…. In fact, Vicenza’s doesn’t represent just an economical miracle, but also a cultural one. A myracle of writing and sculture, which can just be sketched by these pages: they suggest itineraries, sometimes with the effort of intellectuals and renowned people, who were fascinated by this land, and have kept  some surprising aspects of it. With their effort we hope to amaze even the nowadays visitor, so that, after coming back home from his Grand Tour in Vicenza’s lands, he would feel pushed to pick up his old edition of Meneghello’s, Piovene’s, Parise’s or Fogazzaro’s operas, ended up somewhere on his bookshelves.

(translated version of a piece by Antonio Franzina, taken from “I parchi culturali del vicentino” edited by Touring Club Italiano)

In the following lines we list the authors, both from Vicenza and elsewere, throughout which the author identified “The cultural parks of Vicenza’s lands”. Before than real spaces with physical enclosures, they are also mobile and mental containers springing out of these atritist’s operas, from their “telling” Vicenza’s lands. The result was a nice guide, proper in giving hints, offering suggestions, stimulating the visitor , as it was said before,  to read, or re-read.

If its true , as the Touring Club itself suggests, that the tourist of the XXI century looms mature, conscious, informed, open minded , curious and, above all, responsible, then history, art and culture are going to be the attractions of the third millennium tourism; thus we consider important the operation, here shown, of exposition of Vicenza’s and Vicenza’s lands cultural patrimony, which is not only Palladio. 

We are also sure that the Cultural Parks have a future and will become Cultural Businesses due to the residents’ interest in their history and the opportunity to further their knowledge. All of this can be transformed into events and shows combined with the area’s famous hospitability and traditional cuisine and, naturally, economic elements can be applied to culture to establish the foundations on which to build an innovative cultural tourism business.


People for VICENZA mentioned in the article:

CULTURAL PARKS INSERIRE PRIMO PARAGRAFO TRADOTTO Luigi da Porto - writer Antonio Pigafetta - circumnavigator Silvio Ceccato - writer Pace Pasini - man of culture Giuseppe Faggin - philosopher and writer Guido Piovene - writer and journalist Goffredo Parise - writer Maddalena Campiglia - poet Elisabetta Caminer Turra - editor Pulice da Custoza - man of culture Maestro Tuxio - poet Aureliano Acanti - poet Ilvo Diamanti - researcher and essayist Sergio Romano - writer and ambassador Renzo Ghiotto - journalist Gigi Ghirotti - journalist Gian Antonio Stella - journalist and writer Antonio Fogazzaro - writer Fernando Bandini - poet Luigi Meneghello - writer Arnaldo Fusinato - poet Giacomo Zanella - poet Giulio Bedeschi - writer Mario Rigoni Sterm - writer Neri Pozza - editor Virgilio Scapin - writer Silvia Negro - writer Magagnà2, pseudonimo del Maganza - painter and poet Ambrogio Fusinato - poet Un particolare parco culturale il PARCO ECO-MITOLOGICO(eco-mythologic park) BOSCO DELLE FATE THE MUSEUMS OF VICENZA MUSEO CIVICO - PINACOTECA DI PALAZZO CHIERICATI Seat: Palazzo Chiericati - Piazza Matteotti tel. 0444 321348/0444 325071 - fax 0444 546619 Opening hours: Tue-Sun, until July 9.00-17.00 July and August: Tue.-Sun.: 10.00-18.00 write to Museo Civico di Vicenza Last admission 15 minutes before closing MUSEO DEL RISORGIMENTO e DELLA RESISTENZA (Risorgimento and Resistance museum) Seat: Villa Guiccioli - Viale X Giugno 115 tel.0444 322998- 326023 opening hours: Tue-Sun 9-13, 14.15-17 Full Price: Euro 3. others: Euro 2 write to Museo del Risorgimento e della Resistenza MUSEO NATURALISTICO-ARCHEOLOGICO DI S.CORONA (museum of natural history and archeology of S. Corona) Seat: Chiostri di S. Corona - Contrà S. Corona tel. 0444 320440, fax 0444 325627 Opening hours: from 1/7 to 31/8: Tue-Sun 10-18 other months 9-17 write to Museo Naturalistico-Archeologico GALLERIE DI PALAZZO LEONI MONTANARI (galleries of Leoni Montanari Palace) Seat: Palazzo Leoni Montanari (Leoni Montanari Palace)- Contrà Santa Corona, 25 tel. 0444 991221, fax 0444 991220. Numero verde 800 578875) Opening hours: Tue. - Sun.: 10-18. Tue. and Fri. guided tours Exhibition and Gallery entry: Full Price: Euro 3,50 Reduced Price: Euro 2,50 write to Palazzo Leoni Montanari SANTUARIO DI MONTE BERICO - MUSEO EX-VOTO (Monte Berico Sanctuary - museum of ex voto) Sede: Viale X Giugno 87 - (tel. 0444 320998 - fax 0444 326464) Opening hours: Santuario di Monte Berico, Weekdays in Winter: 6,00-12,30 e 14,30-18,00. Weekdays in Summer: 6,00-12,30 e 14,30-19,00. Holidays: 6,00-19,00. Museo ex-voto Visit on request during Sanctuary's opening hours. write to Santuario di Monteberico Tickets available at Teatro Olimpico Cumulative Ticket CARD MUSEI: valid for the entry to Teatro Olimpico, Palazzo Chiericati and Museo Naturalistico-Archeologico. Expires 3 days after the purchase. Full Price € 8,00 ; Reduced € 5,00 Schools € 2,50 MUSEO DIOCESANO (Diocesan museum) Seat: Piazza Duomo 12, Vicenza (tel. 0444 226400) Opening hours: Thursday and Friday: 10 -12.30, Saturday and Sunday: 15.30 - 18.30 (free guided tours from 15.45 to 17) MUSEO STORICO AEROPORTO MILITARE "TOMASO DAL MOLIN"(Historic museum of military airport "Tomaso Dal Molin") Seat: Viale A. Ferrarin - (tel. 0444 5147, 347 3109395) Opening hours: Last Sat. of the month: 9.00- 12.00. guided tours for 50 people, book 3 days in advance scrivi a Museo Militare Dal Molin THE MUSEUMS OF VICENZA'S PROVINCE RETE MUSEALE DELL'ALTO VICENTINO (museum system of the upper Vicenza land) ARZIGNANO ROCCA DEL CASTELLO (Rock of the castle) Seat: località Castello (tel. 0444 452116) Opening hours: first and third Sunday of the month (from Oct. to April 15.00 18.00- from May to Sept. 16.00-19.00) Guided tours for groups at different times and days only by booking write to Castello di Arignano ASIAGO MUSEO STORICO MILITARE DEL SACRARIO (Military historical museum of the sacrarium) Seat: Via degli Eroi - (tel. 0424 463088) Opening hours: 9-12 and 14-16.30. Free entry. A 30 minutes historical film view avaliable. MUSEO NATURALISTICO DIDATTICO presso Scuola elementare di Viale Vittoria (Natural history didactical museum) Tel. 0424 600203 Ufficio Turistico del Comune di Asiago (Municipality of Asiago,Turistic Office) Opening hours: in winter, guided tours to book in advance. From 15/07 to 25/08 Mon-Fri 10-12 and 16-18; weekends 16-18. Admission: Full price € 2 ; reduced price € 1 BASSANO DEL GRAPPA MUSEO CIVICO (civic museum) Seat: Piazza Garibaldi (tel. 0424 522235 - 522336 - fax 0424 523914) Opening hours: Tue-Sat 9-18.30, Sun. 15.30-18.30 Prices: Cumulative ticket with the museum of ceramic (Museo Ceramica): full price € 4,50, reduced € 3,00 write to Museo Civico di Bassano MUSEO DELLA CERAMICA (museum of ceramic) Seat: Palazzo Sturm - Via Schiavonetti (tel. 0424 524933 0424 522235/36 - fax 0424 523914) Opening hours: from Monday to Saturday from 9.00 to 12.30 and from 15.30 to 18.30. Sunday from 15,30 to 18,30. Tue-Sat 9-12.30 and 15.30-18.30. Sun. 15.30-18.30 Prices: cumulative ticket with the civic museum (Museo Civico) Admission: € 4,50. Groups: € 3,00 write to Museo Ceramica MUSEO DEGLI ALPINI (museum of alpinos) Seat: Taverna Bar Alpini Ponte Vecchio - Via Angarano, 2 (tel. 0424 503662) Opening hours: Opening hours Tue-Sun from 8.30 to 20.00 Free admission MUSEO DELLA GRAPPA DISTILLERIE POLI di Schiavon (museum of "Distillerie Poli"'s Grappa) Seat: Ponte Vecchio - Via Gamba, 6 (tel. e fax 0424 524426) Opening hours: everyday from 9.00 to 19.30, except on Christmas, Easter and New Year's Day Free admission MUSEO REMONDINI CARTIERA TASSOTTI (Tassotti Paper Factory Remondini museum) Seat: Via Ferracina 16/18 (tel. 0424 523013) Opening hours: Mon-Sat from 9.30 to 12.30 and 14.30-19.30. Sundays 10.00-12.30 and 14.30-19.30 write to Museo Remondini MUSEO STORICO"HEMINGWAY AMERICANI e VOLONTARIATO IN ITALIA NELLA GRANDE GUERRA (Historical museum "Hemingway Americans and volountary service in Italy during the Great War) Seat: Via Cà Erizzo 7 (tel. 0424 217807) Opening hours: May to Sept. on Sunday 10-12.30 and 15.00-19.00 BREGANZE MUSEO DEL MAGLIO (museum of the maul) Seat: Via Strada del Molino, 10 (loc. Maglio) (tel. 0445 873908) Opening hours: every day on request BRENDOLA MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO (archaeologic museum) Seat: Sala Consiliare del Municipio - Piazza Marconi, 1 (loc. Cero) (tel. 0444/400727 - fax 0444 401099) Opening hours: Wed-Fri: 9-12.30, Tue: 9-12.30 and 17.00-18.00. At different times on request write to Museo Archeolgico di Brendola CHIAMPO MUSEO FRANCESCANO "P.AURELIO MENIN" ("P.Aurelio Menin" franciscan museum) Seat: Convento Francescano "la Pieve" - Via Pieve 170, Chiampo (VI) (tel.0444 623250 - fax 0444 426630) Opening hours: opening time: everyday, except on Friday, 8.00-12.00 and 15.00-19.00. Free admission write to Museo Paleontologico CRESPADORO MUSEO ETNOGRAFICO (Ethnographic museum) Seat: via Repele (tel. 0444 429406 - fax 0444 429030) Visits by booking Free admission GAMBELLARA MUSEO DEL VINO (Museum of wine) Seat: Casa Vinicola Zonin spa, via Borgolecco, 9 (tel. 0444 444031) Opening time: working days 10.00-12.00 and 15.00-17.00 by appointment Free admission GRANCONA MUSEO DELLA CIVILTA' CONTADINA (museum of peasant culture) Seat: via Cà Vecchia, 10 (tel. 0444 889533, fax 0444 831459) Admission: offering free Opening time: 8,30-12,00 15,00-19,00 LUGO DI VICENZA MUSEO DEI FOSSILI (museum of fossils) Seat: via Palladio 44, Lonedo di Lugo (tel.0445 860561) Opening time: Tue. Sat. Sun. from 14 to 18.30, free admission; other days booking in advance. Admission: € 6 including villa's entry MALO MUSEO CASABIANCA (Casabianca museum) Seat: Largo Morandi, 1 (tel. 0445 602474- fax 0445 584721) Admission: € 3.00 Opening time: Sundays from 10 to 12.30 and from 15 to 18.30, free admission; other days book in advance. Sundays free admission Visits by booking € 3 Groups and schoolclasses € 2 MUSEO CIVILTA' RURALE DEL VICENTINO (museum of Vicenza's rural civilization) Seat: Cantina sociale Val Leogra (tel. 0445 602087) Admission: € 3 Saturdays 10-12.30; other days book in advance. Price: € 3 MAROSTICA MUSEO DEI COSTUMI E DELLE ARMI DELLA PARTITA A SCACCHI (museum of costumes and weapons of the chess match) Seat: Piazza Castello, presso Castello inferiore (tel. 0424 72127-4070995, fax 0424 72800 Admission: € 1,00 Everyday from 14.30 to 18.30, except on Holidays write to the museum MONTECCHIO MAGGIORE MUSEO CIVICO "G. ZANNATO" ("G.Zannato" civic museum) Seat: Piazza Marconi presso Villa Lorenzoni (tel. 0444 698874) mon-sat 14.30-18.30 tue-wed-fri-sat also 9.30-12.30; sun 9.30-12.30 Admission : € 1 write to Museo Civico di Montecchio Maggiore MONTE DI MALO MUSEO DEL PRIABONIANO Seat: Piazzale della Chiesa, Priabona (tel. 0445 602413) Free admission Opening time: the first Sunday of every month. MONTEGALDA VILLA FOGAZZARO COLBACHINI-MUSEO DELLE CAMPANE (Villa Fogazzaro Colbanchini-museum of bells) Seat: via Fogazzaro, 3 (tel. 0444 737526, fax 0444 735623) e-mail museovenetodellecampane@virgilio.it Tue-Fri: 9-12/13-17 (wintertime) - 9-12/15.30-18.30 (summertime), Sat: 13-17 (wintertime) - Sat 15.30-18.30 (summertime) admission: € 5; reduced: € 4 NOVE MUSEO D'ARTE "G. DE FABRIS" ("G. De Fabris" museum of art) Seat: by the Istituto Statale d'Arte (Statal Institute of Art), via Giove, 1 (tel. 0424 829807) Free admission Monday-Saturday from 8 to 13; other days booking in advance. MUSEO CIVICO DELLA CERAMICA (museum of ceramic) Seat: Palazzo De Fabris (tel. 0424 597550- 0424 829807) Free admission Tue.-Sat. from 9 to 13; other days and hours booking in advance. ORGIANO MUSEO DELLA CIVILTA'CONTADINA (museum of peasant culture) Seat: by Villa Fracanzan Piovene, via San Francesco 2. (tel 0444 874589) Admission: € 5,50 guided tours every Sunday and holidays. write to Villa Fracanzan Piovene POVE DEL GRAPPA MUSEO DELLO SCALPELLINO POVESE "ANTONIO BOSA" ("Antonio Bosa", museum of the stone mason of Pove) Seat: via Costantina, 2 (tel. 0424 36831, fax 0424 809088) Mon. Thu. and Fri.: 14,30-17,30. Wed. 14,30-19,00 write to Museo dello scalpellino ROANA MUSEO DEI CUCHI (museum of cucos) Seat: via XX aprile- Treschà (tel 0424 694283) Free entry everyday 9.00-12.30 and 15.00-19.00 ROMANO D'EZZELINO MUSEO DELL'AUTOMOBILE BONFANTI-VIMAR di Romano d'Ezzelino (museum of the automobile Bonfanti-Vimar in Romano D'Ezzelino) Seat: Via Tornio, 2 (tel. 0424 513746, fax 0424 513690) Opening time: everyday from 10.00 to 12.30 and from 14.30 to 18.30, except on Monday admission: Full price € 6.00 - reduced price € 3.00 write to Museo Bonfanti SANTORSO MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO DELL'ALTO VICENTINO (archaeological museum of the upper Vicenza land) Seat: Piazza Aldo Moro (tel. 0445 649570 - fax 0445 649513) Sat. 10.30-12.30- Sun. 15.00-18.00, closed on Agust admission: € 2,00 GIARDINO DELLE FARFALLE OASI ROSSI (garden of the butterflies Rossi oasis) Seat: Via Salzena (tel. e fax 0445 549714) E-mail: oasirossi@keycomm.it From March to October, open on Saturday, Sunday and Holydays: 9.30 - 19.00 admission: Full price: € 6,00 Recuded price: € 5,50 SCHIO MUSEO ENTOMOLOGICO onlus "NEL REGNO DELLE FARFALLE" (onlus entomologic museum "In the realm of butterflies") Seat: Via Lago di Alleghe, 33 z.i. Tel e Fax 0445 576457 E-mail: info@nelregnodellefarfalle.it Opening time: Monday to Sunday: 9.00 - 12.30 e 14.00 - 20.00 Closed in August Admission:Full price: € 5,00 reduced price: € 3,00 groups: € 2,00 each for group of 15 pax, including the guide VALDAGNO MUSEO PALEONTOLOGICO "E. DAL LAGO" (" E. Dal Lago" palaeontological museum) Seat: Palazzo Festari - Corso Italia, 63 Admission: Saturday (August excluded): 16.30-19.00 Other times and days, on previous booking by contacting Mr Dario Savi (tel. 0445 412914) Free admission VALLI DEL PASUBIO SACRARIO MILITARE DEL PASUBIO - MUSEO DELLA PRIMA ARMATA (military sacrarium of Mount Pasubio - museum of the first army) Seat: Loc. Bellavista, via Ossario 2 Free admission Opening time: from October 1st to May 14th 9.00-11.45 / 14-16.45. From May 15th to September 30th 9.00-11.45 / 15 - 17.45 MUSEUM SYSTEM OF THE UPPER VICENZA LAND