Giorgione, Palladio, Venetian Renaissance painting & architecture, wine tasting

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Departs: Venice, Venice

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

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Overview

Full day tour to visit the medieval town place of birth of Giorgione, the medieval village of Asolo, villa Emo masterpiece of Andrea Palladio, and a wine region along the foothills of the Venetian Prealps known for international and Prosecco vines.

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle

All Fees and Taxes

Private transportation

Professional guide

What's Not Included

Gratuities

Lunch

Traveler Information

ADULT: Age: 1 - 120

Additional Info

Face masks provided for travellers
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Green pass required
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Minimum drinking age is 18 years
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Specialized infant seats are available
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for travelers
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

What To Expect

Centro Storico di Castelfranco Veneto

After a little more than 1 hour driving distance, along back roads passing by villages and a flat landscape, you will reach the medieval walled town of Castelfranco Veneto that welcomes you with its clock tower and its two entrance gates surrounded by crenelated walls.

Here you will meet your licensed English speaking guide to visit a town that preserves the colors and the fragrances of an ancient history. The center of the castle is a little jewel, with its diverse styles of architecture. From those with a stamp from the Middle Ages to edifices with an eighteenth-century matrix.

But most of all, Castelfranco Veneto is the place of birth of Giorgione. The artist that starts the Renaissance painting in the Veneto area, famous for his canvases of unrivaled beauty, from his Altarpiece located in the cathedral to the Tempest.

1 hours • Admission Ticket Included

After your guided visit of Castelfranco Veneto, you will reach the medieval village of Asolo with your professional driver. Here you will have some free time to discover this tiny Venetian site and where you can enjoy your lunch.

Your afternoon journey continues along the foothills of the Venetian Prealps where you will take the wine road that goes across gentle slopes and vineyards. Unexpected, on a slope, another masterpiece of Andrea Palladio: Villa Barbaro. Here you will make a short stop to admire the façade of the villa from outside and its chapel. After less than a mile, you will reach a farmhouse to visit a cellar and to have a Prosecco wine tasting.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Villa Emo

Your tour continues on the way to the little village of Fanzolo where is located Villa Emo. Here you will meet your licensed guide to visit a Palladio's masterpiece reported in the UNESCO World Heritage list. Most probably the construction of the villa Emo was in between the years 1557 and 1560, and the interior frescoes of the main rooms were made by the painter Zelotti that was partner and collaborator of Veronese.

At approximately 5pm you will leave the area to return back to Venice. By the accord, the local guide will end the service. During your back journey, your professional driver can propose you a tea break half way, you will decide about.

1 hours • Admission Ticket Included

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