Tour to the Venetian Villas and the Brenta Riviera from Padua
The Riviera del Brenta, a well-known waterway between Padua and Venice, is an interesting panoramic area from historical, natural, artistic and cultural point of view. It is a natural extension of the Venice Grand Canal and is flanked by picturesque Venetian villages and surrounded by an agricultural landscape. The Riviera del Brenta has fascinated many important personalities at all times: Casanova, Galileo Galilei, Byron, Montesquieu and D'Annunzio have visited it, Canaletto, Cimaroli and Tiepolo have painted it and it has been 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, Tiziano and Tintoretto.
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From Padua
Transfer From Padua: Transfer by minivan from your hotel in Padua included.
Pickup included
What's included in Tour to the Venetian Villas and the Brenta Riviera from Padua
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Museo Nazionale di Villa Pisani
Villa Pisani in Stra is a late Baroque Venetian villa located along the Riviera del Brenta, near the city of Stra, a few kilometers from Venice. Villa Pisani is the most impressive, the largest and the most visited villa on the Riviera. It was built on a pre-existing building to celebrate the glory of the Pisani family when Alvise Pisani was elected doge in 1735. After the end of the Serenissima, it was owned of Napoleon, in 1814 the Austrians took over. When Venice joined the Kingdom of Italy in 1866, Vittorio Emanuele II stayed there for a short time and two years later it became the property of the state. Since the late 1800s it has been a National Museum. Countless guests and important visitors from all over Europe: Tsar Alexander I of Russia, Gustavo of Sweden, Maria Luigia of Parma and many others. In 1934 Hitler and Mussolini met there.
Villa Widmann Rezzonico Foscari
Visit to Villa Widmann and its park
Inclusions
- Insurance and technical organization of a certified travel agency
- Accompaniment of the Agency Local Tour Leader
- Minivan tour along the Rivera del Brenta route
- Entrance ticket to villa Widmann and Villa Pisani (visit inside autonomous)
- Roundtrip transportation to the place of departure
- Traditional Italian life with your local guide
- Everyting not indicated
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Departure times in the booking are approximate and are subject to slight variations. The agency will contact you a few days before the tour to confirm the meeting or pick-up time. You must provide a valid contact (phone number with Whatsapp or email).
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FROM PADOVA Transfer by minivan from your Hotel in Padua included. Departure times in the booking are approximate and are subject to slight variations. The agency will contact you a few days before the tour to confirm the meeting or pick-up time. You must provide a valid contact (phone number with Whatsapp or email).
