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Begun by Palladio the year of his death, it was the first covered theater in Europe and is still used today.
The 16th-century Rialto Bridge is one of Venice’s architectural icons, designed by Antonio da Ponte for a competition entered by Michelangelo, Palladio, and Sansovino — it’s still one of the liveliest spots in town.
First stop, off a side road to Fusina, is Palladio’s La Malcontenta (1571), to which a too-flighty Venetian countess was sent to pine, malcontentedly, in exquisite isolation on the canal.
If you wonder what to think of it, Palladio’s modest opinion was that it “ranked among the most noble and most beautiful edifices since ancient times, not only for its grandeur and ornaments, but also its materials” (hard white limestone).
The main commercial street is, inevitably, Corso Andrea Palladio, lined with the master’s elegant mansions (today converted to major banks, swank stores, and cafés) and others by disciples; his simple home was at no.