Palladio’s Playground, Vicenza: A Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour

Explore Vicenza on a self-guided audio walk you can start whenever you like. How did a humble stonemason become one of the most copied architects in history? Find out in the UNESCO-listed city that Andrea Palladio shaped.

Starting at Salvi Gardens, this 75-minute walk winds through medieval streets past grand palaces and defensive towers. Hear stories of warring nobles and Venetian rule, and learn how Palladio blended classical principles with practical needs to create a style copied around the world. Along the way, uncover a Roman cryptoporticus from the 1st century BC and the Gothic Casa Pigafetta, with its “no roses without thorns” motto.

Highlights: - Palladio’s masterpieces, the Basilica Palladiana and Palazzo Chiericati. - Teatro Olimpico, with its original wooden stage set from 1585. - Torrione di Porta Castello, a tower from the medieval city walls.