Asolo: Italian beautiful village

Asolo: Italian beautiful village. It is part of the list of the most beautiful villages in the country. It is close to Venice and located on a hill with a famous fortress. Not far from Treviso there is another jewel that deserves a visit. If you are planning a trip to the Veneto region, follow my advice: include Asolo. You surely want to ask me why. Because you can see marvelous landscapes, explore archeological finds, to attend special events. You can also enter the history thanks to the ancient palaces spread around the village.

I want to focus on different topics, for this reason, I prepared different posts, as I did for Malmö. In this way, I will describe easily the different aspects. Asolo, the Italian beautiful village, counts less than 10.000 inhabitants, but it is one of the pearls for the travellers. If you like Italy, in this place you find the typical shape. Art, architecture, style, and history are very well combined. There is also a chance to taste traditional food.

Buildings: art and architecture

The first post is dedicated to the center of the village, or better to the buildings of Asolo, the beautiful Italian village. You should start the visit from the central Piazza Garibaldi because the main buildings are located within walking distance from it. Many of the small streets conduct from the square to the various parts of the village. It is almost like the center of a circle from where goes easily and straight to each point. Some of the palaces are decorated with frescoes on their facades to tell you the local history.

Asolo: Italian beautiful village. The origins

Asolo is a pearl of Treviso province and it is also called “The City of a Hundred Horizons”. The mountain setting around this Italian beautiful village makes it one of the best places for the panorama. The foundation of the first agglomeration was made by Veneti, Indo-European people, around 590 B.C., and the name were Acelum. Then Romas ruled the place and now fo may find some archeological site with finds of that age.

The village visible now is mainly made by buildings and churches realized between Medieval times and the XIX century. Of course, you can see modern constructions, but outside the center. This is what I like about Asolo: the place and the atmosphere looks like stopped in the past.

Piazza Garibaldi

Your starting point in Asolo is the main square. What can you see there? As I already mentioned, Piazza Garibaldi is the hub of the village. At the center of the square, you can see the fountain, called Fontana Maggiore, that spouts water from the Roman aqueduct. La Bot, this is the name of the aqueduct, during the Roman time was conducting the water to the ancient baths where Romans. The main buildings that you can see immediately around you are the cathedral and the local museum.

Duomo

Before entering the cathedral stop outside. There is a balcony with a superb view. It is one of the examples of the “hundred horizons”. The style is quite simple, with not too many decorations, but you will remain surprised. Duomo is famous for its artworks. Among the best paintings conserved there is “Assumption of the Virgin” by Lorenzo Lotto. This is alone a good reason to visit the cathedral of Asolo. But this is only the first step of your walk around the center.

Civic Museum

A few steps from the Duomo there is an amazing museum with local history and finds. Paintings, ancient finds, and archeology are the items that you can find inside. You are in Asolo: an Italian beautiful village. So don’t enter immediately. Admire the frescoes on the facade. It is part of the experience offered by the museum. Palazzo della Loggia is a mansion built during the XV century and it is one of the most fascinating constructions in Asolo. The portico occupies the entire ground floor. Frescoes represent “The defeat of Crassus against the Parthians”.

These are the main places I visited and I suggest you do the same, but Asolo, the Italian beautiful village, offers much more. I am going to walk to see them.

Other attractions among buildings

Villa Freya deserves a visit because inside are conserved the remains of foundations of a Roman theatre. Then you should see the Queen’s Castle, built in the Middle Age. The prestigious palace was used by Queen Cornaro as her official residence. Another very nice house is Casa Duse. It is famous because in Asolo lived Eleonora Duse, a popular actress.

Never miss the Convent of Saints Peter and Paul, an XVII century monastery, a great example of religious architecture. Benedictine nuns stayed there until the XIX century, then the building becomes a school. I suggest you check also the Longobard house with a facade made with tuff stone and grotesque figures.

To be prepared to explore Asolo, the Italian beautiful village, you should download a map. It will be useful when you will be there to plan your walk and visit.

I wrote a post about the Fortress of Asolo: an Italian beautiful village. It offers an interesting structure, also if it is only partially visible as it was. From there you can contemplate the horizon made of amazing landscapes. Stay tuned to know more about Asolo and my trip there. It is so relaxing in the place because the time seems to be stopped. The atmosphere helps travellers to go into the local setting as time travel. Autumn is also the best period for a tour. It is so quiet and empty.

Plan your trip to Asolo

What are you waiting for? Start to organize your trip to see Asolo, this Italian beautiful village. I suggest you check connections through Infobus. The platform gives you also the chance to combine all the means of transport for your journey and to compare the rates. Then if you want to travel to Venice by train and then to Asolo, there is ItaliaRail. They have the cheapest train tickets and you can book your seat on high-speed trains. For more updates subscribe to my newsletter and share this page with your friends.