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  • Five sights you must see when in the Veneto region of Italy

    There are 7 provinces’ in the Veneto region of Italy, so you can imagine that there are a lot of places to visit and sightsee in this area. If you are just visiting the area for two weeks or so, then how are you supposed to see all Veneto has to offer in such a brief time? Luckily, I will discuss the five must see’s, so you can plan accordingly.

    As stated above, there are 7 provinces’ in the Veneto region which include the capital Venice, Belluno, Padua, Rovigo, Treviso, Verona, and Vicenza (Veneto). The region is northeast and “extends from the Dolomites to the Adriatic Sea, by way of an expansive range of hills and a valley furrowed by rivers, canals, and the Po River Delta” (Veneto).

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  • The Life of Andrea Palladio and His Architecture

    Italy has an immersive culture as well as sights worth traveling to see. It also has beautiful architecture that you can only see in Italy. Andrea Palladio is a famous architecture from Venice that is worth talking about. We will discuss his life and his work in architecture as it is important to know the culture behind Italy’s famous buildings.

    Andrea Palladio was born November 30, 1508 in the region of Veneto, Italy where he was an apprentice, a student or assistant, to a sculptor until he was 16. When he finished his apprenticeship, he moved to Vicenza and was part of a guild of stonemasons and bricklayers. He was then employed as a mason, a builder of stone, who specialized in decorative sculptures in the style of the Mannerist architect Michele Sanmicheli (Richardson). It appears that he was interested in architecture since he was very young.

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