Asolo, Castelfranco Veneto, Bassano
del Grappa
Asolo: small jewel set among Grappa’s
degrading hills, valued and embellished by Caterina Cornaro
who obtained its lordship. It offers to the tourist medieval
views, Venetian architectures, memories of great writers
and artists.
Castelfranco Veneto: quadrilateral fortification
erected by the city of Treviso in strategic position on
the left of the torrent Muson in the late XII century;
today is a trade and industrial centre of relief.
Bassano del Grappa: situated to the stratums
of the mount Grappa where the river Brenta ends up in
the Padana Plain. Inhabited since the pre historical age,
the settlement spread out on both the river’s banks,
connected thanks to the historical Ponte Vecchio and the
modern Ponte della Vittoria. |
Program:
in the morning, departure for Asolo: the Dome with artworks
of Lorenzo Lotto, Jacopo da Bassano, Vivarini, the Civic
Museum, the Loggia of Capitan of ‘400 with archaeological
section, the picture-gallery and memories of Eleonora
Duse. Little far away, the famous villa Barbaro of Palladio.
Lunch in restaurant with typical menu.
In the afternoon visit to Castelfranco Veneto: the Dome
of F.M Preti with Giorgione altarpiece. Giorgione’s
house with the fresco of the liberal and mechanical arts
attributed to the same artist. The academic theatre of
F.M. Preti, one of the most beautiful and original Italian
theatres. Nearby Villa Revedin-Bolasco and Palladio’s
masterpiece Villa Emo.
End of the excursion with a walk in Bassano and return. |
