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Villa Rotunda by Palladio 1567-69. this was designed to be more of a cultural center than a "country get away" as the building does not have a single bedroom. You might notice that the building is a bit symmetrical: to say that Palladio liked symmetry might be a bit of an understatement: The centrally planned building is a square in plan with four identical entrances, one on each side.
To the left of one of the four identical entrances. The day that I took this
picture was very nice, the sky was (guess what color) and it was very nice
to get out of the bus (I enjoyed the company of the Gummy Bears, but they
don't make very interesting conversation). Though this villa was not really
in the countryside, it was supposed to appear that way, and the green area
in the right was fairly country-like...
Courtyard of Teatro Olympico at Vicenza.
Tearto Olympico was designed by Palladio and it was constructed in 1580, after
his death. The teatro, was a Manneristic version of an ancient Roman Theatre.
The stage had a set which did not change & was decorated in a classical manner
and behind the stage set was a town in false (though convincing) perspective.
The theatre was nice and the courtyard in front of it was just as nice.
Ferrari Gallery:
On the way home from field trip the buses stopped at the Ferrari Gallery.
This one is the 2001 model, I think. That is Paul behind the car in a gray
sweatshirt. This is the most famous Ferrari Model, perhaps the Testa Rosa
(which by the way means Red Head).
This is a Bicycle designed by Ferrari. It cost something like 1,400,000 Lire, or about US$7,000.