsari and
Porta dei Leoni, but above all the Roman
Theatre and the Arena are the most important
and best preserved monuments of the Roman
epoch.
The religious patrimony is particularly rich,
with the Churches of St. Lorenzo, St. Zeno
and St. Stefano, the Cathedral of St. Maria Matricolare. Piazza delle Erbe has always been
the centre
of the city; nearby you can find the Town
Hall building, the Lamberti Tower, the
Palazzo degli Scaligeri, the Loggia del
Consiglio, the Arche Scaligere.
Verona is the “city of lovers”: the city of
Romeo and Juliet and Shakespeare.
The city of Verona has always been in a
strategic position; this is why there is so
much evidence of military architecture, most
of all “Castelvecchio” castle (14th century)
and the nearby “Ponte Scaligero”.
The lyric season takes place from June to
September in the Arena of Verona.
The Arena of Verona is one of the best
preserved amphitheatres in the world (this
elliptic structure was built in the 1st
century AD)
The first Season of the Lyric Opera Festival
was inaugurated in 1913.
www.arena.it
Book your seat and transfer at the Abano
Ritz Hotel.
Vicenza
indissolubly binds its name with the
great architect Andrea Palladio. Beginning
your visit from the historical centre of
Vicenza, it is possible to discover the main
works of this famous architect: the numerous
buildings designed for the nobles, such as
Palazzo Chiericati, which is today the home
of the Civic Museum, but also public
buildings like the Basilica or the
Olympic
Theatre. In the outskirts of Vicenza you
will find the most famous villa: Villa
Capra, otherwise called “La Rotonda”.
Treviso
Chief town of what is called the "Marca
Gioiosa", Treviso has maintained its
chivalric culture characteristics, since
when, in the municipal epoch, it became the
most important centre of the Provenzal
culture in Italy.
The city, contained within the
sixteenth-century walls, does not attract
the visitor for a monument in particular,
but for the city in its entirety, for its coloured buildings and elegant palaces, and
for the water flow of the Sile River.
The province of Treviso is also pleasant in
its entirety: if we mention only the
artworks or its natural beauties, we would
neglect the refinement of the cuisine and
the wine production, appreciated in the
whole world.
In the hill and pre-mountainous northern
part of the Treviso province, you will find
the very beautiful villages of Asolo and
Valdobbiadene, the homeland of the famous
“Prosecco”.
In the western part of the
province there is Castelfranco, a wonderful
city surrounded by ancient walls. It is
located near the springs of the Sile River,
that runs in an area that is now Regional
Park. Terraglio is an ancient boulevard with
a row of trees that unites Treviso to Venice.
On the sides of this beautiful boulevard you
will find the marvellous Venetian villas.
The Veneto region villas
Today, as in the 18th century, you can
rediscover the pleasure of the ancient
nobles of Venice, by taking the Burchiello
ferry, a boat that regularly transported
passengers back and forth on the Brenta
River during the old golden vacation days.
A pleasant and relaxing trip, on the
panoramic ferry that sails along the river,
from Padova to San Marco square in Venice,
among the wonderful Venetian Villas on its
banks.
Abano Ritz as the starting point for an
extraordinary journey along the history of
Venetian architecture, from the 16th to the
18th century:
The Patrician Venetian villas of the
Brenta river, "la Malcontenta" and
"Villa Pisani" designed by A.Palladio.
The villas of Padova, belonging to the
Lords of the Venetian Republic: Villa
Barbarigo, Villa Emo, Castello del
Catajo, Villa Contarini.
The villas of Vicenza, designed by great architects: Villa Malinverni, Villa Rocca Pisana, villa Malvarana.
