Some places are worth a mention on their own, and Vicenza is one. It is difficult to use words to describe its glory, so I’ll let my images do the talking.

At first sight it is the super-elegant, grand buildings & wide piazzas that grab the eye.

The city is known as the showpiece of the 16th century architect Andea Palladio & his successor Vincenzo Scamozzi – elegant, cultured , artistic.

Today, their legacy is offset by the weekly market, bringing bustle & colour, diversity & humanity to its classic lines.

A smogasburg of age, ethnicity, class, appearance, dress, background mix in the streets & piazzas. They live & walk & work together.