Religious, Spiritual sights in Vicenza
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Chiesa di Santa Corona
Two blocks east of Contrà Porti is a splendid sidestreet: Contrà di Santa Corona, named after Chiesa di Santa Corona. Built by the Dominicans in 1261 to house a relic from Christ’s crown of thorns, this Romanesque brick church also houses three light-filled masterpieces: Palladio’s 1576 Valmarana Chapel in the crypt, Paolo Veronese’s Adoration of the Magi, much praised by Goethe, and Giovanni Bellini’s radiant Baptism of Christ, where the holy event is witnessed by a trio of Veneto beauties and a curious red bird.
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Basilica di Monte Berico
The hilltop Basilica di Monte Berico offers panoramic view of the Palladian city below. The basilica was built in the 18th century to replace a Gothic structure where the Virgin Mary herself is said to have made two appearances in 1426. An impressive 18th-century colonnade runs uphill to the church, roughly parallel to Viale X Giugno. Bus 18 (€1.50) runs here from Via Roma.
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Basilica Palladiana
Dazzling white Piovene stone arches frame shady double arcades in the Basilica Palladiana, designed in 1549.
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