Basilica Palladiana

Physical access:
The entrance to the Basilica is from Piazza dei Signori, from the entrance toward Bissara Tower, which can be reached by climbing three steps or a ramp with an 8% slope.
The Basilica Palladiana has four floors, all accessible by two elevators (90 cm door, 140 x 192 cm interior for the elevator connecting floors -1 to 1; 80 cm door, 90 x 133 cm interior for the elevator connecting floors 1 and 2).
On the ground floor are the ticket office, the Tourist Information and Reception desk, the learning space, the cloakroom with lockers with keys, and the bookshop when exhibitions are on.
The Archaeological Area is located in the basement, accessible by stairs or elevator and featuring 135-cm wide walkways.
On the first floor is the upper loggia surrounding the Basilica Hall. Access to the hall is via a passageway with a ramp with a 7% slope at the entrance and a 12% slope at the exit.
From the loggia, you can access the Terrace on the second floor, accessible by elevator or spiral staircase. The Terrace is reached via the upper Domus room, accessible via a 10% ramp allowing to avoid two steps.
The two doors connecting the Domus to the Terrace are accessed via two small ramps with a 12% slope allowing to step over the threshold.

Toilets:
Two toilets are on the first floor: a disabled-accessible toilet with a grab bar and a women's restroom with a changing table in the anteroom; as well as a second restroom for men.
On the second floor, before the Domus room, are two toilets, one of which is disabled-accessible and does not have a grab bar.

3D reproductions of works:
  • Lombard cross
  • Ribbed dolio vase and lid with notched decoration, 2nd-1st century BC
  • Central-Gaulish terra sigillata ceramic cup decorated with animal motifs (birds and hares), late 1st-2nd century AD
  • Central-Gaulish terra sigillata ceramic cup decorated with ovules, late 1st-2nd century AD Firmalampe-type open-channel lamp, mid 1st-3rd century AD

Other visitor aids:
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) guide to the monument
  • EsplorandoVi: tactile model of the city of Vicenza with audio guide in Italian and English
  • Tactile map of the archaeological area with text and Braille information
  • Chairs available in the Hall and on the Terrace
  • Cloakroom lockers
  • Bookshop (during temporary exhibitions)
  • Bar service on the Terrace during the summer months