San Vito

So the next leg of our journey was San Vito, a tiny little town (home of the architect Carlos Scarpa) where you'll find a tiny cemetery called Brion Cemetery. In which there is a memorial 'park' designed by Scarpa entirely out of site-cast concrete- and it's considered the most important work of his life. He's actually buried there. 

I wont go into detail about the memorial but it was really incredible. The whole thing was an analogy for what happens to a married couple in the after-life (namely the Brion Family). It was complete with tomb, reflecting pools, a chapel, and other amazing details. The use of water

 running through the site and the way he controlled light with the shapes and angles made me think he was clinically insane. 

There was this one part when you entered where you were supposed to mentally remove yourself from your body in order to prepare yourself for some intense reflection and spiritualization so Scarpa had a door there that was mirrored glass so you could see yourself, but instead of opening it, you had to reach up to the top and push the door down which slid into the floor. You were literally pushing your self image away and into the ground. It was so cool- the whole thing was filled with stuff like that. 

If you're ever in the area, check it out!