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Europe is flush with tourists and tourism, so finding a great destination without crowds is difficult. To minimize the overflow problem, this shoulder season is the best time to visit one of my favorite Italian cities, one that offers heart-stirring architecture, swish accommodations, and the real Romeo & Juliet house (sorry, Verona). Vicenza, in t...

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Vicenza is a captivating city in the Veneto region of northeast Italy, the capital of the province with the same name (Vicenza). It is located at the base of Monte Berico, a hill to the south with a Roman Catholic shrine on top that overlooks the city. Vicenza, Italy, is best known as the epicenter of Palladian architecture (both for the well-prese...

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This autumn, when Teatro Olimpico closes its 76th season of classic plays, the historic Italian theater will premiere “Americans in Vicenza” at the Soldiers’ Theatre on Caserma Ederle. Col. Matthew Gomlak, U.S. Army Garrison Italy commander, announced the show recently during a red-carpet engagement at Teatro Olimpico. “It is an absolute honor to r...

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Ceramics have been made in Nove (Vicenza) for three hundred years, and in fact this artistic endeavour owes its success to a favourable conjunction of political, economical and environmental factors. The oldest and most illustrious manufacturers sprang up along the Isacchina canal, a waterway that runs through the historic centre of Nove, and on th...

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In a small workshop near Vicenza, Italy, artisans make traditional-looking roofing tiles with a hidden difference: Each module contains solar photovoltaic cells. The family-owned company that makes the tiles, Dyaqua, started developing its “Invisible Solar” products more than a decade ago. Solar panels “were spreading much faster than before, and o...

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I was born in this area and carry it in my heart. Here I grew up seeing the sunsets and sunrises over our hills. I’ve visited the Palladian villas and tasted dishes and wines that have been handed down for generations. In short, Vicenza is my home and I am proud of it. Today, I am taking you with me on a journey of history, culture and, food and wi...

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For Col. Matthew Gomlak, pausing to highlight the achievements of garrison employees and local community members is a pleasure of the job. Gomlak, commander of U.S. Army Garrison Italy, took part in a July 28 awards ceremony where he applauded more than 60 Soldiers, civilians and Italian carabinieri for their service to the community. “One of my fa...

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Sunlight parted storm clouds as paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade at Caserma Del Din paused to remember their fallen. During the ceremony, held just ahead of Memorial Day weekend, Col. Michael Kloepper and Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Chapin, the command team for the 173rd, unveiled a memorial stone from Afghanistan. Kloepper welcomed t...

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When three mayors from Vicenza province toured the Northeast in late-April, they gained a new perspective on the U.S. Army, American history and much more. While the Vicenza area has been home to thousands of Americans over the past seven decades, this first-of-its-kind trip to the States gave Nicola Ferronato, mayor of Caldogno, Renzo Marangon, ma...

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It may be because the extent of the vineyards is neither large nor small (3,000 hectares of vineyards), or perhaps because the neighbouring denominations, such as Valpolicella, Soave, Conegliano Valdobbiadene or Bardolino make more “noise” and mostly other figures, the fact remains that the district of the Colli Berici – a sort of hilly island that...

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