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Practical Information
* 107,000. n Piazza
Matteotti 12 (0444 32 08 54).
∑ vicenzae.org
( Tue & Thu. _ Concert season
(May–Jun); Classical music in villas
(end Jun–early Jul); Theatre
season (Sep–Oct).
C O N T R A S B A R B A R A . Piazza dei Signori
Transport
V @ Piazza Stazione.

Encircled by grand 15th-century
buildings including the city’s green-
roofed basilica and slender brick
tower, the piazza is a lively spot,
with a colourful market and cafés.
The Torre di Piazza is
82 m (269 ft) high. Begun
in the 12th century, its
height was increased in
1311 and 1444.
The 15th-century
basilica has a magnificent
loggia built by Palladio
P I A Z Z A D E I Andrea Palladio
P I A Z Z A
in 1549.

S I G N O R I
D E L L E B I A D E
CO N T R A C AT E N A C GAZZOLE CONTRA PIANCOLI most famous citizen is often
This memorial to Vicenza’s
C O N T R A C A V O U R
surroun ded by market stalls.
PIAZZA
DELLE ERBE The Quartiere delle Barche
PALLADIO
contains numerous attractive
C
century Venetian Gothic style.
C O N T R A O N T A P E CONTRA SAN PAOLO CONTRA PONTE SAN MICHELE palaces built in the 14th-
P E S C H E R I
V E C C H I
R

ANTONIO PIGAFETTA S C A I A
R
C O N T R A S A N R E T R O N E overlooked by a 13th-century
Piazza delle Erbe,
A N T O N I O
the city’s market square, is
torture chamber, the Torre
del Tormento.

. Casa Pigafetta
This striking house was
the birthplace of Antonio Ponte San Michele
Pigafetta, who in 1519 set This elegant stone bridge, built in
sail round the world 1620, provides lovely views of the
with Magellan. surrounding town.

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