The town of Vicenza has remote origins, that go back to the prehistoric age. In the medioeval area Vicenza was under the domination of the Scaligery dynasty, but from 1404 to 1797 the long Venetian domination guaranteed four centuries of peace and well-being. The art reached very high levels and the economy grew. The 16th century was the time of the great architect Andrea Palladio, who left Vicenza and the whole world a priceless artistic heritage. In the 19th century, after the fall of Napoleone, the town passed to the Austrians and later belonged to the Lombard Venetian Kingdom.
In 1866 it was united to the Kingdom of Italy. The first World War was mostly fought in the province of Vicenzas, while the Second World War also affected the town, that was seriously damaged by bombs.