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na. The canalization of the river in this area dates “La Malcontenta”. Crossing the Chiusa di Mo-
Grappa, back to the 16th century. The Venetian nobles, ranzani at Fusina with descent of water level.
Dinner and overnight in hotel.
Villas and Radicchio attracted by the countryside, had their homes
built along the canal. At the beginning, the func-
3 days tionality of these buildings was exclusively aimed 3° Giorno: Treviso (km 41)
at their position and agricultural role, but then Departure for Treviso, the capital city pro-
claimed by poets as a “courtly city”. In the his-
1st Day: Bassano del Grappa - Venetian Villas they quickly turned into luxurious buildings and torical city center, surrounded by a massive wall,
(km 55) “On the Bassano Bridge, there I’ll give the so-called ‘villa culture’ was born. This area, there is the Cathedral, a magnificent example
you my hand...” the Alpini sang quoting the sym- between worldliness and idleness, rapidly be- of a complex stratification of architectural styles
bol of Bassano del Grappa on the river Brenta: came populated and became of common use
the Ponte Vecchio or Alpini Bridge (since 1928), among the aristocracy of the lagoon to own a vil- due to the numerous renovations suffered in
different eras. The Piazza dei Signori, the Palazzo
dedicated to the memory of the hundreds of la on the Brenta and reach it by boat. dei 300, the Loggia dei Cavalieri, the Canale dei
thousands of soldiers who, during the First World Buranelli.Lunch in a traditional restaurant where
War, crossed the bridge to the plateau of the Sev- Villa Foscarini Rossi, is the first on the road after you will taste the specialty of the region: The Business Proposals in Veneto
the center of Stra, which owes part of the pro-
en Municipalities. At the entrance of the bridge ject by Andrea Palladio; Villa Pisani, the most
there is the Nardini Grapperia, an obligatory imposing, originally a doge’s palace, is dotted Trevisan radicchio.
stop for those passing through Bassano, visiting with frescoes (including one by Tiepolo) and The radicchio belongs to the chicory fam-
the premises that have been home to the oldest the famous boxwood maze inside the vast gar- ily and probably originates from the east-
distillery in Italy. In addition to the classic grap- den. La Barbariga, on the other side near Dolo, ern countries. In Europe it appeared around
pas, it also features the “tagliadella”, the typ- is also worth a visit, even if only externally. 1400 and the first indications of its cultiva-
ical liqueur of the area. During the hour of the In Dolo visit of the Ancient Mills of the ‘500. tion in the areas of Veneto date back to 1500.
aperitif, the bridge is crowded with hundreds of Curiosity: originally they were powered by 4 The red radicchio of Treviso I.G.P. has two types:
people enjoying a glass of Nardini. A few steps wheels. In 1593 the number of wheels increased premature and late-growing. Characterized by
a particular crunchiness and a bitter taste, the
from the bridge, in the ancient Palazzo delle again, reaching the total number of 12. The mills radicchio guarantees a versatility of use in the
Teste, is located the Poli Grappa Museum, the of Dolo became the greatest economic resource kitchen, from the appetizer to the dessert, from
result of a long and passionate research, an act of the Republic of Venice. They remained used for the famous risotto to more particular prepara-
of gratitude of the Poli Family towards grappa. centuries by the great noble families and became tions such as jams, excellent with mature chees-
Masterpieces of architecture: The Bubbles of state property. Recently restored, they are now es.
Nardini (book your exclusive visit with Podium) used as a center for the sale of organic products.
The Bubbles are presented to the general pub- Boarding on the boat at the pier of Dolo and Curiosity: the radicchio from Veneto has even
crossed the borders of the earth, in fact in 1998
lic on the occasion of the 225th anniversary of crossing the Chiusa di Dolo with a descent of the seeds of Radicchio Rosso di Treviso and Varie-
the company’s foundation. A modern work of water level. Cruising between villages, river locks gato di Castelfranco went into orbit on the shut-
architecture designed by Massimiliano Fuk- and swing bridges. Crossing the Chiusa di Mira tle, as part of the SEM project of NASA, which
sas that evokes the alchemy of distillation and with a descent of water level; pause to visit Villa experiments the effects of the microgravity on
that, together with the Grapperia di Bassano, Widmann; visit the Villa Gradenigo; explanation seeds and plants.
tells the love for the land and enhances its po- during the navigation of the various villas seen
tential. A work projected towards the future from the river, including Villa Foscari known as
that rises inside the company park, The Bub-
bles Lab was born as a research laboratory
and space to promote the culture of grappa.
Our Podium visit to the Poli distillery in Schiavon
is unique of its kind: the distillation room which
is still made by hand with the ancient steam sys-
tem, the cellars where the grappa rests in about
4,000 barrels, the cellar of the “heroes” with the
tasting and the fascinating stories of the Poli fam-
ily.
Curiosity: The series “Di Padre in Figlia” on RAI 1
was filmed in the Poli Distillerie rooms.The cast of
the show includes Cristiana Capotondi, Stefania
Rocca, Alessio Boni and, as distillers, also Jacopo
and Andrea Poli and part of the Distilleria staff, 77
hired as extras.

Dinner and overnight in a hotel in the area of the
Venetian Villas.
2nd Day: Venetian Villas - Riviera del Brenta
(km 25)
A day dedicated to a guided tour of the won-
derful Villas of the Brenta. The Riviera del Brenta
connects Padua and the lagoon of Venice within
36 km of unique scenic beauty, from Stra to Fusi- Treviso
Eno-Gastronomia, il meglio della regione Wines & Gastronomy, the best of region