BUILT IN VICENZA BY THE BRILLIANT ARCHITECT ANDREA PALLADIO (1508-1580), IT IS PROBABLY HIS MOST FAMOUS WORK. THE CITY OF VICENZA AND THE PALLADIAN VILLAS HAVE BEEN LISTED AS UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES SINCE 1994. FOR OVER 50 YEARS THE CASTAGNA CUCINE'S HEADQUARTERS HAVE BEEN IN VALDAGNO, NEAR VICENZA, IN THE HEART OF THE LEGENDARY, INDUSTRIOUS ITALIAN NORTH-EAST. THE VICENZAN INHABITANTS' ENTREPRENEURSHIP, RELIABILITY AND CONSISTENCY ARE RECOGNIZED WORLDWIDE, AS WELL AS THE REFINED AND SUPERIOR QUALITY OF THEIR PRODUCTS.