| Unique PointsBassano sits in a stunning
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| | restored in 1900,
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| location by the River Brenta with
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| | including work being done on the cell
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| Monte Grappa in the background. It is
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| | which was used by
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| about 35 kilometres
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| | the two saints.The Church of San
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| north east of Vicenza. The town's
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| | Francesco was started in the mid 12th
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| symbols are said to be the
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| | century, after the return of Ezzelino
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| Palladian bridge, white asparagus,
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| | 11, the Stutterer, from the
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| ceramics and the
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| | Holy Land. The Church of St John the
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| Grappa liqueur. I visited the town for
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| | Baptist was originally
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| the day in February
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| | built in 1308 but reconstructed in the
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| 2005. I really liked the location, the
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| | 18th century by local
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| fresh air, the fast flowing
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| | architect Giovanni Miazzi. Giambattista
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| river and the picturesque bridge. If
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| | Piazzetti made the
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| you like to be slightly off
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| | altarpiece of John the Baptist and Orzio
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| the tourist track and would prefer a
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| | Marinali created the
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| more rural setting for
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| | statues of angels and the
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| short break or as a base for a touring
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| | bas-reliefs.The Cathedral of Holy Mary
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| holiday, Bassano is
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| | was a 10th century parish
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| ideal.How to get thereThe nearest
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| | church in the original high part of the
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| airports are Treviso, used by Ryanair as
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| | town. The present
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| it's
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| | cathedral dates from the 17th century.
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| airport for Venice and Venice Marco
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| | The high altar piece
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| Polo. You could hire a
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| | and the painting of St Stephen are the
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| car from the airport. It is possible to
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| | work of Leandro di
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| reach Bassano by train
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| | Ponte, and the sculptures are by
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| on the Vicenzia - Trento or Padova -
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| | Mainali. Di Giacomo Dacci
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| Bassano lines.HistoryIt is often assumed
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| | made the organ and the three ceiling
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| that the city takes its name from the
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| | paintings are by
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| well known liqueur Grappa. This is not
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| | Volpata.AccommodationVilla Brocchi
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| the case; it is named
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| | Colonna, Bassano del GrappaThis lovely
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| after Monte Grappa. The mountain's
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| | agriturismo, country farmhouse hotel, is
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| name is said to
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| | located
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| originate from crapp or greep, meaning
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| | two kilometres from Bassano in
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| crag in an ancient
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| | spectacular countryside,
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| pre-Latin language. The liqueur
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| | surrounded by hills. The west wing was
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| Grappa's name stems
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| | converted in 2002
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| from grappolo, meaning a cluster of
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| | to provide eleven elegantly furnished
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| grapes.Grappa liqueur has been produced
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| | bedrooms. Breakfast,
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| in Bassano since 1779
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| | prepared by the owner, offers home made
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| when Bortolo Nardini bought a Grapperia
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| | jams, breads,
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| on the Brenta
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| | biscuits and cakes, prepared using her
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| River bank. Grappa is made from the
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| | own natural farm
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| by-products of wine
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| | produce.Rooms cost from 90 - 150 euros
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| making, the seeds, stems and skins. The
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| | per night including
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| company is still
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| | breakfast. There are two rooms with an
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| run by members of the Nardini family,
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| | internal door
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| accounting for around
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| | suitable for a family and two rooms
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| one quarter of annual grappa
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| | suitable for disabled
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| production.Ponte Vecchia has become
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| | guests.Albergo Contarini, near
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| synonymous with Bassano.
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| | BassanoThe Contarini is in the lovely
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| The bridge is first mentioned in the
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| | village of Compologno sul
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| 11th century. The bridge
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| | Brenta, in the Brenta valley, at the
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| has been rebuilt several times due to
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| | foot of the Dolomite
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| flooding or
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| | Mountains, a few kilometres north of
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| destruction during wars. It is still the
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| | Bassano. There is a
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| original design by
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| | large garden and private parking. Each
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| Palladio from 1569. The bridge is built
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| | of the three annexes
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| of wood, making it
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| | has its own character and contains
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| more resilient to the fast flowing River
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| | bedrooms, studios and
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| Brenta.There is a record of the city on
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| | one-bedroom apartments.Double rooms cost
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| St Mary's Hill from the 10th
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| | from 55 - 72 euros per room per night,
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| century. From the 14th to 18th century
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| | single rooms cost from 40 -54 euros. If
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| the city was under
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| | you stay for at least
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| Venetian rule. It became well known for
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| | three days there is the option of half
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| the manufacture of
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| | board at 40 - 54 euros
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| ceramics, wool, silk, iron and copper.
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| | per person per night, or full board at
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| The Remondini
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| | 48 - 62 euros per
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| family ran one of the most up to date
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| | person per night.Col delle Rane
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| printing houses in
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| | ApartmentsThese four farm agriturismo
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| Europe from the17th to the 19th
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| | apartments are located 10 km
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| century.Grappa liqueur has been produced
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| | east of Bassono, in the green hills of
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| in Bassano since 1779
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| | the Trevisan March.
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| when Bortolo Nardini bought a Grapperia
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| | The agriturismo is run by the Gallina
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| on theBrenta
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| | family. There are lovely
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| River bank. Grappa is made from the by
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| | walks in the nearby hills and vineyards,
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| products of wine
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| | and you can hire
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| making, the seeds, stems and skins. The
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| | bicycles too. There is a shared leisure
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| company is still
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| | garden.The apartments are all on the
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| run by members of the Nardini family,
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| | ground floor, with garden
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| accounting for around
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| | views. There is a living room/kitchen.
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| one quarter of annual grappa
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| | The kitchen has a
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| production.The Town Hall was first
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| | fridge and gas rings. There is a double
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| constructed in1405. Bartolomeo
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| | bedroom and a
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| Ferranci installed the present clock
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| | bathroom.The price is 385 euros per
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| mechanism in 1743.
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| | week, based on two sharing,
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| The interior walls are adorned by
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| | which includes linen, water,
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| frescoes of 120 coats of
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| | electricity, gas and air
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| arms.White asparagus was first produced
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| | conditioning. It is possible to
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| in the 16th century after
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| | accommodate an additional
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| Bassano experienced a hailstorm which
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| | two guests in the apartments, at a cost
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| destroyed the
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| | of 5 euros per
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| asparagus crop. The farmers dug up the
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| | person per night. There is a final
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| part of the plant
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| | cleaning charge of 15
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| below the earth and discovered that it
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| | euros.
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| was so tender and
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| | Where to eatTrattoria del Borgo is a
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| delicious that they started to grow it
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| | traditional restaurant with a garden,
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| underground
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| | via Margan 7, tel 0424 522155Birreria
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| permanently.Parolini, a local nobleman,
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| | Ottone is an a 13th century palazzo.
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| designed the Giardini Parolini in
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| | They offer a
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| the early 19th century. In 1829 Parolini
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| | selection of Italian, Tyrolean and
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| catalogued 3000
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| | Austrian dishes, via
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| plant species in the garden.During the
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| | Matteotti 48 - 50, tel 0424 522206.Day
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| First World War the Italians took a last
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| | tripsMarosticaMarostica is a 14th century
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| stand
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| | medieval town where the
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| against the Austrians in Monte Grappa
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| | original town wall stands intact.
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| where they
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| | It is best known as the "town of chess".
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| entrenched themselves in tunnels and
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| | Every second year a
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| bunkers to repel the
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| | match, with people dressed in elaborate
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| Austrian attackers. Over 12,000 Italian
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| | costumes to
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| and 10,000 Austrian
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| | portray the pieces, is played on the
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| soldiers lost their lives in the
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| | giant chessboard below
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| numerous battles.During the Second World
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| | the castle. This takes place on the
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| War Italian partisans hid in Monte
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| | second Friday, Saturday
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| Grappa, organising raids on the main
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| | and Sunday every second year, when the
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| supply route from
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| | year ends in an
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| Germany to the German troops stationed
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| | even number. This commemorates the
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| in Italy. In 1944
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| | chess match
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| the Germans took revenge by marching up
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| | played in 1454 when the victor was to
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| the mountain
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| | win the hand in
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| behind women, children and elderly local
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| | marriage of Lianora, the daughter of the
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| inhabitants. Any
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| | Lord of the Castle
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| partisans discovered or civilians
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| | of Marostica. Two suitors, Rinaldo
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| suspected of assisting
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| | d'Angarano and Vieti da
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| partisans were killed. There were
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| | Vallonara, had fallen in love with
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| public hangings and
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| | Lianora and were to fight a
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| shootings with families forced to
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| | duel to see how would marry Lianora.
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| watch.In 1946 the Italian prime minister
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| | The Lord forbade the
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| awarded Basssano the
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| | duel and order decreed that the victor
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| gold medal for military valour. Every
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| | of the chess match
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| year the city
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| | would marry Lianora. However all was
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| commemorates these events during
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| | not lost for the
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| September.The Museo degli Alpini was
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| | defeated suitor, as he would marry
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| established in 1948 in memory
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| | Lianora's younger sister,
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| of the Italian Alpine Troops It is
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| | Oldrata.
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| located on the eastern side
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| | The period costumes are permanenly
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| of the Ponte Vecchio. You have to enter
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| | displayed in the
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| it through a cafe. I
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| | Lower Castle.Marostica holds a Cherry
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| found this rather confusing but the
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| | Festival every year during May and
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| museum is down stairs
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| | June. There are kiosks in the streets
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| to the left when you enter the cafe.
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| | selling a variety of
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| Originally the collection was very small
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| | cherries including morello,
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| but has grown as
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| | roame,marostagne and sander.
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| more war relics have been gathered
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| | There is an annual exhibition of comic
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| together. There are
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| | cartoons in the town.
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| many original photos, uniforms and
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| | Every July and August local craftsmen
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| armoury.Museo della Cermica is near the
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| | display their work the
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| eastern side of the Ponte
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| | exhibition hall of the Lower Caste.
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| Vecchio. The building was constructed as
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| | There are some lovely walks through the
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| the residence of
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| | surrounding hills.AsolaAsola is a
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| Ferrari family, owners of a local silk
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| | charming hilltop town, with a castle, a
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| factory. The entrance
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| | cathedral
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| hall is adorned with a fresco by Giorgio
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| | with a altar piece by Lorenzo Lotto and
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| Anseli. There are
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| | the 15th century
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| pieces of engraved ceramics from
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| | Palazzo della Ragione. It was called
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| medieval times, Mainardi
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| | the "city of one
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| majolica pieces from the 17th and 18th
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| | thousand horizons" by Giosue Carducci,
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| century, along with
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| | because of all the
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| modern pieces.The Civic Musuem is one of
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| | fantastic views. It was much favoured by
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| the oldest in the Veneto region.
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| | the Venetian
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| It was built in1828 on the site of the
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| | nobility. Caterina Corona, the former
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| convent of St Francis. It
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| | Queen of Cyprus, lived
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| houses a collection of paintings by the
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| | here in the late 15th century. Robert
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| Da Ponti family,
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| | Browning, the English
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| Guariento and Magnasco, a collection of
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| | poet, bought a house ere in the mid 17th
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| prints by the
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| | century. Eleanora
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| Remondini family. There is also an
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| | Duse, credited with being the greatest
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| archaeological section
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| | actress of the Italian
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| and pieces by Antonio Canova.Bassano
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| | stage was also a resident. The travel
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| boasts several churches. San Donato was
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| | writer Freya Stark was
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| built in
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| | brought up in Asolo and spent a lot of
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| 1208. It is claimed that St Francis of
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| | time here between
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| Assisi and St Anthony
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| | her various expeditions. There is an
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| of Padua both stayed here during the
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| | antiques market every
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| third decade of the
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| | second weekend of the month, except
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| 13th century. The church was a
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| | during July and
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| hospital, run by Benedictine
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| | August.Karen Bryan is an independent
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| nuns in the 14th century, then a
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| | travel consultant and writer,
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| Fransican monastery during
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| | specialising less well known
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| the 15th century. The church was
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| | destinations in Europe.
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