City of Vicenza Italy, Seen from Above
Spread out in a gap between the Berici Hills to the south and the Lessini Mountains to the northeast, the city of Vicenza was developed between the bends of the Bacchiglione, Retrone and Astichello rivers. Since 1994 the city has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with 23 monuments in its historic center and at least 16 villas in the province, attributable to the late Renaissance creativity of Andrea Palladio, the famous architect born in Padua, but who moved here at 16. The area can be explored anytime during the year because of the varied landscape and many points of artistic, cultural, and historical interest. Also the area has a mild climate that is somewhere between Mediterranean and Temperate, although it can have a few days of harsh and rainy weather in the winter, as well as hot and muggy days in the summer. There are many intinearys destinations within the Vicenza Province: such as the Asiago plateau, the walled cities of Marostica and Bassano del Grappa, the Piccolo Dolo...