Places to see in ( Bassano Del Grappa - Italy )
Places to see in ( Bassano Del Grappa - Italy )
Bassano del Grappa is a medium-sized town (population 40,000) located in the Veneto region of northern Italy, in the province of Vicenza (Provincia di Vicenza). The town is situated at the point where the flat Veneto plains reach the hills leading up to the Alps; it takes its name from the nearby Monte Grappa. The four things for which Bassano del Grappa is best known are its covered bridge over the Brenta, the strong grappa liqueur produced in the area, the military history of Monte Grappa and locally-produced ceramics. Like so many of the Veneto's historic towns, this is a prosperous place and is studded with smart clothes and furnishings shops. The architecture reflects Bassano's location: typical Veneto-style arcaded streets and piazzas are interspersed with alpine wooden balconies, and some of the hostelries have a decidedly Austrian flavour.
The historic centre of Bassano is pretty and very compact: there are several sights to see and the town makes a good day-trip destination. It is connected by direct regional trains to Padua and Venice. It would also make an unusual base for a couple of days exploring this area between the mountains and the Veneto plain.
The most famous view of Bassano del Grappa is of its principal landmark, the Ponte degli Alpini, also known as the Ponte Vecchio ('Old Bridge'). This covered wooden bridge over the broad Brenta river was designed by Andrea Palladio in 1569 to replace earlier incarnations. The use of wood helps the structure to cope with the onslaught of flooding as melted snow rushes down from the mountains. The insignia of the Alpini can be seen all over Bassano del Grappa and in the souvenir shops too. At the western end of the bridge is a little museum dedicated to them: the Museo degli Alpini (entered through the tavern above). This contains photographs and relics of various military campaigns, but principally the First World War fighting on Monte Grappa. The museum also contains photos and items recording the local horror of 1944 when the occupying Germans hung 31 Italian partisans from trees. The panoramic Viale dei Martiri is now named for these men, and they are recorded by little shrines along its length. Despite the sad memories, this is a lovely stretch of street with benches to admire the views of the mountains: you shouldn't leave Bassano del Grappa without strolling along this amphitheatre.
One of the finest views of the bridge is from a little terrace at the entrance to another of Bassano's museums, the Museo della Ceramica at Palazzo Sturm. The museum (included in a combined ticket with the Museo Civico) is housed in an interesting palazzo on the bank of the River Brenta, and contains displays of local ceramics and majolica ware. If you are visiting during its limited opening hours (weekends, holidays and summer; closed lunchtimes) it's worth climbing the fourteenth-century Torre Civica (civic tower) in Piazza Garibaldi for views over Bassano. Nearby in Piazza della Liberta, another large square, is the former base of the town's ruler, later the town hall: the Loggia dei Podestà and Palazzo del Comune. The fifteenth-century building has a large clock face in its facade, dating to 1430 (though the internal workings are more recent), and although most of its external frescoes are lost it still features a painting of St. Christopher by Francesco Bassano (or da Ponte) il Vecchio, father of Jacopo.
Bassano is proud of its botanic gardens, the Giardini Parolini, which were created by a local enthusiast in the early nineteenth century and now, on a reduced scale, form a public park. On the top of its hill, Bassano is dominated by its castle complex, the Castello degli Ezzelini. The castle itself can only be toured by prior arrangement for groups, but you can enter the courtyard and visit the town's Duomo inside the walls. This cathedral, the Duomo di Santa Maria in Colle is unfortunately only open on Sunday mornings. Other interesting churches include the little Chiesa di San Donato, which lies down an alley on the far side of the Ponte degli Alpini. This is a small historic church with vanishing frescoes and a sweet altarpiece by Francesco Bassano il Vecchio.
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Bassano del Grappa (Venetian: Basan or Bassan/Bassàn (italianized form)) is a city and comune, in the Vicenza province, in the region Veneto, in northern Italy. It bounds the communes of Cassola, Marostica, Solagna, Pove del Grappa, Romano d'Ezzelino, Campolongo sul Brenta, Conco, Rosà, Cartigliano and Nove. Some neighbourhoods of these communes have become in practice a part of the urban area of Bassano, so that the population of the whole urban area is higher than the population of Bassano proper.
The artist Jacopo Bassano was born, worked, and died in Bassano and took it as his surname.
ITALY: flight to Treviso Airport, arrival Venice [HD]
The city of Venice is located approximately 20 km from Treviso Airport.
Venice is a city in northeastern Italy sited on a group of 118 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges. It is located in the marshy Venetian Lagoon which stretches along the shoreline, between the mouths of the Po and the Piave Rivers.
Venice is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks.
The city in its entirety is listed as a World Heritage Site, along with its lagoon.
HOTEL NUOVO TESON
Excelent location in the centre of Venice, away from the tourist crowd. 1 minute walk from the San Marco Canal (near water bus stop Arsenale) and only 10 minutes walk from Piazza San Marco. Friendly staff, quiet room 306, with nice bathroom. Breakfast is till 11 AM. So you can go out in the early morning and visit Piazza San Marco before the tourist crowd comes, or take a quiet boat trip in the Grand Canal (route 1), and then go back to the Hotel to have breakfast. We enjoyed our stay there.
May 20, 2013
Church of Santa Corona, Vicenza, Veneto, Italy, Europe
Santa Corona is a Gothic-style, Roman Catholic church located in Vicenza, region of Veneto, Italy. The church contains the Valmarana chapel (circa 1576), whose design is attributed to the Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio. Palladio himself is buried in this church. Construction on the church was begun in 1261 by the Blessed (Beato) Bishop Bartolomeo di Breganze to house a thorn from the supposed relic of the crown (corona) of thorns forced on Jesus during his passion. The thorn had been given to this bishop as a gift from Louis IX of France. The church belonged to the Dominican order until suppression during the Napoleonic era. The church has an altarpiece depicting, the Baptism of Christ (1500-1502) by Giovanni Bellini. The Thiene chapel has frescos by Michelino da Besozzo, and an altarpiece depicting an Enthroned Madonna and child venerated by Saints Peter and Pius V by Gianbattista Pittoni. Other works in the church include an Adoration of the Magi’’ by Veronese, a Madonna of the Star‘ by Marcello Fogolino, a St Mary Magdalen with Saints Jerome, Paola and Monica, (1414-1415) by Bartolomeo Montagna, a canvas depicting St Anthony and friars distributing alms to poor (1518) by Leandro Bassano, and two canvases with depictions of St Sebastian and St Martin by Battista da Vicenza. After the death of one of his patrons, Antonio Valmarana, likely in 1576, Andrea Palladio designed this funereal chapel. Santa Corona had already been the church were other members of the family had been interred. Ten years earlier, Palladio had designed the Palazzo Valmarana in town for the family. The chapel was constructed by 1597, and family members transferred here. While there is no documentary evidence linking this design to Palladio, it highly resembles his chapels found at the Il Redentore in Venice. Since 1994 the arch has been part of a World Heritage Site, designated to protect the Palladian buildings of Vicenza it as City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto.
RAFTING SUL BRENTA CON IVAN TEAM - CENTRO NAZIONALE RAFTING
Il rafting è una successione infinita di emozioni mozzafiato da condividere con i tuoi compagni di pagaia lungo i salti e le rapide spumeggianti. E sul gommone ci sei tu, protagonista dell'avventura.
La difficoltà é media. Durante la discesa si possono compiere importanti osservazioni su alcuni caratteristici elementi morfologici e dinamici dell'ambiente fluviale. Un'esperienza che permetterà anche di assimilare a livello cognitivo e percettivo le abilità motorie necessarie all'approccio con un ambiente instabile.
Accompagnati da guide rafting riconosciute dalla Federazione Italiana Rafting siete protagonisti in questa singolare escursione.
Il rafting è forse il mezzo più conosciuto e sicuro, oltre che divertente, per affrontare il fiume nel suo tragitto attraverso la stretta valle del Brenta da San Gaetano di Valstagna a Solagna, tra terrazzamenti di pietra e piccoli villaggi aggrappati tra le rocce e i meandri del corso d'acqua.
Ogni partecipante é dotato della completa attrezzatura (muta in neoprene, giacca d'acqua, caschetto, salvagente, pagaia, attrezzatura omologata secondo le più recenti normative europee) per essere coinvolto, in sicurezza, in questa avventura. Guarda tutti i video degli utenti di ilMeteo.it