MEDIEVAL TOWNS OF ASOLO, MAROSTICA, BASSANO AND TREVISO - Half Day

Tour includes Marostica, Bassano del Grappa and its Palladian bridge, Grappa museum and history of distillation, Asolo the town of a hundred horizons.

A journey into the countryside, we visit the walled town of Marostica with its castle, famous for a ‘human game of chess’ that is held every two years on a giant chessboard in the main square.

Then to the peaceful town of Bassano del Grappa, synonymous with its production of the firewater of the mountains – Grappa! Crossing the celebrated Palladian bridge over the Riviera del Brenta we will visit the famous distillery situated right on the bridge. Our next stop is Asolo ‘the pearl of the Veneto’, situated among the cypress covered foothills of the Dolomites, with its tiny pavements and archways and the castle of Caterina Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus. Robert Browning was one of the many poets who fell in love with Asolo.

Duration: 5 hours

Departs:	Wednesday & Friday ONLY at 8:30 a.m.
Meeting Point:	Left hand side of Piazzale Roma, near porters stand.
Tour Cost:	79,00 Euro p.p. (min 2 - max 8 pax) (Grappa tasting included)