Asolo

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

Asolando1984Rocca di Asolo CC BY-SA 4.0
Marco Usan31011 Asolo, Province of Treviso, Italy - panoramio CC BY 3.0
Wildcath64Asolo (TV) - Palazzo Municipale CC BY-SA 4.0
ViaggiamocelaAsolo - Castello della Regina Cornaro - 2024-09-28 20-50-31 004 CC BY-SA 4.0
Armen GurekianAsolo - villa contarini-collegio armeno CC BY-SA 4.0
Simblek (Wikipedia user)Asolo Il CastelloPublic domain
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Armen GiurekianAsolo-portiici via browning CC BY-SA 4.0
Patrick Denker from Athens, GAAsoloCastello CC BY 2.0
Stefan LewCastello della Regina Cornaro AsoloPublic domain
Lorenzo LottoAsolo Altarpiece title QS:P1476,en:"Asolo Altarpiece "label QS:Len,"Asolo Altarpiece "label QS:Ltr,"Asolo Altar Panosu"…Public domain
Pmk58Mercato dell'antiquariato CC BY-SA 4.0
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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

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Asolo (IT), Asolo (EN)), Wikivoyage (Asolo). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 8,916

Things to see

Events through the year

Sagra dei cuchi Fairs and markets · 5 MayFair of cuchi, terracotta whistles
Fantadai Music and arts · May, in odd-numbered years · every 2 yearsMultivision festival
Palio di Asolo Historical · Late June to early JulyHamlets race a 200 kg chariot, recalling Caterina Corner's 1489 arrival
Incontri asolani Music and arts · August and SeptemberInternational chamber music festival
Antique book and print fair Fairs and markets · Mid-October
Feast of Saint Prosdocimus Religious · 7 November

Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.

Adapted from Wikipedia (Asolo), Wikivoyage (Asolo). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Local food & wine

SandsteinProsecco di Conegliano bottle and glass CC BY 3.0
Asolo Prosecco Superiore DOCGWineSparkling DOCG wine from Glera grapes

Adapted from Wikipedia (Asolo). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to sleep

11 places to stay within 3 km

Hotels 8
B&Bs and guest houses 2
Campsites 1

Nearby member villages

Follina · 23 km
Cison di Valmarino · 26 km
Mel di Borgo Valbelluna · 32 km
Pieve Tesino · 38 km
Mezzano · 40 km