Our suggested itinerary features return scheduled flights to Venice, five nights on half board basis at the 4* Terme Roma Hotel in the spa town of Abano Terme near Padova, with all excursions and guided tours included and the services of a Tailored Travel tour manager.
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Day 1 - Abano Terme
Scheduled flight to Venice - transfer with our tour manager in our private executive coach to the 4* Terme Roma Hotel at Abano Terme near Padova.
Day 2 - Villa Rotunda Vicenza & Palazzo Leoni Montanari
Guided tour concentrating on the architecture of Andrea Palladio and beginning with an outside viewing of the domed and porticoed Villa Rotunda, the most famous of Palladio’s buildings - continue to the great Palladian city of Vicenza for a tour of a number of his palaces and civic buildings including the Teatro Olimpico, Europe’s oldest surviving indoor theatre designed by Palladio in 1579, and the Basilica Palladiana - guided tour of the Palazzo Leoni Montanari, home to a wonderful collection of Russian icons and paintings.
Day 3 - Padova & Cappella degli Scrovegni
Guided tour of Padova, one of Italy's oldest university towns, taking in the Basilica di Sant’Antonio and Donatello’s magnificent reliefs on the miracles of St Anthony, the Café Pedrocchi, a famous intellectual meeting place dating from 1831, the Piazza delle Erbe and the Jewish Quarter - pre-paid visit to the Cappella degli Scrovegni to see Giotto’s beautiful frescoes depicting the life of Christ which became a powerful influence on the development of European art - rest of the day at leisure.
Day 4 - Mantova - Palazzo Ducale & Palazzo Te
Travel to Mantova - guided tour of the Palazzo Ducale, once one of Europe’s largest palaces and now housing a wonderful art collection including the frescoes in the ‘Camera degli Sposi’ by Mantegna - visit to the magnificent Palazzo Te and Giulio Romano’s ‘Room of Giants’.
Day 5 - Villa La Malcontenta, Villa Barbaro & Asolo
Guided tour of one of Palladio’s loveliest villas, La Malcontente, beside the Brenta Canal and decorated with magnificent frescoes by Zelotti - visit Villa Barbaro at Maser designed by Palladio in collaboration with Veronese whose wonderful frescoes adorn the walls - Asolo is arguably one of the most beautiful hill towns in Italy and a town Robert Browning liked so much he named a volume of poems after it.
Day 6 - Abano Terme
Morning free in Abano Terme with time to relax and shop - transfer to Venice for our scheduled flight back home.
4* hotel
Half board accommodation
All excursions & guided tours included
Professional tour manager
Scheduled flights to Venice
Executive coach in Italy
One free place per 10 paying passengers
Villa Rotunda
Vicenza - Teatro Olimpico & Basilica Palladiana
Palazzo Leoni Montanari
University town of Padova
Giotto’s frescoes at Cappella degli Scrovegni
Mantova - Palazzo Ducale & Palazzo Te
Villa La Malcontenta with frescoes by Zelotti
Villa Barbaro at Maser with frescoes by Veronese
Beautiful Asolo
Spa town of Abano Terme
Five nights on half board basis at the 4* Terme Roma Hotel in the charming spa town of Abano Terme near Padova. Facilities at the hotel include a restaurant, bar and an indoor and outdoor swimming pool.
Single room supplement £79
Insurance
Entrance fees to places of interest (State run museums free to over 65’s)
Gratuities
Remember this itinerary is just our suggestion. Tailor make this tour exclusively for your group to suit your members’ budget or preferences. You could:
- incorporate a visit to Venice
- stay at a 3* hotel
- on bed & breakfast basis
- have fewer or different excursions
- for more (or fewer) days
- bring your own specialist lecturer
- include all entrance fees & gratuities
