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From Venice's famed waterways, to small towns that produce some of the world's most beloved wines and cheeses, here's how to have a sensory journey through Italy's Veneto region. Built on a group of ...

Founded in the 2nd century B.C. in northern Italy, Vicenza prospered under Venetian rule from the early 15th to the end of the 18th century. The work of Andrea Palladio (1508–80), based on a detailed ...

Inducing a surreal physical experience through minimal maneuvers, buildings with smooth concrete panels and simple geometric volumes instinctively hint at the work of Japanese architect Tadao Ando. At ...