Tested tours and new art destinations make Abano and the Abano Ritz Hotel the ideal starting point for sensible tourism, creating a sort of "spinneret" of the Venetian cities of art.

Padova can be visited in many ways, choosing for example one of the many itineraries that conform to its different souls.
The Antonian itinerary will lead to the discovery of religious sites, regarding the figure of Saint Anthony of Padova; the art itinerary will offer art rarities from the fourteenth century including Giotto’s masterpiece in his Scrovegni Chapel. Padova also possesses an ancient university “soul”, which can give the tour a scientific setting with visits to the historical sites of the athenaeum, such as the Bo Palace with the famous Anatomy Theatre. A tour of the most famous squares of Padova is a must, beginning from Prato della Valle, the largest European square.

Vicenza is a name that is inevitably bound to the great architect Andrea Palladio. Beginning your visit from the historical centre of Vicenza, it is possible to discover the main works of this famous architect: the numerous buildings designed for the nobles, such as Palazzo Chiericati, which is today the home of the Civic Museum, but also public buildings like the Basilica or the Olympic Theatre. In the outskirts of Vicenza you will find the most famous villa: Villa Capra, otherwise called “La Rotonda”.

Verona has preserved evidence of its secular history during the centuries. The Stone Bridge, the Arch of Gavi, Porta Borsari and Porta dei Leoni, but above all the Roman Theatre and the Arena are the most important and most well-preserved monuments of the Roman epoch.
The religious patrimony is particularly rich, with the Churches of St. Lorenzo, St. Zeno and St. Stefano, the Cathedral of St. Maria Matricolare.
Verona is the “city of lovers”: the city of Romeo and Juliet and Shakespeare.
The lyric season takes place from June to September in the Arena of Verona, one of the most well-preserved amphitheatres in the world.

Treviso, contained within the sixteenth-century walls, does not attract the visitor with a particular monument, but with the city in its entirety, adorned by coloured buildings and elegant palaces, and with flowing water from the Sile River.
The province of Treviso is also pleasant in its entirety: if we mention only the artworks or its natural beauties, we would neglect the refinement of the cuisine and the wine production, appreciated throughout the whole world.

Abano Ritz as the starting point for an extraordinary journey along the history of Venetian architecture, from the 16th to the 18th century:

■ The Patrician Venetian villas of the Brenta river, "la Malcontenta" and "Villa Pisani" designed by A.Palladio.

■ The villas of Padova, belonging to the Lords of the Venetian Republic: Villa Barbarigo, Villa Emo, Castello del Catajo, Villa Contarini.

■ The villas of Vicenza, designed by great architects: Villa Malinverni, Villa Rocca Pisana, villa Malvarana.

Consult with AbanoRitz to book trips and excursions, or simply to receive advice on the destinations not to be missed.