We went to the Veneto region to catch up with Sylvia and Krantz at their family home in Illasi. We were to meet in Cortina in the Dolomites, but with maximum temperatures of 8 degrees in summer, further south seemed a better idea. It was a much nicer place to end each day with an aperitivo!
Our first day we spent walking in the hills above Verona and Lake Garda through breathtaking scenery.
The next day we went to Vicenza. This is known as "the city of Palladio" and we were not disappointed with the number of villas we saw but were especially pleased to see his "
Teatro Olimpico (Olympic Theatre):
and his
Villa Capra "La Rotonda" :
The next day we went to Marostica which has a live chess game played every two years - we have to wait a year as I really want to go to that and Malcolm was excited about the billy cart race from the castle above the town finishing in the main piazza. Unfortunately there were not enough of us to play, but Krantz got to be King, Sylvia Queen and me a bishop! The pawn took the photo.
Later that day we went to Bassano del Grappa which is where grappa was first distilled. Krantz and Malcolm enjoyed a shot. The town's symbol is the covered wooden bridge designed by Palladio.
The next day we headed back home via Treviso - home of Benetton, bridges and busty statues.
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