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what to see in Caldogno

Castles & VillasMay 4, 2022 0

What to see in Caldogno, where to eat and where to sleep

Have you ever heard of Caldogno? I admit it. Until recently, I only knew that→

<img width="603" height="362" src="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190825_122535.jpg?resize=603%2C362&ssl=1" class="image wp-post-image" alt="Villa Widmann Rezzonico Foscari" title="Villa Widmann Rezzonico Foscari in Mira, Venice" itemprop="image" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190825_122535.jpg?resize=603%2C362&ssl=1 603w, https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190825_122535.jpg?resize=333%2C200&ssl=1 333w" sizes="(max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px" data-attachment-id="15665" data-permalink="https://mycornerofitaly.com/villa-widmann-rezzonico-foscari/20190825_122535/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190825_122535.jpg?fit=1200%2C777&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,777" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"SM-G975F","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1566735935","copyright":"","focal_length":"1.8","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.00050607287449393","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Villa Widmann Rezzonico Foscari" data-image-description="<p>Villa Widmann Rezzonico Foscari</p> " data-image-caption="<p>Villa Widmann Rezzonico Foscari</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190825_122535.jpg?fit=300%2C194&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190825_122535.jpg?fit=740%2C479&ssl=1" />

Villa Widmann Rezzonico Foscari

Castles & VillasOctober 28, 2019 0

Villa Widmann Rezzonico Foscari in Mira, Venice

Villa Widmann Rezzonico Foscari is a Venetian style villa located along the Brenta River in→

<img width="603" height="362" src="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/DSC06535b.jpg?resize=603%2C362&ssl=1" class="image wp-post-image" alt="Villa Valmarana ai Nani" title="Villa Valmarana ai Nani in Vicenza: story, facts, info and tips" itemprop="image" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/DSC06535b.jpg?resize=603%2C362&ssl=1 603w, https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/DSC06535b.jpg?resize=333%2C200&ssl=1 333w" sizes="(max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px" data-attachment-id="15505" data-permalink="https://mycornerofitaly.com/villa-valmarana-ai-nani-in-vicenza/dsc06535b/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/DSC06535b.jpg?fit=1000%2C666&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1000,666" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"11","credit":"","camera":"ILCE-6000","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1561285091","copyright":"","focal_length":"16","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.003125","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Villa Valmarana ai Nani" data-image-description="<p>Villa Valmarana ai Nani</p> " data-image-caption="<p>Villa Valmarana ai Nani</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/DSC06535b.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/DSC06535b.jpg?fit=740%2C493&ssl=1" />

Villa Valmarana ai Nani

Castles & VillasAugust 5, 2019 0

Villa Valmarana ai Nani in Vicenza: story, facts, info and tips

Villa Valmarana ai Nani in Vicenza is a beautiful Venetian style villa. Located on the→

<img width="603" height="362" src="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/DSC07632.jpg?resize=603%2C362&ssl=1" class="image wp-post-image" alt="Villa Emo" title="Villa Emo and the scavenger details hunt" itemprop="image" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/DSC07632.jpg?resize=603%2C362&ssl=1 603w, https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/DSC07632.jpg?resize=333%2C200&ssl=1 333w" sizes="(max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px" data-attachment-id="12443" data-permalink="https://mycornerofitaly.com/villa-emo/dsc07632/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/DSC07632.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1" data-orig-size="900,600" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"9","credit":"","camera":"ILCE-6000","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1494084785","copyright":"","focal_length":"16","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.01","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Villa Emo" data-image-description="<p>Villa Emo</p> " data-image-caption="<p>Villa Emo</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/DSC07632.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/DSC07632.jpg?fit=740%2C493&ssl=1" />

Villa Emo

Activities & EventsJune 12, 2017 0

Villa Emo and the scavenger details hunt

Villa Emo at Fanzolo di Vedelago (Treviso) is a Venetian Villa realized by architect Andrea Palladio→

<img width="603" height="362" src="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/DSC03995-e1519202357719.jpg?resize=603%2C362&ssl=1" class="image wp-post-image" alt="Soave" title="Soave: the village is indeed soave, but its wine even more" itemprop="image" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="12449" data-permalink="https://mycornerofitaly.com/soave/dsc03995/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/DSC03995-e1519202357719.jpg?fit=1500%2C1000&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1500,1000" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"9","credit":"","camera":"ILCE-6000","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1476033049","copyright":"","focal_length":"49","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.008","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Soave" data-image-description="<p>Soave</p> " data-image-caption="<p>Soave</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/DSC03995-e1519202357719.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/DSC03995-e1519202357719.jpg?fit=740%2C493&ssl=1" />

Soave

Castles & VillasMarch 13, 2017 0

Soave: the village is indeed soave, but its wine even more

Some time ago I (not entirely, then you’ll understand) attended a guided tour of Soave,→

<img width="603" height="362" src="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Castle1.jpg?resize=603%2C362&ssl=1" class="image wp-post-image" alt="San Pelagio Castle" title="San Pelagio Castle: The wind rises" itemprop="image" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Castle1.jpg?resize=603%2C362&ssl=1 603w, https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Castle1.jpg?resize=333%2C200&ssl=1 333w" sizes="(max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px" data-attachment-id="2163" data-permalink="https://mycornerofitaly.com/san-pelagio-castle-the-wind-rises/castle-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Castle1.jpg?fit=1188%2C876&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1188,876" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="San Pelagio Castle" data-image-description="<p>San Pelagio Castle</p> " data-image-caption="<p>San Pelagio Castle</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Castle1.jpg?fit=300%2C221&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Castle1.jpg?fit=740%2C546&ssl=1" />

San Pelagio Castle

Castles & VillasAugust 1, 2016 0

San Pelagio Castle: The wind rises

San Pelagio Castle dates back to the year 1100, but it has been restored several times. The→

<img width="603" height="357" src="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/DSCN1835-740x357.jpg?resize=603%2C357&ssl=1" class="image wp-post-image" alt="Villa Malcontenta" title="Villa Malcontenta and the rain curse" itemprop="image" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="12445" data-permalink="https://mycornerofitaly.com/villa-malcontenta/dscn1835-740x357/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/DSCN1835-740x357.jpg?fit=740%2C357&ssl=1" data-orig-size="740,357" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Villa Malcontenta" data-image-description="<p>Villa Malcontenta</p> " data-image-caption="<p>Villa Malcontenta</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/DSCN1835-740x357.jpg?fit=300%2C145&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/DSCN1835-740x357.jpg?fit=740%2C357&ssl=1" />

Villa Malcontenta

Castles & VillasJuly 11, 2016 0

Villa Malcontenta and the rain curse

Villa Malcontenta was designed by architect Andrea Palladio in 1558 for the Foscari family as→

<img width="603" height="362" src="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/DSCN1543.jpg?resize=603%2C362&ssl=1" class="image wp-post-image" alt="Villa Angarano" title="Villa Angarano: the villa of the women" itemprop="image" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/DSCN1543.jpg?resize=603%2C362&ssl=1 603w, https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/DSCN1543.jpg?resize=333%2C200&ssl=1 333w" sizes="(max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px" data-attachment-id="5145" data-permalink="https://mycornerofitaly.com/villa-angarano/dscn1543/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/DSCN1543.jpg?fit=1200%2C895&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,895" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Villa Angarano" data-image-description="<p>Villa Angarano</p> " data-image-caption="<p>Villa Angarano</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/DSCN1543.jpg?fit=300%2C224&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/DSCN1543.jpg?fit=740%2C552&ssl=1" />

Villa Angarano

Castles & VillasMay 20, 2016 0

Villa Angarano: the villa of the women

Villa Angarano is a gorgeous villa near Bassano del Grappa. The Venetian Prealps and the→

<img width="603" height="362" src="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Villa.jpg?resize=603%2C362&ssl=1" class="image wp-post-image" alt="Villa Pisani Maze" title="How to get lost in the Villa Pisani Maze" itemprop="image" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Villa.jpg?resize=603%2C362&ssl=1 603w, https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Villa.jpg?resize=333%2C200&ssl=1 333w" sizes="(max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px" data-attachment-id="4773" data-permalink="https://mycornerofitaly.com/how-to-get-lost-in-the-villa-pisani-maze/villa-3/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Villa.jpg?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1" data-orig-size="800,600" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Villa Pisani Maze" data-image-description="<p>Villa Pisani Maze</p> " data-image-caption="<p>Villa Pisani Maze</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Villa.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Villa.jpg?fit=740%2C555&ssl=1" />

Villa Pisani Maze

Nature & SportsApril 7, 2016 3

How to get lost in the Villa Pisani Maze

During my last visit to this beautiful villa in Stra I had not the chance to enter→

<img width="603" height="362" src="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/DSCN9580.jpg?resize=603%2C362&ssl=1" class="image wp-post-image" alt="Marostica" title="Marostica: castles, chess and cherries" itemprop="image" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/DSCN9580.jpg?resize=603%2C362&ssl=1 603w, https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/DSCN9580.jpg?resize=333%2C200&ssl=1 333w" sizes="(max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px" data-attachment-id="4503" data-permalink="https://mycornerofitaly.com/marostica/dscn9580/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/DSCN9580.jpg?fit=1200%2C834&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,834" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Marostica" data-image-description="<p>Marostica</p> " data-image-caption="<p>Marostica</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/DSCN9580.jpg?fit=300%2C209&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/mycornerofitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/DSCN9580.jpg?fit=740%2C515&ssl=1" />

Marostica

Castles & VillasFebruary 25, 2016 0

Marostica: castles, chess and cherries

Marostica is a little town in the province of Vicenza, mostly known for its delicious→

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