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  Vicenza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vicenza is a city in northern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monti Berici, straddling the Bacchiglione.
Vicenza is approximately 60 km west of Venice and 200 km east of Milan.
Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
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 Province of Vicenza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Provincia di Vicenza) is a province in the Veneto region of Italy.
The province has an area of 2,723 sq km, and a total population of 678.089 (2004).
There are 121 communes in the province (source: Italian institute of statistics Istat, see this link).
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 Vicenza
Vicenza, capital of Vicenza province, Veneto region, Italy, lies in the Venetian plain at the eastern end of the fertile corridor between the Alps on the north and the "Monti Berici" on the south.
Vicenza stands at the north-eastern base of the "Monti Berici" and the ancient nucleus, circular shape, was enclosed by the "Bacchiglione" on the north and east and by the tributary "Retrone" on the south.
The novelist Antonio Fogazzaro (1842-1911) was a native of Vicenza.
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 Vicenza - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Vicenza (population 107,223) is the capital of the province of Vicenza in the Veneto region, northern Italy at the northern base of the Monti Berici, straddling the Bacchiglione.
The inventor Federico Faggin was born in Vicenza.
Vicenza (Roman "Vicetia") an ancient Roman municipium (from 49BCE) was overshadowed by its neighbor Patavium (Padua) in Roman times and in medieval times by its neighbor Venice: three of thebridges across the Bacchiglione and Retrone are of Roman origin, and isolated arches of the Roman aqueduct exist outside PortaSta.
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 Vicenza info 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
icenza (population 107,223) is the capital of the province of Vicenza in the Veneto region, northern Italy at the northern base of the Monti Berici, straddling the Bacchiglione.
At 45°33' N 11°33' E, Vicenza is approximately 60 km west of Venice and 200 km east of Milan.
Vicenza (Roman "Vicetia") an ancient Roman municipium (from 49 BCE) was overshadowed by its neighbor Patavium (Padua) in Roman times and in medieval times by its neighbor Venice: three of the bridges across the Bacchiglione and Retrone are of Roman origin, and isolated arches of the Roman aqueduct exist outside Porta Sta.
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 Vicenza - LoveToKnow 1911
VICENZA, a town and episcopal see of Venetia, Italy, capital of the province of Vicenza, 42 m.
Vicenza also contains some interesting remains of the Gothic period besides the churches mentioned - the lofty tower of the town hall (1174-1311-1446; the Piazza contains two columns of the Venetian period, with S. Theodore and the Lion of S. Mark on them) and several palaces in the Venetian style.
Vicenza is the ancient Vicetia,, an ancient town of Venetia.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Vicenza Calcio
Vicenza by night Vicenza (population 107,223) is the capital of the province of Vicenza in the Veneto region, northern Italy at the northern base of the Monti Berici, straddling the Bacchiglione.
Complessivamente Baggio giocherà nel Vicenza 36 partite mettendo a segno 13 reti, prima di infortunarsi al legamento del ginocchio destro nella partita disputata a Rimini il 5 maggio 1985.
Vicenza took place for the first time in the Italian Championship in 1911, reaching the finals for the title, but they were defeated by Pro Vercelli, the best Italian team of those years.
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 Terraveneta - Organo d'informazione della Federazione Veneta dell'Ontario
the Provinces of Treviso and Padua to the east; and
The Province of Vicenza is wider to the north and narrows in the south.
In 1813, Vicenza City falls under the rule of the Austrians and in 1866 it is liberated and reunited with the Realm of Italy.
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 Vicenza, Italy
The provincial capital of Vicenza lies northwest of Padua on the edge of the fertile Po plain on both sides of the River Bacchiglione.
The ancient Vicetia (Vicentia) was a Roman town in A.D. In the early Middle Ages it was the seat of the Duke of Lombard, then of a Frankish count, and later became part of the community of Verona.
Marble statue of Palladio (1859) and the Basilica Palladiana in Vicenza.
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 VENETO.ORG   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In reality, however, Vicenza shows us other faces which are just as important, such as the Roman influence in urban planning, the fascinating juxtaposition of centuries-old streets, of bridges over waterways, of picturesque squares, and of buildings designed by Venetian architects of lesser renown.
Vicenza is dominated by a hill which rises a short distance from the city's center and upon whose summit there stands the Basilica of Monte Berico.
Anyone who visits the province of Vicenza has obligatory stopovers in Marostica and Bassano del Grappa, at the foot of the "Altopiano dei Sette Comuni" ("Plateau of the Seven Towns").
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Vicenza is a rural and industrial centre that developed on the banks of the Bacchiglione river on the northern side of the Berici hills.
The northern part of the province of Vicenza is mountainous: in the West the Piccole Dolomiti, the tops of Mount Pasubio and Carega reaching 2000 metres; in the East Monte Grappa, all historical places heavily bombed during the First World War.
Starting from the historical centre of Vicenza it is possible to devise a tour in order to discover the main works of the famous architect: both the various noble palaces of the city, such as the Palazzo Chiericati which nowadays holds the civic museum, and the public buildings, like the Cathedral and the Olympic Theatre.
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 Hotels in Vicenza
Vicenza, VI In the historic heart of Vicenza, this hotel with its special atmosphere combines the modern and the antique with sophisticated elegance.
Vicenza, VI This large, stately, four-storey hotel is situated within three kilometres of Vicenza?s railway station and the historic Renaissance architecture of the city...
Vicenza, VI Located in a residential area, this hotel is less than a kilometre from Vicenza?s historic centre with its ancient theatre.
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 Cuore triveneto: citta
Vicenza is above all Andrea Palladio with his Olympic Theatre, the Palladian Basilica, the splendid palaces and noble villas, the most important being the "La Rotonda".
Vicenza is one of the oldest cities of the Veneto region, even if little is known of its history before it became part of the Roman empire, enjoying a moment of great splendour under Emperor Hadrian.
The Province of Vicenza does not only centre on its most important city: other well-known locations include Bassano (with the famous bridge dedicated to the Alpine troops), Marostica (with the historical chess game), the important industrial cities Thiene, Valdagno, Arzignano and Schio, the Asiago highlands, the historical Monte Grappa, Lonigo.
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 www.hotelpoint.com Vicenza - hotel search   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This luxurious, elegant hotel, located in the heart of the Province of Vicenza between Vicenza and Bassano, has elegant frescoes and precious marble works recalling the art by the well-known, homonymous...
Four Stars Hotel in the centre of Vicenza submerged in the greenery of the city central park, at 200 meters from the railway station.
Lo Sporting Residence Hotel is situated in Asiago, the well-known tourist resort in the Province of Vicenza.Housed in an old noble residence and set in a splendid park, the building, an elegant and exclusive...
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 VICENZA.COM The portal of Vicenza, city of Gold and of Palladio architect.
Vicenza is traditionally a land of good wines, due to its high quality production which has a great impact on the local agricultural economy.
In fact, the province of Vicenza alone produces more wine than a whole region, nevertheless a prestigious one, that of Friuli.
There is nowadays a wide variety of prestigious wines in the province, on the trace of a wine tradition, which dates back to 3000 years before the Christian Era.
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 Vicenza - The Perfect Day Trip from Venice, Verona and Padua - The Perfect Destination to Tour Northern Italy
Vicenza's Olympian Theatre is the vital connection between all Western covered theatres and those of the ancient world.
From the Basilica Palladiana, to the Palazzo Chiericati, in Vicenza Palladio was able to develop a completely synergic and harmonious concept throughout the town centre, if you like what you see in Venice, just wait to you see what Palladio achieved in his hometown.
Vicenza's La Rotonda is often acknowledged as the most influential and representative model of Palladian neoclassical architecture which forms the basis of all European and New World interpretations.
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 Hotels, B&B, Farm Holiday, Apartments in vicenza Italy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The hotel Mary, situated 2,5 km from the Vicenza historic centre, in the middle of a residential district, is a comfortable, fully air conditioned hotel.
The Villa Feriani farmhouse accommodation is part of the seventeenth-century Villa Feriani situated near Montegalda, between Vicenza and Padua.
The Hotel is in an excellent position next to the Montecchio Maggiore (VI) exit of the A4 Milan-Venice motorway, and the Vicenza and Verona exhibition ce...
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 Vicenza: Andrea Palladio: an invitation to Vicenza
Vicenza owes its fame to Palladio's buildings: these are the buildings that have made Vicenza a genuine artist's town.
This is one of the few examples of an intervention by Palladio in sacred architecture in Vicenza, along with the dome on the high deep tribune in the apse of the Cathedral.
The triumphal Arch was built in 1595 by the Captain of Vicenza, G. Bragadin; the idea of the work is certainly Palladian, the actual realization is attributed to the Albanese family of architects.
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 VICENZA: tourism and culture (Italian language schools and courses to learn italian in Italy.)
Vicenza preserves a very prestigious old town centre, with beautiful palaces and monuments, while the urban expansion has involved, in particular, the suburbs.
Vicenza is situated in the part of the Po valley that includes the area between the Berici and the Lissini Hills.
The province of Vicenza includes 121 communes, spread on a surface of 2722,20 square Km.
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 Tourist information for Vicenza, Italy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The province and city of Vicenza are located in the region of Veneto in North-East Italy.
The main railway station of Vicenza is located in the centre of town only a few walking distance from the main street of the city, Corso Palladio.
Focusing on the province of Vicenza, Italy, this tour incorporates a great variety of works by Andrea Palladio including his Villa Rotonda, Teatro Olimpico, Basilica, Villa Godi, a drive along the famous Riviera Brenta to see the Villa Malcontenta, as well as other lesser known Palladian Villas hidden away in the Vicentine countryside.
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 Caneva Family History - Main Page
While records exist of Canevas in the Genoa area dating to the 17th century, the Caneva family origins are actually believed to lie in northeastern Italy, in the province of Vicenza in the Veneto region.
While visiting in Vicenza in 1986, this writer was also told by shopkeepers that the name meant "something like wine cellar" (for more information on the Caneva name, click here).
The Province of Vicenza has a surface area of 272,220 square km with a total population of about 770,000, and is administratively divided into 121 Municipalities.
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 info: Province_of_Vicenza   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Vicenza: The Economy Indeed, from the point of view of farming, with as many as 40 thousand farms covering 200 thousand hectares, the province of Vicenza is one of the most interesting, thanks to the...
Vicenza: The Tiepolos and the 18th century in Vicenza...
Vicenza - Veneto - Italy: the MunicipalitiesList of all the municipalities in the Province of Vicenza, Region Veneto, Italy...
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 Map of Vicenza. Location of Vicenza. (The province of Vicenza)
This is a map of Italy that identifies the province of Vicenza.
The province of Vicenza is a part of the Veneto region.
Italy: Index to provinces and regions in Italy.
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 VICENZA.COM The portal of Vicenza, city of Gold and of Palladio architect.
Vicenza is on the main Brescia-Padua train route and is therefore well-served and easily reachable by train: at just 2 hours from Milan, a hour and a half from Bologna and just 20 minutes from Padua and Verona.The latter two are provided with frequent main-line train connections to Rome.
Vicenza is a hour away from Milan, one and a half hours from Bologna and 30 minutes from Venice and Verona.
The third (Vicenza North) one is the A31 Valdastico motorway exit, which connects Vicenza to the A4 motorway and to its province, in particular the North-Eastern areas such as Thiene, Schio, Asiago for reaching Vicenza, Marostica, Bassano.
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 Vicenza, Italy  -  Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
(ancient Vicentia), city in northern Italy, capital of Vicenza Province, in Veneto Region, situated at the junction of the Bacchiglione and Retrone rivers.
Palladio's first work of major importance was the renovation (begun 1549) of the facade and exterior supporting structure of the so-called Basilica, or town hall, of Vicenza.
Its precise rules and formulas were widely utilized, especially in England, and were basic to the Palladian style, adopted by Inigo Jones, Christopher Wren, and other English architects, which preceded and influenced the neoclassical architecture of the Georgian Style.
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 Vicenza
Vicenza lies at the foot of the Berici Hills, at the confluence of the Retrone and the Bacchiglione.
Universally acclaimed as “Palladio’s town”, an artistic gem of a town among the most important in the Veneto, Vicenza is enchanting in the nobility of its architectural forms and the harmony of its proportions.
From 1813 Vicenza was part of the Italian Kingdom and returned to the Austrians after the fall of Bonaparte.
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 City guide of Vicenza; things to do in Vicenza
The city of Vicenza, with a population of just over 100,000 inhabitants has one of the highest ratios of monumental buildings to population in Italy.
First settled by the Romans, Vicenza is the official home of Palladian architecture and its city centre reflects the inspirational leadership of Vicenza 's most famous adopted son - Andrea Palladio.
The province of Vicenza is famous for its textile production, and the quality of these fabrics is reflected inflected in the goods for sale in the shop windows of Vicenza.
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 Associazione Industriali della Provincia di Vicenza - The Industrialists’ Association of the Vicenza’s ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Industrialists’ Association of the Vicenza’s Province was established in 1945, at the end of the second World War.
Today, that of Vicenza is one of the largest Associations in the country within Confindustria (the Italian Manufacturers’ Association), with approx.
Its development is closely linked with that of the industry and business enterprises of Vicenza, for which ever since the years of post-war reconstruction, it has maintained a role of stimulus and a leading benchmark especially for small and medium-sized enterprises.
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