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In the streets of Asolo, a dream of art and poetry, memories and beauty

Emotions and memories of history and landscape
Inhabited since the ninth century. BC, in Roman times became Asolo municipium as the Acelum. In the Dark Ages the city became part of the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Treviso, which abolished the old custom of celebrating the harvest with the sound of drums, and later, in the fifteenth century, came the rule of Venice, which coincided with a period of great splendor at the end of the century, the former Queen of Cyprus Caterina Cornaro created around himself a magnificent Renaissance court, attracting artists and scholars of great prestige and enriching Asolo splendid monuments: among the most illustrious people there was Peter Bembo, who wrote, in fact, the "Asolo". A stone's throw from urbanization Veneto plain, Asolo today presents itself as a sort of unexpected dream with open eyes, "a casket of goielli, surrounded by green hills of Asolo, in a landscape that at times brings to mind the paintings of painters of the sixteenth century. A Renaissance here never ends, it is true that for centuries the beauty of the town and its landscape attracted other great artists, writers and intellectuals such as Palladio, Canova and Massari, who called Asolo Carducci or "the city of a hundred horizons", or Manlio Brusatin for which it was a "rare city of houses that speak," perhaps wanting to represent the deep esressività issued by the noble buildings Asolo.
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Considered one of the most interesting art centers in the region, Asolo surprises for the abundance of the remains of its past. The medieval mark, still recognizable by the walls and the imposing castle, which overlooks the town from the top of Monte Ricco, moreover, is overwhelmed by the Renaissance style, which features a heavily built-up area of \u200b\u200brare refinement. The routes of access to Asolo are many and you can not trace one, because the wealth of monuments reserve surprises continued the visitor, often causing it to deviate from a predetermined path. In any event, a landmark key is certainly the Piazza Garibaldi, pulsating heart of the city, a meeting place for all Asolo, "living room" emblematic of the healthy and peaceful life of the province. In the clearing stands out a sixteenth-century fountain with the lion of St. Mark, in memory of the happy rule of the "Serenissima" (this part is still alive said: "Venice is Venice and Asolo Asolo), the Palazzo della Ragione (the administrative Renaissance of the slot, currently houses the Civic Museum, inside the Sala della Ragione and a fresco on the facade of the Contarini), and especially the beautiful Cathedral, which preserves the original facade in Roman dress and in various works 'art including Assumption of Lorenzo Lotto (1506). After a stop in the pretty square, you may refer to some specific city streets, which are in themselves rather omognei itineraries and tidy and overlooked ediifici of great interest: Browning Street (one of the most elegant streets of Asolo, with Polo Palace, Tobacco House, Zen Fountain and Villa Stark), Via Bembo (useful for exploring the walls and climb to the fortress, from which vast panorama), Via Regina Cornaro (between rows of close-century frescoed palaces and galleries, with the Queen's Castle, now Teatro Duse, and the Torre Civica), Via Canova (with Duse House, Casa De Maria, the Church of Santa Caterina and nearby Palazzo Pasquali, with a plaque commemorating the residence of Napoleon, and the so-called Villa de Matthew Lombard House) and Via Dante (the former Monastery of San Pietro, which belonged to the Benedictines). Other architectures are also noteworthy Villa Contarini, on the hill of the Armenians, the Armenians Villa, decorated with frescoes, the Church of St. Anne and the thirteenth-century church of San Gottardo, both with frescoes, and the historic cemetery, with the Tomb Eleonora Duse, actress loved by D'Annunzio, and the Tomb of Freya Stark, in Piazza are Brugnoli Villa Pasini-Scotti and the remains of a Roman aqueduct known as "The Bot".
Legends of Asolo "secret"

Asolo also a city of mysteries and legends, as well as dramatic events: few people know about this dark side of town, which, unsuspected, hidden behind the apparent serenity and amenities of palaces, churches and landscapes. And it is the first castle, which stands alone and majestic, as was now distant from the lives of Asolo, to conceal some of these mysteries. Commonly cited as a medieval building, its origins, according to some local scholars would still rather uncertain, and many of the same according to ancient Asolo, have attributed to the long ago, before the Roman period, and refer to the population the Hills. In fact, from the sources it was determined that before the fortress there was a church on the hill-top medieval, but what remains in the memory of Asolo are different, quirky folk tales, like that one day he saw a farmer near the rock a cock (!) lay eggs which would be black escaped horrible little devils, or another story, incredibly deep-rooted among the Asolo, which speaks of a "golden goat" buried between the fortress and city walls, and which were even recently dedicated the appropriate excavation "archaeological" ... Far more interesting however the legend that speaks of a secret underground passage that connects the fortress above "not only with the Queen's Castle, in the Middle Ages was the" fortress less, but even with his beloved and lavish Venice! One last rumor was shewn increasingly large over time, then speaks of a Cathar presence in Asolo, in the context of a broader movement heretical active in the Middle Ages between Vicenza and Treviso. This theory is supported by the period of the Lordship of Ezzelino Romano, the latter known sympathizer of the complex and fascinating doctrine of the Cathars. It seems that the Franciscans were later to combat this heresy is now rampant in the streets of Asolo, as witnessed, even in a symbolic manner, some frescoes in an ancient monastery founded in the tradition of the same Francis of Assisi and dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel. A fact not mysterious, but tragically real Lastly a small Jewish community that settled here in Belvedere Road and murdered in 1547.
Food and Wine, crafts and a rare revival
Asolo also offers great ideas for fans food. Coffee, wine bars and craft shops, a slow walk through the streets of the city reveals itself as a moment of relaxation, the discovery of traditions and knowledge that here, unlike elsewhere, there have been quite lost. It may well appreciate and understand the different local production and more generally the territory of Asolo such as pearl white corn, cheese Morlacco, cheese and Bastardo Biso ("Pea") Borgo del Grappa, kidney beans to Levada, apples Monfumo, oil and honey in the foothills of Grappa, cherries Maser and, last but not least, wines such as Merlot, Cabernet, Prosecco, Chardonnay and Pinot. Asolo particularly enjoys wine-doc "Montello e Colli Asolo. A place of great charm, in short, that few know how to combine art, history, scenery, gastronomy and traditions, the latter testified, finally, the now famous Palio di Asolo (third Sunday in September), preceded by a procession town, where the six quarters of Asolo (Asolo, Casella, Villaraspa, Villa d'Asolo, Ca 'and Giupponi Pagnano) will compete in an unusual race that is in tow until an ancient Roman chariot Foresto Vecchio in the shortest time possible! The strange event commemorates and celebrates the taking possession of the city (October 10, 1489) by Caterina Cornaro, placed the government of Asolo to Venice: in fact the cart you see a lady in fact, called the Queen and choice among girls of the district, which symbolizes the very enlightened patron. An extraordinary event in short, unique and not to be missed, perhaps taking advantage of as a special opportunity to visit Asolo.
Around Asolo Asolo
The area houses one of the most charming and characteristic Venetian landscapes, including rolling hills of alternating woods and meadows, olive groves and vineyards, and dotted with houses decorated with pines and cypresses and splendid Palladian villas (Villa Barbaro in all), surrounded by parks. In this scenario you have the enchanting sensation often travel in a painting, and there are many opportunities to really get the atmosphere, perhaps starting with one of the many cozy cottages and bed and breakfast: itineraries on foot, horseback and mountain old dirt bike along quiet country roads, or allow you to immerse yourself in a world where time seems to have really stopped. In addition to Asolo then, the area offers other important centers of art, as Possagno, home of Canova, and Altivole, with the fifteenth overall in the Region of Barco Cornaro, a delightful residence rural.
TRAVEL NOTES
Directions:
From the east: take the highway exit Treviso Nord and take Via Montebelluna, from South and take the exit Padova Est and follow Via Castelfranco, and finally from the west: take the highway exit and then take Via Vicenza Est Citadel Castelfranco.
Events:
Palio di Asolo (third Sunday in September)
Cattle Fair (mid April)
Antiques Market (second Sunday of each month, except July and August)
Link:
www.misteriasolo.blogspot.com
www.borghitalia.it
www.asolo.it

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Among the ancient walls of Todi: refined architecture and beautiful landscapes in the heart of Umbria

From the countryside to the city
Situated on a hill dominating the middle valley of the River Tiber, not far from Perugia, but in a solitary position among gently rolling hills, Todi still pretty healthy relationship with its traditional agricultural landscape, among the most beautiful and characteristic of 'Umbria. Born from the ancient Umbrian and Etruscan settlements, and later occupied by the Romans, the town had its heyday between the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, when he undertook major urban development. So Todi, which until then had been a small artisan and commercial center, expanded along the axis of the main arteries of the time, namely the Via Amerina el'Orvietana. Of the original four towns that were, were the village of Porta Fratta, Borgo Ulpian and Borgonuovo, including the walls of the thirteenth century. The birthplace of the poet Jacopo de 'Benedetti, better known as Jacopone, which in the nineteenth century were devoted to the theater and the main square: the figure of the great poet of the "Lauds" is reflected even today in the life Todi, not affected by random numerous cultural and artistic events that attract crowds of tourists.
People's Square and its monuments
The historic center of Todi, which retains a distinctly medieval especially in the high zone, offers many surprises to the visitor. Among roads, ramps, pathways and steps, including apartment houses and palaces, wide open spaces where suddenly facing sometimes grandiose monuments: it is the greatest example the spectacular Piazza del Popolo, built where once was the Roman Forum and elevated compared to rest of the town. The square, which looks like a large rectangle which brings together all the villages, is one of the most advanced achievements of medieval Umbrian. Here, the positioning of buildings, clearly stated opposition of the powers of the municipal city: on one hand the cathedral, flanked by the Bishop's Palace, and the other, the Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo and Palazzo del Popolo. The latter (also known as City Hall) is one of the oldest Italian public buildings and was initially built in Lombard style, but then expanded in the thirteenth century: it has an arcade on the ground floor and a crown of battlements at the top, two orders of mullioned windows and a bell tower of the '500. Joining this by a wide staircase dating from the late thirteenth century, but the Captain's Palace: with important Gothic façade, opened by three lights tastefully decorated and cuspidate at the first plan, and three lights with a round arch in the second, is also on the ground floor porch with a central pillar on the first floor is the Sala del Capitano, with fragments of frescoes from the fourteenth century, in front of the Hall is the General Council of Palazzo del Popolo. On the top floor of both buildings is the Museum Art Gallery. Placed in position opposite the cathedral and the Palazzo dei Priori, founded in Gothic style, underwent several expansions during the fourteenth and the sixteenth century: the first was responsible for the massive rebuilding tower keystone Todi and an eagle in bronze, commissioned by Pope Leo X windows were built in Renaissance style. On the left side of the building is Piazza Garibaldi, offering bell'affaccio the Tiber Valley and is home to the sixteenth century Palazzo Instruments (inside various works of art). A domain of the splendid Piazza del Popolo, and placed on a high flight of steps as if to symbolize, at the time of its construction, the predominance of episcopal power, is the Cathedral of SS. Annunziata, a distinguished religious architecture of the late Romanesque and Gothic. Started around the XI century and finished in the fourteenth century, stands on a wide staircase and the facade has a blend of Romanesque and Gothic periods. It is open from three portals, surmounted in turn by rosettes, and on the right side stands an austere bell tower of the thirteenth century. The interior is divided into three naves, with a adding the fourth smallest in the fourteenth century: in the counter you can admire a fresco depicting the five hundred late-Judgement and a wooden crucifix of the eighteenth century the south aisle, with Gothic arches resting on octagonal columns, open the "aisle" at the bottom above the altar is a wooden crucifix of the thirteenth century panel painting of the Umbrian school, and a wooden choir in the apse of the sixteenth century, richly decorated and Cesi Chapel, decorated with stucco and fresco on the ceiling, from the left aisle leads Finally, the crypt, vaults fourteenth century. Beside the Cathedral is finally the Bishop's Palace with portal Vignola, while prominent positions the Palaces of Cesi, powerful family of Todi during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
Other art treasures
Going beyond the Square to Piazza Umberto I, where stands the massive Temple of San Fortunato, which raised about un'irta steps, tends to overwhelm almost the same cathedral in the urban landscape. Built between the twelfth and fifteenth century on an existing building, the church is characterized by the incomplete façade but also the magnificent fifteenth-century portal with pointed arch, richly decorated with twisted columns and sculptures of characters from the Old and New Testament, San Francisco and San Fortunato and thirteen saints flank the portal two small shrines with Gothic carving of the Virgin Annunciation and the Archangel Gabriele. The interior is very severe, has three naves and a high cruising in the Gothic style, while in the crypt lie the remains of Jacopone, do not miss the long, steep climb to the high bell tower of San Fortunato cuspidata, rewarded by a magnificent view over the rooftops and the Tiber Valley. Along the former convent, where they observed the ancient city walls, and retaining scrap of fourteenth century frescoes in the cloister, we arrive at Piazzale IV Novembre, lovely park that houses the remains of the fourteenth-century fortress and from which there is yet another magnificent view the valley below, which appears as a sort of Renaissance painting; descending from there through the streets below, one of best preserved areas of the town gives you access to Piazzale Jacopone. Once on the way back then director of the Piazza del Popolo you cross the "Rua," the way of the medieval apothecaries, and a steep cobbled Rua Fonte brings us up to where it is lower Porta Marzia, an elegant medieval period for which they were Romans used blocks, as well is the way of the old market, characterized by so-called Nicchioni Romans built a massive substructure at the end of the Republican. If you continue along Via della Piana before the austere church of San Carlo, built in Romanesque style, and later the Scannabecco Source: along the same street - where it was located the Roman Theatre, which have only a few fragments - you can see elegant homes medievaleggiante.
The Church of Our Lady of Consolation
would be mentioned many other historical buildings and religious calendar, but may leave you to discover for itself, making exception only for a final, that is, to the majestic church of Santa Maria of Consolation, one of the most representative monuments of artistic and cultural wealth of the quiet town of Umbria. It is set in a secluded urban than the rest of the apparatus, to the south-west of the thirteenth-century walls, a position that gives it a greater importance. Its construction, which lasted exactly a century, was begun in the early 500 and ended at the dawn of the seventeenth century, to celebrate the cult of Our Lady of Consolation, the project has always been attributed to Bramante, but some documents show other teachers how its creators, including the Barefoot Vignola and Ippolito . The temple, which makes it very unique Todi from afar, amazed by grace and majesty of a Greek cross with four apses, three and a semi-circular polygon with a large central dome, each has two rows of pillars and beautiful windows at the end of the sixteenth century. In front there are three portals, a baroque, another eighteenth century and the final, while the interiors are spacious and bright, simple gifts, decorations feature rich: the twelve niches of the first three apses admire the Apostles of the school of the Discalced, the main altar is the last century fresco of Our Lady of Consolation, which gave rise to the church.
TRAVEL NOTES
Directions:
From Rome: Autostrada del Sole (A1) Florence-Rome, exit Val di Chiana, and continue for Perugia-Terni (E45) exit Todi, Orvieto or exit, and continue to Todi (SS448).
From Florence: Autostrada del Sole (A1), Rome-Florence, exit Orte, follow Terni-Perugia-Cesena (E45), exit Todi.
Events:
paths of art and canteens (June-December)
Antiques Market (second Sunday of each month)
Umbria music fest (August 25 to September 16)
Donkey Palio (end of August, 0758943395)
Todinotte (August)
Todi Art Festival (14-23 July)
Review antiquities of Italy (March-April)
Link:

www.sistemamuseo.it
www.todi.net
www.umbriaonline.com

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Giau's past: the terrace of the Gods

An exceptional panorama
Located in the Province of Belluno, near the border with Trentino-Alto Adige, Giau Pass (2233 m) occurs coma wide open pastures of the saddle between the soft tip Zonia south and the rugged north Gusella , forepart of Nuvolau. Well known to skiers from the Veneto and Trentino, this landscape strikes the visitor who admired him for the first time the contrast between the sweetness of green lawns and the huge towers that dominate them like giant gray stone, silent guardians of this "viewpoint" which appears be designed for the delectation of old. The view from Passo di Giau is indeed grand and beautiful, perhaps the most beautiful in the Alps: the cliffs north of Gusella, and the Nuvolau Averau, NE the pleasant valley of Cortina d'Ampezzo dominated by Tofane, Croda Rossa, Pomagagnon, Crystal, the Three Peaks, the Top Eleven and the Croda dei Toni, to the east of the Lastoni Formin and Croda da Lago, south, finally, Col Piombino, Punta di Zonia and spurs of Mount Cernera, with groups of the Marmolada and Sella.
On the road between Cortina and Selva di Cadore
Giau The Pass can be reached by climbing the famous Cortina or the small village of Selva di Cadore, that is from the wonderful valley of Florence. In both cases, the road proceeds tortuosissima offering spectacular views, in an atmosphere full of solemnity. It is no exaggeration to say that come to Pass it feels almost can touch the sky with a finger, while contemplating a huge space so fascinates and excites. The surrounding peaks of various forms and bold, then it shows how real and natural monuments, which has the look is not the soul can only bow modest and thoughtful. Coniferous forests instead underlie the slopes of the mountains, forming the classic alpine scenery, and allow a safe harbor in the days and during the hottest hours of summer, when these places - due to the altitude and the shape of the rocky soil - rather than become sunny.
In search of the silence of nature
In the path there are some lovely accommodation (refuges, hotels and restaurants), which supply a significant tourist flow: due to its proximity to Cortina and other popular resort, and the fact that an important gap in the Dolomites, Passo di Giau is popular for picnics and Easy family hikes. Lover of silence and solitude of a mountain may first glance this atmosphere very disappointing "domestic", exacerbated by the fact that the pass during peak hours is practically flooded with cars, but also just a few hundred yards on any of the trails, up a wide unfold from the parking lot to find themselves very alone, surrounded by in a fantastic nature that inspires awe and respect. For lovers of trekking and mountaineering is one of the other available Rifugio Passo di Giau, in exceptional circumstances landscape, which allows access to very difficult trails at high altitudes on the massif of Nuvolau.
Nature Reserve Pelmo-Mondevàl-Giau
From the pass you can also make the ascent to Mount Pelmo (3169 m), superb mountain not far from here, and that is a little hidden by the hills that surround the seat : The path to the summit is of interest to the roughness of the immediate environment and for a good stretch does not present particular difficulties experienced hiker, but more below is reserved for mountaineers. The area of \u200b\u200bPelmo-Mondevàl-Giau is included in a nature reserve, which protects the unique natural features. Is advisable to remain in the area of \u200b\u200bthe pitch until sunset, when the tourists leave, the silence takes over the meadows and the colors of the sky tinged with beautiful tone, enveloping the bold peaks of the Dolomites, often candid throughout the year: the then look at rest, his eyes fill up and the mind goes back to dreaming.

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Directions: From

or Cortina Selva di Cadore

Link:

www.dolomiti.org

www.magicoveneto.it

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