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.
the streets of the village
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"
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.
the streets of the village
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
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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