Villa Tacchi, a residence of Palladian design, is located 7 kilometers from Vicenza, encircled by the green countryside. The beauty and glamour of this villa, built at the end of the XVIIth century, come from its simple purity and subtle connection with its surrounding landscape. Its first owner was the rich Gazzo Beretta Family from Venice. Recently Medical Systems has transformed the villa into a meeting center, provided with modern equipments for workshops, meetings, conventions and lectures while preserving the original traditions and history of the building. The dome shaped icebox, built at the end of the eighteenth century, represented a modernization of contemporary iceboxes, which basically consisted of a hole digged in the ground covered with a thick layer of leaves. The function of the icebox was to preserve the largest possible quantity of ice. Its old shape was later replaced by stones to form the basement and the walls, thereby avoiding direct contact between the ice and the ground permeable to water and air. In this way thermal variations were limited. The circular structure represented the best solution to balance the force of the ground against the lateral icebox surface, its shape increased the ice capacity for a longer time. Thanks to the innovation, it was possible to preserve ice for several months and the owners were able to keep food and beverages fresh.Villa Tacchi, a residence of Palladian design, is located 7 kilometers from Vicenza, encircled by the green countryside. The beauty and glamour of this villa, built at the end of the XVIIth century, come from its simple purity and subtle connection with its surrounding landscape. Its first owner was the rich Gazzo Beretta Family from Venice. Recently Medical Systems has transformed the villa into a meeting center, provided with modern equipments for workshops, meetings, conventions and lectures while preserving the original traditions and history of the building. The dome shaped icebox, built at the end of the eighteenth century, represented a modernization of contemporary iceboxes, which basically consisted of a hole digged in the ground covered with a thick layer of leaves. The function of the icebox was to preserve the largest possible quantity of ice. Its old shape was later replaced by stones to form the basement and the walls, thereby avoiding direct contact between the ice and the ground permeable to water and air. In this way thermal variations were limited. The circular structure represented the best solution to balance the force of the ground against the lateral icebox surface, its shape increased the ice capacity for a longer time. Thanks to the innovation, it was possible to preserve ice for several months and the owners were able to keep food and beverages fresh. Villa Tacchi is a charming XVIIth century villa in Palladian style characterized by the width of its spaces (both interiors and gardens) and by the splendour of the building. The hall faces an array of gardens. Its rooms, carefully furnished, offer the warmth of a familiar environment. Close by there is a very beautiful church and an icebox, that dates back to the end of the XVIIIth century, with a typical dome on top.The Villa Tacchi hotel is located in Gazzo Padovano, 7 km from Vicenza, a wonderful setting surrounded by the green countryside. Due to its strategical position, the Villa Tacchi hotel is a perfect starting point for excursions to the most important Venetian cities.Villa Tacchi offers 49 rooms with bathroom: 5 junior suites, 29 double rooms, 15 single rooms, equipped with air conditioning, refrigerator, Sat Tv and safe. Bedrooms are located on the 2nd and 3rd floor of Villa Tacchi, easily accessible with a lift, carefully and functionally furnished to offer guests an agreeable staying. All bedrooms are furnished with coloured marbles, the floors and the ceilings are different in taste, refinement and modernity and the entrance doors on the 3rd floor alternate bright and original colours. On the ground floor there are four rooms for disabled guests, who, however, have easy access to any part of the hotel, thanks to the internal lifts and routes with admittance ramps. An agreeable and original passage of thirteen doors painted with pastel colours welcome you in the east wing of our hotel and if you pass them, you will be wrapped by a warm and soft hug, that let you have a day-dreaming atmosphere…