Corso Andrea Palladio is the main street of Vicenza, named in 1945 after the famous Renaissance architect. About 700 meters in lenght, it crosses the historical center of the city from west to east, respectively from Piazza Castello to Piazza Giacomo Matteotti. SHORT HISTORY The current street corresponds substantially to what, in Roman times, was the decumanus maximus (the main road in a Roman city, oriented from west to east). Also called strata major, after the construction of the early medieval walls of the city, it was bordered to the west by Porta Feliciana and to the east by Porta San Pietro. During the Middle Ages, but also in modern times, Corso Palladio retained the function of linking the neighbouring cities of Veneto, respectively Verona and Padua. Near its edges, there were inns, taverns and, later, parking lots. In 1847, the historian Cesare Cantù called it the most elegant street in Europe, if you do not count the Grand Canal of the incomparable Venice. In 1866, after the annexation of Veneto to the Kingdom of Italy, the street was officially called Corso Principe Umberto. In 1943, the name was changed to Corso Ettore Muti and finally, after the Liberation, Read more [...]
All Streets in Vicenza
Corso Andrea Palladio is Vicenza’s main historic street, crossing the old center from Piazza Castello to Piazza Matteotti. About 700 meters long, it follows the city’s west-east axis and gathers shops, cafés, churches, and noble palaces, including buildings connected with Andrea Palladio and the Renaissance identity of Vicenza.
Other important streets include Corso Antonio Fogazzaro, which branches from Corso Palladio and is lined with Renaissance and Baroque palaces, including Palazzo Valmarana Braga Rosa. Contrà Porti is another notable historic street, known for noble residences and its connection with Vicenza’s aristocratic urban fabric.