Having done the “Big Town,” we visited the Palladian Villa Foscari, just outside Venice. This was the first time we had seen a building by Andrea Palladio. Prior to this, our experience had been limited to a visit to Mr. Jefferson’s version, Monticello.  From the classy exterior to the two-storey main salon to the beautiful symmetry of the building, also know as La Malcontenta, was a revelation. From there went to Padua, which claims to be the oldest city in northern Italy.