Veneto Labyrinth Tour

The first stop will be the centuries-old labyrinth in the Monumental Garden of Valsanzibio, created with six thousand evergreen boxwood shrubs planted between 1664-1669. Designed by architect Luigi Bernini on the instructions of San Gregorio Barbarigo, this labyrinth represents the arduous path of human perfectibility. You will proceed between the high boxwood walls, searching for the way out. There will be many shortcuts that will mislead you, leading you into one of six dead ends, symbolising the deadly vices of Gluttony, Lust, Avarice, Sloth, Wrath and Envy, or into the vicious circle representing Pride. The lesson this labyrinth will leave you with is that the right path is never the seemingly shortest one. Once out of this ‘hellish’ labyrinth, you will be ready to face limbo.

When you arrive at the Castle of San Pelagio, you will walk through the labyrinth of mirrors, a symbol of disorientation: you risk losing your bearings and, through a visual game that creates a sense of estrangement, even yourself. The labyrinth, with no dead ends, represents purgatory, a spiral with only one exit. Once you understand the key to liberation - retracing your steps - you will be ready for paradise.

The last labyrinth will take you to a heavenly place in the green Venetian countryside where horses live by the natural method. In this place of peace and silence, you will walk through a lavender labyrinth inspired by the one created at Notre Dame de Chartes by the Knights Templar. Inebriated by the scent of this officinal plant and free of all worries, you will end your journey knowing that the sometimes tortuous path of life is worth living in order to achieve your dreams and goals.