The first long distance flight from Rome to Tokyo

was carried out by Pilot Lt ARTURO FERRARIN from Thiene, Vicenza, covering about 16.700 km in the span of three months, with three stops. He began his journey on 16th February 1920 and finished on 31st May. He flew for 98 hours, with a maximum speed record of 220 km/hour.
In 1928, he took on another flight challenge: a long haul flight from Italy to Brasil without any layovers. He departed from Rome on 3rd July and landed in Natal two days later.

2 Gold Medals to Vicenza
Vicenza is the only Comune in Italy to possess two Gold Medals of Military Valour:

- the first one, for the resistance against the Austrians back in 1848, was awarded by King Vittorio Emanuele II on 18th November 1866.
- the second one, for the suffering of the population during the War for Italian Liberation (1943-1945), was awarded on 11th March 1995 by the President of the Italian Republic Oscar Luigi Scalfaro.

The first European firework in Vicenza
It was lit back in 1379, during the reconciliation of the Scaligeri family and the Visconti family. Naturally, China holds the record for the first peaceful firework display in history, where such industry was already well developed. The official year was 1103, a few centuries after the invention of the spare powder. There are mentions of a Chinese firework named HUO CHIEN in 1044, which was basically an arrow tied to a bamboo tube filled with spare powder.
The Arabs then exported fireworks in Europe and the first firework display was organised in Vicenza.

The world’s longest straicase: 4.444 steps
This staircase leads from the valley floor (Val Frenzela) to the Asiago Plateau, overcoming a drop of 700 metres. It dates back to the Visconti family era (1398) and was once used for the transport of timber downstream.
Every year, at the end of August, there is a suggestive event called “Fiaccolata storica della Calà del Sasso” (a torchlight procession along the staircase).

The most important collection of crab fossils in the world, hosted in Montecchio Maggiore 
More than 100 crab fossils are on display in the Museo Civico Zannato. They are beautifully preserved specimen, handled with great care and explained in detail through informative panels.