Bob and Jenny's Bed & Breakfast lodging in Vicenza Italy

Day trips in northern Italy

Thiene

The city of Thiene - 30 minutes from Vicenza, has an active and lively industrial sector and is composed mainly of small-to-medium sized companies. It is also considered one of the richest cities in Italy.

Of architectural interest is the Villa Thiene at Quinto Vicentino - Vicenza.
Built for Marco Antonio and Adriano Thiene, brothers and nobles from Vicenza in 1545, it was never completed. In 1552 Adriano Thiene died in France and family interests gradually shifted to Ferrara. As a result only a small portion of the grandiose project was ever realised, but probably neither the Venetians nor the other Vicentine nobles would have accepted such a private kingdom in the centre of their city. Thiene can easily be reached by bus or car and has lots of intersting shops to browse for shoppers with deep pockets.

Historical reenactment in Thiene