Mountain Monte Berico and the Church of Santa Maria di Monte Berico .  Monte Berico - is, in fact, a small hill overlooking the Vicenza and is part of the hilly circuit Colli Berici .  It is located a short distance from the historic city center .  On top of the visible church of Santa Maria di Monte Berico, devoted to the patroness of Vicenza .  A little further, on a hill Ambellikopoli in a villa Guichcholi it is the Museum of the Risorgimento and the Resistance, and around the fork broken English garden .  Prior to the northern facade of the church of Santa Maria di Monte Berico extends Piazzale della Vittoria, which offers superb views of the city and the northern part of the province until the Vicentina foothills of the Alps .  This area is declared a national monument .  Climb to the church can be composed of the 192's ladder rungs Scaletta, which starts from the famous Palladian Arco delle Scaletta Piazza Frakkon, or stairs, designed by Francesco Mouton in 1746, the year .  The total length of the final steps is about 700 meters . 

Church of Santa Maria di Monte Berico is the title of a small basilica. According to legend, the Blessed Virgin Mary was twice at this place one farmer named Vincenzo Pasini. The first time it happened in 1426, the year, and the second - in 1428-m. In those years, the Veneto area suffered from a terrible plague. Mary promised that if the people of Vicenza built a church on the hill, it will save them from suffering. The residents follow the instructions and built the temple in just 3 months. Later, the building was converted into the first churches in the sanctuary. Over his project the architect Carlo Burrell and decorations engaged sculptor Orazio Marinaite.

Today Monte Berico - this is the most elegant and quiet residential area of ​​Vicenza, located away from busy highways, and located at the same time just a few minutes drive from the city center with its infrastructure. The mountain slopes are dotted with villas and small cottages.