Vicenza in May Trip Report
We spent three nights in Vicenza at the beginning of May, arriving on the Sunday of the May bank holiday weekend and leaving early on the Wednesday morning. We stayed in an apartment on Viale Trento which was about a five-minute walk from the medieval walls enclosing the historical centre, about 20 minutes from the Basilica Palladiana. The historical centre of Vicenza is very pleasant indeed. It’s a peaceful, clean and picturesque city, full of interesting palazzi, not only in Palladian style but also with typical Venetian architecture. It’s not a city ruined by graffiti or gritty or grotty corners. We liked it very much even just from the "wandering around enjoying the historical centre" point of view. Vicenza means Palladio and there’s a lot to see by the famous architect but not just that. I liked the two parks, once again well cared for, the rivers running through and around the centre with bridges and houses on either side with flowers almost tumbling into them. There’s...
