Vicenza

Since 2025 the municipal IRPEF surcharge follows the three national brackets, with rates from 0.70% to 0.80% and an exemption up to 15,000 euros; the Comune presents it as the lowest among Veneto's provincial capitals. In 2026 the Region funded a voucher for annual passes. OMI rents and prices are in the data.

ATER Vicenza manages public housing in the province, with the 2026 calls being published and applications by appointment; it also offers student beds and agreed-rent homes outside public housing. ESU Padova runs the San Raffaele residence in the city.

Residence is declared within 20 days of moving, online on ANPR, by email, certified email, registered post or by appointment at the Registry Office in piazza delle Biade 26; proof of the right to live in the home is required. The ZTL desk in the same building issues the pink resident permit, by appointment.

To enter with a dog, cat or ferret you need a microchip, an EU pet passport or health certificate and a valid rabies vaccination. Mandatory registration in the regional pet register, lead at all times and a muzzle to hand. Pets allowed on trains under Trenitalia rules and in apartment buildings by law.

Rules depend on who is arriving: EU/EEA/Swiss citizens (no visa, registration with the Comune after three months), non-EU citizens for stays up to 90 days (Schengen rule, type C visa where required) and for long stays (national type D visa and a residence permit within eight working days of arrival).

Urban, suburban and extra-urban buses are run by SVT, which also operates on-demand and evening services and the bus station. From October to April the most polluting vehicles may not circulate from 8:30 to 18:30 in the area set by the anti-smog ordinance.

Euro, cards accepted almost everywhere, a legal cash limit. Anyone living in Italy for most of the year is tax resident and taxed on worldwide income under three IRPEF brackets; specific regimes exist for the self-employed (forfettario), inbound workers, foreign pensioners and new residents. Contributions go to INPS; annual return with the 730 or Redditi form.

Vicenza is in the East District of ULSS 8 Berica. The San Bortolo hospital on viale Rodolfi leads a network of six hospitals, with a 24-hour emergency department; bookings at the city desks and on toll-free 800 403960, out-of-hours care on 116117.

Non-EU pensioners enter with the elective residence visa, EU pensioners through free movement; public healthcare is accessible by compulsory or voluntary registration. Optional 7% regime on foreign income for those moving to small southern municipalities. Cheap houses in villages, services concentrated in cities.

In 2024 the province of Vicenza exported 22.7 billion euros, slightly down, dropping out of Italy's top three provinces; jewellery is the largest item and Germany the largest market. Vicenza's public job centre is on via Legione Gallieno and works by appointment.

A VAT number (partita IVA) from the Agenzia delle Entrate for freelancers; for businesses the Comunicazione Unica to the Registro delle Imprese, which also notifies the Agenzia, INPS, INAIL and SUAP. Main forms: sole proprietorship, SNC/SAS, SRL and SRLS, SPA. Compulsory PEC, annual chamber fee, e-invoicing. Invitalia incentives; non-EU citizens need a self-employment permit or the investor visa.

The University of Verona has taught in Vicenza since 1999–2000: business and political economics, law and statistics on viale Margherita, plus physiotherapy and nursing. Student-support services come from ESU Verona (three catering points) and ESU Padova (San Raffaele residence and a canteen).

Vicenza's identity is tied to Andrea Palladio and to the Accademia Olimpica, which commissioned the Teatro Olimpico. The International Centre for Architectural Studies Andrea Palladio has its museum here. The municipality is organised in neighbourhood councils that discuss projects and collaboration pacts for their areas.

From October to April Vicenza restricts by ordinance the most polluting vehicles from 8:30 to 18:30, on weekdays at green level and every day during alerts. Levels depend on ARPAV PM10 forecasts at the Quartiere Italia station.

The Teatro Olimpico with its stage set of Thebes, the 23 Palladian buildings of the UNESCO centre, the Palladio Museum and the villas of the Veneto; the Monte Berico sanctuary, "Vicenza's balcony", celebrates its 600-year jubilee in 2026. Until 17 January 2027 the Giandomenico Tiepolo exhibition at the Gallerie d'Italia.

The Comune looks after seven historic parks and gardens, from Parco Querini along the Bacchiglione to Campo Marzo near the station and the Giardino della Vittoria on Monte Berico. From June to September «Estate nei parchi» offers free sports classes open to everyone in four parks.