HISTORY OF VICENZA:
Vicenza was settled by the Euganei tribe in the 3rd century BC. By the year 157 BC, the city was already under Roman domination, and in 49 BC its citizens received Roman citizenship. Read More [...]
During the decline of the Western Roman Empire, the city was conquered by the Heruls, Vandals, Visigoths, Huns and Ostrogoths, and in the 6th century by the Byzantine Empire.
In 1167, Vicenza joined the Lombard League, along with Verona, Padua and the Republic of Venice, a medieval alliance supported by the Pope against Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa. In 1311, the city submitted to the Scaligeri family of Verona, who fortified it against the Visconti of Milan.
In 1404, Vicenza came under the rule of Venice. At the end of the 18th century, the city became part of the Napoleon's Kingdom, and after 1814, it passed to the Austrian Empire. After the Third War of Italian independence, in 1866, Vicenza was annexed to the Kingdom of Italy.
GEOGRAPHY OF VICENZA:
Today, Vicenza is a city of about 112,000 inhabitants in the Veneto region, and the capital of the province of the same name. Its municipal territory extends for about 80 square kilometers, between the northern part of the Berici Hills (Colli Berici) and the eastern part of the Lessini Mountains (Monti Lessini). Read More [...]
The city is located about 34 kilometers northwest of Padua, 51 kilometers northeast of Verona, 70 kilometers west of Venice, 117 kilometers east of Brescia, 140 kilometers north of Bologna, 166 kilometers east of Bergamo, 205 kilometers east of Milan, 242 kilometers north of Florence, 515 kilometers north of Rome, and about 690 kilometers north of Naples.
TRANSPORT TO VICENZA:
The closest airport to Vicenza is the Verona Villafranca Airport, also known as the Valerio Catullo Airport, located about 60 kilometers away, near Verona. Read More [...]
Other important airports in the area are the Antonio Canova Airport, near Treviso, located 63 kilometers away, and the Marco Polo Airport, in Mestre, located 71 kilometers away.
By train, you can get to Vicenza from Venice in about 50 minutes, from Padua in about 25 minutes and from Verona in 40 minutes. The cheapest train ticket from Venice costs 6.70€, from Padua is 4.60€ and from Verona is 6.10€.
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Vicenza and the surrounding countryside are famous for the works of the great architect Andrea Palladio. In 1994, the city was included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto. Read More [...]