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FATTORIA GRIMANA
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Venice (40 km), Chioggia (60km) and excursions on the Brenta river on the "Il Burchiello" barge leaving from Padova. Padova (18km): Saint Anthony's Cathedral, the Scrovegni chapel by Giotto, Palazzo della Ragione, the Eremitani Church, the Equestrian statue of Gattamelata by Donatello; the regional park of the Colli Euganei hills, Praglia Abbey and the Labyrinth of Villa Barbarigo in Valsanzibio. Este (30 km): National Atestine Archaeological Museum. Monselice (40 km): Castle and Sanctuary of the seven churches, Catajo Castle. Montagnana (40 km): the walled city. Treviso (60 km): Palace of the Three Hundred, Cathedral, Civic Museum. Asolo (50 km): the Rocca, Villa Barbarigo in Maser and Temple of Canova in Possagno. Castelfranco (40 km): Castle, Cathedral and Giorgione's house. Verona (60 km): Arena and Piazza Brà, Castelvecchio, the Church of San Zeno Maggiore, a walk around Verona along the Adige river, Mount Baldo and Lake Garda. Vicenza (17 km): Olympic Theatre, the Basilica by Andrea Palladio, the Civic Museum of Palazzo Chiericati, the Cathedral of Monte Berico, Piazza dei Signori, Santa Corona Museum of Archaeology and Natural History. Bassano (40 km): Civic Museum, bridge of the Alpine Soldiers, excursions to Mount Grappa and the caves of Oliero. Marostica (45 km): Castle and Square of the Human Chess Game.
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Palladian itineraries Villa Capra Valmarana known as "La Rotonda" (listed in the UNESCO World Heritage) and Villa Valmarana "Ai Nani" (with frescoes by Tiepolo) in Vicenza; Villa Saraceno in Agugliaro; Villa Godi Malinverni (UNESCO listed) in Lonedo di Lugo; Villa Cordellina Lombardi in Montecchio Maggiore; Villa Pojana in Pojana Maggiore; Villa Barbaro in Maser (with frescoes by Veronese) in the province of Treviso.
Historical / nature / fitness trails
Local itineraries Montegalda cultural group tours to: the Grimani-Sorlini Medieval Castle, the Bell Museum of Villa Fogazzaro-Colbachini, the Museum and Castle of San Martino on the banks of the Bacchiglione river in Cervarese Santa Croce; cycling along bicycle tracks and country lanes to the Bacchiglione river and Vicenza.
Wine and food The surrounding area offers a wide range of high-quality farmhouse restaurants and typical Trattorie, where you can enjoy local dishes, including "polenta e baccalà" (corn mash with codfish), lasagne and omelettes with fresh herbs, risotto and tagliatelle with truffle, risotto with cabernet wine or baccalà, etc. and where you can also purchase local products, including truffles, oil and olives, peas known locally as "bisi", the local bright red lettuce known as "radicchio", red potatoes, cherries, Grana Padano and Asiago cheese, farmhouse ewe's and goat's cheeses, local homemade pork salami called "sopressa", the raw cured ham from the Euganean-Berici hills, rice, asparagus, grappa and different varieties of wine, such as red Tocai, now called "Barbarano", and Cabernet Franc.
Festivals, fairs and markets
Camisano Vicentino: open-air market every Sunday morning
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