North Italy - Santa Lucia di Piave to the City of Vincenza

We left Conegliano in the morning and took the rural road to Vicenza

Santa Lucia di Piave

Chiesa Parrocchiale di Santa Lucia di Piave dates back to the 1600s.

 

Not much info on the church but the interior is impressive

  

 

 

At Ponte della Priula. We crossed River Piave and drove west on route SP248.

Monument near the Church of St Valentino at the village of Bavaria

Parrocchia di Sant'Andrea Apostolo (Parish of St Andrew the Apostle) in Venegazzu

Montabelluna

At Montabelluna

Memorial at At Montabelluna

Duomo de Montabelluna

Driving on to Castelfranco Veneto

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Castelfranco Veneto

We were driving through Castelfranco Veneto on our way to the City of Vicenza and came across the morning market busy with activities at Piazza Giorgione.

Walking around the morning market at Piazza Giorgione

Bought a couple of shoes

Dad and the local policemen

Stockfish (dried unsalted fish) from cod

Castle fortification walls seen from Piazza Giorgione

Square walls of the Castle at Castelfranco Veneto

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Vicenza

Ponte Degli Angeli (Bridge of Angels) over River Bacchiglione

Church of Santa Corona, a Roman Catholic church built in the 13th Century

Palazzo Chiericati, a 16th Century building which is now a Museum and Art Gallery. This is one of a several buildings designed by the Italian Renaissance architect, Andrea Palladio.

Teatro Olimpico (Olympic Theatre)

Designed by Palladio and built in the 16th Century, this theatre is the first covered theatre in Europe.

Sculptures in the garden at Olympic Theatre

 



 

Statue of Fedele Lampertico mear the Olympic Theatre

Bought some tarts

We spent a couple of hours at Vincenza before leaving to drive 52km west to Verona.