Vicenza

Vicenza (population 107,223) is the capital of the province of Vicenza in the Veneto region, northern Italy at the northern base of the Monti Berici, straddling the Bacchiglione. At {{coor dm|45|33|N|11|33|E|region:IT_type:city(107233)}}, Vicenza is approximately 60 km west of Venice and 200 km east of Milan. The city has an active and lively industrial sector, which is especially famous for jewelry and clothing factories. The Gold Exposition is world-famous and it takes place in Vicenza three times per year (January, June, September).

Famous people from Vicenza

• Roberto Baggio, soccer player
• Federico Faggin, inventor
• Antonio Fogazzaro, writer
• Andrea Palladio, architect
• Goffredo Parise, writer
• Guido Piovene, writer
• Antonio Pigafetta, explorer
• Vincenzo Scamozzi, architect
• Tullio Campagnolo, Bicycle maker
• Manuel Righele, novelist and short story writer
• Luigi Meneghello, writer (professor at Reading University)