Asolo
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
Venice gave Asolo to Caterina Cornaro, the former Queen of Cyprus, in 1489, and her court here drew poets and artists, Pietro Bembo among them. The walled town runs along a hilltop under Monte Ricco and its medieval Rocca, looking over the Veneto plain; Carducci called it the city of a hundred horizons. Eleonora Duse and Freya Stark both lived here and are buried at Sant'Anna.
Highlights
- The Rocca on Monte Ricco, a 12th-century fortress above the town
- Lorenzo Lotto's Assumption altarpiece in the cathedral
- Castle of Caterina Cornaro, now home to the Eleonora Duse theatre
- Palazzo della Ragione, home of the town museum
- Lace-making, the craft Asolo is best known for
Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.
Population: 8,916
Things to see
- Asolo Duomo
- Asolo Civic Museum (IT)
- Casa Longobarda (IT)
- Saint Godehard church (IT)
- Villa Scotti Pasini (IT)
- Villa Fietta (IT)
- Villa Rinaldi (IT)
Travel guide (Wikivoyage)
Asolo è una città del Veneto.
Events through the year
- Sagra dei cuchiFair of cuchi, terracotta whistles
- FantadaiMultivision festival
- Palio di AsoloHamlets race a 200 kg chariot, recalling Caterina Corner's 1489 arrival
- Incontri asolaniInternational chamber music festival
- Antique book and print fair
- Feast of Saint Prosdocimus
Dates follow the traditional patterns described on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage: check locally before you travel.
Local food & wine
Based on Wikipedia (Asolo) (CC BY-SA).
Where to sleep
12 places to stay within 3 km
- Hotels 8
- B&Bs and guest houses 2
- Apartments and chalets 1
- Campsites 1
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