On the Road – Journeys of Discovery in the Pedemontana Vicentina Podcast produced by OGD

Itinerary 6: Discovering the Risorgive Springs and the Towns of Malo, Monte di Malo, Isola Vicentina, and Castelgomberto - 2 days Thirty-five million years ago, sharks swam through what is now the Veneto foothills. This is revealed by fossilized teeth found in the Buso della Rana cave. We’ll dive into this ancient past during our two-day journey to discover the Risorgive springs and the towns of M...

Itinerary 5: Culture and Flavors between Breganze and Bassano del Grappa - 2 days The giant hammer strikes the red-hot metal. You hear the hiss of steam, the clanking of gears, the rush of water. The heat is intense. Tamiello the blacksmith plunges the glowing bar into cold water—a sudden, sharp hiss erupts into a cloud of steam. Where has this new two-day itinerary brought you, in search of cultu...

Itinerary 4: Art and Villas between Thiene and Zugliano Italian poet Torquato Tasso was so tormented by the fear that his works might be heretical, he turned himself in—twice—to the Holy Inquisition. Yet, his epic poem Jerusalem Delivered left such a mark on its era that scenes from it were even painted on the walls of the Music Room in the magnificent Villa Giusti-Suman, in Zugliano. Our one-day...

Itinerary 3: Adventure and Remembrance between Schio and Valli del Pasubio - 2 days Austrian soldiers are firing. You’re exposed, clinging to the rocky slopes of Monte Pasubio. How can you move men and weapons without being struck down? To survive, in 1917, the Italian Army’s 33rd Mining Company built the Strada delle 52 Gallerie, a mule track carved into the mountain and shielded from enemy fire....

Itinerary 2: History and Nature between Tonezza del Cimone and Posina According to legend, whoever pulls the sword Excalibur from the stone shall become king of Camelot. Why not give it a try yourself on this one-day mountain itinerary through history and nature, between Tonezza del Cimone and Posina, here in a new episode of On the Road – Journeys of Discovery in the Pedemontana Vicentina. Tonezz...

Itinerary 1: Villas and Wines in the Hills of Lugo di Vicenza and Colceresa Andrea Palladio was the greatest architect of the Renaissance. His villas and gardens left a lasting mark on history. His journey began where ours does: at Villa Godi Malinverni, the very first he designed. In this episode of On the Road – Journeys of Discovery in the Pedemontana Vicentina, we take you on an unmissable day...