VICENZA FOOD GUIDE
For the fifth consecutive year, the province of Vicenza holds the Slow Food record in the Veneto region
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VICENZA WINE
FOSSIL SEA
Grenache over a fossil tropical sea
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SLOW FOOD RECORD
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What seven snails actually mean
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VICENZA LOCAL FOOD
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The secret behind one of Italy’s rarest corn varieties
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100+ places across Vicenza for traditional food, Slow Food, Michelin restaurants, mountain dairies, bakeries, wine, rare local products and food stories worth travelling for.
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DAY TRIP FROM VENICE
A GARDEN YOU CAN VISIT THROUGH SIGHT, SOUND AND TOUCH
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PERIOD DRAMA
Before La Traviata and Aida, Verdi’s very first opera centered on a wedding disaster here
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TABLE FOR 2
Follow a hidden stone staircase down into an 11th-century cellar to taste the best native wines.
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HORSE LOVERS
The Sacred Horse Sanctuary: See the 3,000-Year-Old Bronze Bridles Hidden Inside Vicenza’s Museum
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DAY TRIP FROM VENICE
The 'Black Cow' of Vicenza: The Unexpected Green Escape You Need to See
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ENVIRONMENTAL ARCHITECTURE
The LILA Jury Award-winning sixty-five hectare airfield transformation.
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ACTIVITY
The five-hundred-kilometer Nordic skiing network across the Finland of Italy
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CITY CENTRE
a 1300s lapis-lazuli moon clock hidden in the historic tower.
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ART & GREEN
Walk from waterfall to waterfall, then climb inside a giant nest made from 2,500 roots
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UNIQUE EXPERIENCE IN ITALY
Craft a Ring Inside This Vicenza Hidden Gem Voted a Top Pick by the New York Post
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JAPAN LOVERS
The first official Tokyo avant-garde Ikebana masterclass in Italy, hidden in the heart of vicenza
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PERIOD DRAMA
WHAT DO THE PRINCE OF WALES, ENDLESS LOVE LETTERS AND A PALLADIAN VILLA HAVE IN COMMON?
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