Venetian Villas of Riviera del Brenta Guided Tour from Venice
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The Riviera del Brenta, a well-known waterway between Padua and Venice, is a scenic area of historical, natural, artistic and cultural interest. It is a natural extension of the Grand Canal and is flanked by picturesque Venetian villages and surrounded by an agricultural landscape. Throughout the ages, the Riviera del Brenta has fascinated many important personalities: Casanova, Galileo Galilei, Byron, Montesquieu and D'Annunzio visited it, Canaletto, Cimaroli and Tiepolo painted it and it was praised in the masterpieces of Goldoni and Goethe. The French and Russian royal families, the Habsburgs, the Savoy and even Napoleon stayed here, and the Venetian nobility chose it as the setting for their Venetian villas. Here the Venetians built magnificent residences, enclosed by monumental gardens, frescoed and designed by the most important artists of the time, such as Palladio, Titian and Tintoretto.During this tour, you will visit Villa Widmann or Barchessa di Villa Valmarana and then the monumental Villa Pisani.
Highlights
- Explore Riviera del Brenta, a well-known waterway between Padua and Venice
- Admire the monumental Villa Pisani
- Find out interesting information from your guide about the Venetian nobility
- Discover Villa Widmann
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Facilities
Free cancellation
mobile
Available in English, Italian, Spanish, German, Portuguese
What's included
- Transportation in air-conditioned vehicle
- Roundtrip transportation
- Entrance ticket
- Local guide
- Train ticket
Where you'll meet
Please autonomously arrive at the train station in Venice and take the train to Padua with the provided train tickets (sent to you by email). Then, meet your guide at Padua train station: Keep an eye out for a dark blue LoVivo van.
Operated by
LoVivo Tour Experience
Important information
Know in advance:
* The tour includes transportation by train & minivan: Train tickets to and from Venice Santa Lucia train station to Padua station, minivan transfer to and from Padua station to the Venetian Villas
* You will have to reach autonomously the train station in Venice and take the train to Padua. Then, you will meet your guide at Padua train station
* Before the tour, train tickets will be sent to you by e-mail. Please check your mailbox in order to find them
* At the end of the tour, you'll be dropped off by minivan at Padua station and with your train ticket, you can take the train back to Venice Santa Lucia train station