Venetian Villas

Starting from Venice visit some of the beautiful villas of the noble Venetian families built along the Brenta Canal, where they enjoyed summertime and also, they got control over their possessions in the mainland. Then the lively Padova, with the ancient University, the colourful “Piazza delle Erbe” and the precious “Scrovegni Chapel” with the expressiveness of Giotto frescoes (this visit has to be reserved in advance). Asolo is the next stop, an enchanting town set in a mild landscape of hills. It was the court of Caterina Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus, and the favourite retreat for the famous Eleonora Duse and Ernest Hemingway. Before coming back to Venice, a last glance to the bucolic atmosphere in which the great master Palladio, built classical villas for the pleasure of Venetian nobles.