To Visit From the Medieval village to the walled city

This is one of the most popular scenic routes for tourists. Easily practicable, it leads to the upper part of the walled city through Piazza Ortigara square in Borgo Giara, the original settlement of Marostica. Enter through the Porta Bassano gate and closely follow the massive Scaligeri walls until the Church of the Carmini. Then take the path of Monte Pausolino which leads to Castello Superiore (Upper Castle) in the middle of a large, shady olive grove. The path back to the starting point is either on the same route or on the Antica Strada dei Frati friars' path, whose name comes from the fact that it used to connect the parish churches along the route from the right bank of the Brenta river to Thiene. Take this path immediately outside the east gate of Castello Superiore (Upper Castle) and walk downhill keeping to the north of the manor house, following the appropriate signs.

Average duration: 1 h
Length: 4 km
Difference in height: 150 mt
Route: Marostica
Accessibility: asphalt road - unpaved road - path
Other routes: From the walled city to the suggestion of Val d'Inverno, Cherry tree trail,

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Variant 1A

Average duration: 30 min
Length: 1,8 km
Accessibility: via Rialto - via S. Antonio Abate - Piazza Castello - Corso Mazzini - Porta Bassano - Campo Marzio

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Set off from Campo Marzio and take via Due Rogge until Piazza Ortigara. Then take via Beato Lorenzino leading to the most ancient settlement of Marostica. On your way keep your eyes up and admire the massive former Monastery of San Fabiano e San Sebastiano, which is located on the west top side of the Pauso hill. Halfway through the borough of Borgo Giara, on your left, you come across the former Church and Convent of San Gottardo (1470), where the first Hospital in town was built and run by the Augustinian nuns. The route continues among ancient dwellings and former manufacturing premises - the last remains bearing witness of the industrial history of Marostica - where between the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries silk yarn was processed and straw hats were manufactured until the second half of 1900s. Walk by the ancient Church of Santa Maria Assunta and reach Prospero Alpini’s house (1553-1616), a physician and a botanist at the University of Padua who was the first to make coffee popular in the Republic of Venice.
The route continues on the right into the walled town through Porta Bassano. Right past this gate, you can turn left to visit the Church of San Marco which was built in 1450 on the occasion of the anniversary of the town devotion to the Republic of Venice. After this short and interesting deviation, go back to the main route again and enter Via Calesello leading to the picturesque high part of the town, flanking the mighty Scaligeri walls with interposed “Torresini” (turrets).
The Church of Sant’Antonio Abate and the Church of Madonna del Carmine or dei Carmini are nearby. You can leave the main trail here, turn left, go down Via Sant’Antonio and reach Piazza Castello (alternative route 1A). Alternatively, you may go straight ahead to intersect

Route 4 “Medieval Borough - San Luca – Val d’Inverno” walking down
Via XXIV Maggio, where signs indicate the route exiting through Porta Breganze. The main route continues on the right, passing by the Church of Madonna del Carmine or dei Carmini and the oratory. You can now walk uphill along the panoramic “Percorso dei Carmini” path on the Pausolino hill inside Giacomo Salin Park until the Castello Superiore (Upper castle). Once on top of the hill, you can enjoy one of the most beautiful views of the Pedemontana Veneta (foothills of the pre-Alps in the Veneto region) spanning from east to west: the flat land with the Grappa mountain range in the background towards the east, the Colli Euganei (Euganean Hills) and the Colli Berici (Berici hills) to the south, the Piccole Dolomiti (Small Dolomites, i.e. the Pre-Alps in the province of Vicenza) to the west, and the Asiago Plateau to the north. The Ornithology Museum in this area is worth a visit. Walk down the asphalt road through the east gate of the Castle to get to the museum.
From the parking lot outside the Ornithology Museum the main route continues to the right onto the Antica Strada dei Frati (Ancient Friars' Trail), which is partially paved and heads to the Pauso hill and the former Monastery of San Fabiano e San Sebastiano. After a while, you come across a path on the right, the “Percorso Valdibotte”, which is a quick route to Campo Marzio. If you decide to go straight ahead, you will be travelling along the northern slope of the Pauso hill where you can easily reach the top of the hill for an interesting panoramic view by turning right at a certain point. If you continue on the Antica Strada dei Frati, you will be going down eastwards until the intersection with via Convento (turn right to visit the remains of the former Monastery of San Fabiano e San Sebastiano). Walk as far as Piazza Ortigara and reach Campo Marzio taking via Due Rogge.

When you follow a nature trail, it is always enjoyable to spend some time observing its most characteristic elements. Observations on this route begin at the “Giacomo Salin” town park where many interesting aspects will attract your curiosity. Among them the conformation of the rocks, which consist of fossiliferous limestone disposed on sub-vertical strata that run a reggipoggio, i.e. inclined towards the mountain, and the variety of vegetation, most of all trees of various non-indigenous species, which clearly stand out. On the other hand, interesting animals are rather rare to see, besides some invertebrates, because of the impactful activities of man on the environment over the years. The most obvious natural elements, therefore, are comprised of rocks and trees.
Along the “Percorso dei Carmini” trail you can easily recognize the calcareous strata configuration described above, which repeats itself unchanged all the way up to the Castello Superiore (Upper Castle). There is a great variety of plants. Needle-like leaves (above all the Italian cypress, the Italian stone pine and the Himalayan cedar or deodar) are quite common, while the most significant local broad-leaved plants are the olive tree, the hackberry tree, the Eurasian field maple, the manna ash, the sessile oak and the black locust. The shrubs along the way in front of the castle, on the other hand, belong to the Hibiscus genus that is not indigenous.
The route to the North of the Castello Superiore (Upper Castle) is characterised by rather diverse morphological and botanical features. The conformation of the rocks is different because of their different structure and composition. Fossiliferous limestone is still present, but here and there you can also notice some basalt outcrops, an igneous rock that is typical of the hilly crest, often used in the construction of the ancient masiere (dry-stone walls). In the first stretch of the Antica Strada dei Frati, which leads into the wood east of the Ornithology Museum, the plants are typically local. They include the elder tree, the black locust, the manna ash and the chestnut tree. Furthermore, past the “Percorso Valdibotte” path, you can clearly see a few hackberry trees growing above some dark basalt boulders. On the edges of the next field, you can notice two large fig trees and an old mulberry tree. Right after that, still going downhill, you cross a tangled forest where a decaying centenarian chestnut tree and some old willows stand out, besides some herbaceous plants, among which many ferns of the Lingua Cervina species. The path branches off in a point where a small spring-fed pond offers the opportunity to see some forms of animal life, including frogs and aquatic snails of the Limnea genus. The last stretch of the Antica Strada dei Frati covers the edge of a beautiful poplar-sided hazel tree thicket.

In this route

Accomodation

Eat and drinks Accomodation

Hotel

Hotel Europa
Viale Stazione, 5/A - Marostica

Tel.: 0424 77842

Email: info@hoteleuropa.biz

http://www.hoteleuropa.biz

52

74

Yes

Free
Hotel Due Mori
Corso Mazzini, 73/75 - Marostica

Email: info@duemori.it

http://www.duemori.it

12

23

Yes
Tourist apartments
Villa Cecchin Guesthouse
Via Gianni Cecchin, 69 - Marostica

Tel.: 324 0848416

Email: info@villacecchin.it

http://www.villacecchin.it

5

2
Tourist apartments
Suite Parolin
Corso Mazzini, 142/2 - Marostica

Tel.: 0424 73351

Email: alessandrocrestan@gmail.com

1

4

Free
Tourist apartments
Campana Suites
Viale Stazione, 32 - Marostica

Tel.: 392 6994859

Email: info@campanasuites.it

http://www.campanasuites.it

4

9
Bed&Breakfast
Marostica
Via Camplani, 60 - Marostica

Tel.: 339 2319547

Email: info@bbmarostica.com

http://www.bbmarostica.com/

3

6

No

Free
Bed&Breakfast

A Casa mia
Via Ca' Brusà, 23 - Marostica

Tel.: 328 7668603

Email: info@bbacasamia.com

http://www.bbacasamia.com

3

7

No
Bed&Breakfast
Da Viky
Via Mantegna, 12 - Marostica

Tel.: 328 972719 - 348 2607824

Email: info@bebdaviky.com

http://www.bebdaviky.com

3

7

No

Free
Bed&Breakfast
Borgo Castello
Via C.Battisti, 15 - Marostica

Tel.: 347 4483241

Email: silvia@borgocastello.com

http://www.borgocastello.com

3

7

No
Bed&Breakfast
Retrò
Via Ravenne, 36 - Marostica

Tel.: 0424 819361 - 339 3935165

Email: cristina.polita@libero.it - p71cristina@gmail.com

http://www.bedandbreakfast.it/it/

2

4

No

Yes
Bed&Breakfast
Su al Castello
Via Cansignorio della Scala, 4 - Marostica

Tel.: 393 3131082

Email: sualcastello@gmail.com

http://www.sualcastello.it

Yes
Rooms for rent
Locanda Valbella
Via Val Bella Alta, 18 - Marostica

Tel.: 0424 780377

Email: info@allangelodoro.it

http://www.paesionline.it/italia/bed-and-breakfast-marostica/bed_and_breakfast_in_collina

3

9

Additional activities:
Trattoria
Bed&Breakfast
In Collina
Via Val Bella Alta, 15 - Marostica

Tel.: 0424 471239 - 339 2052522

Email: roberta.alban@yahoo.it
Bed&Breakfast
I Mirtilli
Via Gazzo, 33 - Pianezze

Tel.: 333 9966358

Email: info@imirtilli.com

http://www.imirtilli.com

No

No

Additional activities:
Sale of local products: fresh blueberries, jam and fruit juice
Bed&Breakfast
Villa del Sole
Via XXV Aprile, 20 - Pianezze

Tel.: 349 3561747

Email: bordignon.prisca@villadelsole.net

http://www.villadelsole.net/Villa_del_Sole/Homepage.html

2

No

Yes
Bed&Breakfast
Il Geranio
Via Oldelle, 4/A - Pianezze

Tel.: 0424 781119 - 338 7527548

Email: info@ilgeranio.it

http://www.ilgeranio.it/

2

3

No

Yes
Bed&Breakfast
B&B Diana
Via IV Martiri 21 - Marostica

Tel.: 3277140984

Email: vladoiudiana555@gmail.com
None
Marostica Bright Apartment
via Callesello delle Monache 1 -Marostica

Tel.: +39 3392449913

Email: stayinmarostica@gmail.com

3
Agritourism
Dai Sandri
Via Oldelle, 1a - Pianezze

Tel.: 0424 77967 - 333 3580053

Email: agriturismodaisandri@gmail.com

http://www.agriturismodaisandri.com

Specialities: Marostica cherries PGI jams, Marostica cherries PGI in grappa
Agritourism
Diesel Farm
Via San Benedetto, 2 - Marostica

Tel.: 0424 75224

Email: info@dieselfarm.com

http://www.dieselfarm.it

30

Specialities: Food and Wine Tasting (to be booked)
Brasserie
Al Mulino
Via Gobbe, 60 - Marostica

Tel.: 350 5992041

Email: oldmillsrl@libero.it

http://www.brasseriealmulino.com

Opening times:
From Tuesday to Friday:11.00 am -3.00 pm / 5.30 pm - 2.00 am. Saturday: 5.30 pm - 2.00 am. Sunday: 11.00 - 2.00 am

Monday closed

Specialities: craft beer, bruschettas and sandwiches
Wine bar
Al Fante
Piazza Castello, 11 - Marostica

Tel.: 0424 470811 - 3471866464

Email: enotecaalfante@gmail.com

http://www.ristoratoridivicenza.it/ita/food/ristoranti-e-trattorie/enoteca-al-fante-20289a1-ita.html

Opening times:
From Tuesday to Sunday: 11.00 am - 2.00 pm/ from 5.00 pm to midnight

Monday closed

20

Specialities: wine, snaks and local dishes
Osteria
L'Angelo e il Diavolo
Piazza Castello, 41/a - Marostica

Tel.: 0424 72312

Email: lorenzo.a7788@gmail.com

http://www.angeloeildiavolo.com

Opening times:
Open Tuesday to Sunday 10.00 am to 3.00 pm/6.00 pm to midnight

Monday closed

Specialities: Typical Roman and traditional Veneto dishes
Osteria
Madonnetta
Via Vajenti, 21 - Marostica

Tel.: 0424 75859

Email: info@osteriamadonnetta.it

http://www.osteriamadonnetta.it/

Opening times:
10.00 am to 3.00 pm/6.00 pm to midnight

thursday closed

90

Specialities: Typical dishes of Venetian cuisine that can be found all year round and recipes related to seasonality and what the family garden offers
Pizzeria/Restaurant
Lunaelaltro
Corso della Ceramica, 33 - Marostica

Tel.: 0424 478098

Email: info@lunaelaltro.it

https://www.lunaelaltro.it/

Opening times:
Wednesday closed. Open Monday, Tuesday: noon to 2.15 pm/6.45 pm to 11.45 pm, Thursday: noon to 2.15 pm/6.45 pm to 11.45 pm, Friday: noon to 2.15/6.45 pm to midnight, Saturday: 6.15 pm to midnight, Sunday: noon to 2.30 pm/6.15 pm to 11.45 pm.

180

Specialities: traditional dishes (homemade pasta, grilled meat, seasonal dishes), pizza, bigoli with duck sauce, baccalà alla vicentina (Vicenza-style cod), trippa alla parmigiana (Parmigiana tripe) and sarde in saor (sardines)
Pizzeria/Restaurant
Scaligera
Via Montello, 68/a - Marostica

Tel.: 0424 780385

Opening times:
Monday to Friday 10.30 am to 6.00 pm

Specialities: pizzas made with different doughs
Restaurant
Ristorante Turbin
Via Chiesa, 15 - Marostica

Tel.: 0424 788210

Email: variatidino53@outlook.it

http://www.ristoranteturbin.it

Opening times:
Monday to Sunday 07.30 am to midnight

Specialities: pizza
Restaurant
Dai Fioi
Via Oldelle, 2/A - Pianezze

Tel.: 388 3449604

Specialities: Typical Venetian cuisine with fresh pasta and grilled meat. Special themed evenings with spit, shank, boiled meat and fish
Restaurant
Panic Jazz Club
Piazza Castello, 42 - Marostica

Tel.: 0424 72707

Email: info@panicjazzclub.com

http://www.panicjazzclub.com

Opening times:
Open Monday 7.00 pm to midnight, Wednesday to Sunday 7.00 pm to 2.00 am

Tuesday closed

Specialities: Mexican food and fish/meat specialties
Restaurant
A Betoea da Gildo
Corso G.Mazzini, 1 - Marostica

Tel.: 0424 77584 - 349 6395361

Email: abetoea@libero.it

https://www.ristoratoridivicenza.it/ita/food/ristoranti-e-trattorie/a-betoea-ristorante-19825a1-ita.html

Opening times:
Open Tuesday to Sunday 11.00 am to 3.00 pm/6.30 pm to 11.00 pm

Monday closed

60

Specialities: Baccalà alla vicentina (cod cooked Vicenza-style), tripe, snails, frogs and game
Restaurant
Ristorante cinese Oriente
Via G. Cecchin, 20/b - Marostica

Tel.: 0424 73221

Opening times:
Saturday and Sunday 12 noon to 2.30 pm/7.00 pm to 11.00 pm

Specialities: typical Chinese and Cantonese dishes
Restaurant
Da Bastian
Via Gobbe, 10/a - Marostica

Tel.: 0424 73623

Email: info@dabastian.it

http://www.dabastian.it

Opening times:
Open Tuesday to Sunday 7.30 am to 2.00 pm/5.00 pm to 8.00 pm

Monday closed

45

Specialities: traditional meat and fish dishes (in particular fried fish). Deli service.
Restaurant
Da Roberta
Via Panica, 150 - Marostica

Tel.: 0424 470480

Opening times:
Open Monday to Sunday 7.00 am to midnight

Saturday closed

Specialities: typical dishes
Restaurant
Da Rossi
Via Consagrollo, 69 - Marostica

Tel.: 0424 72416

Email: ristorantedarossi@hotmail.it

Opening times:
Open Monday to Sunday 8.00 am to midnight

Tuesday closed

90

Specialities: traditional dishes and meat-based menus
Restaurant
Il Convivio
Via Pizzamano, 19 - Marostica

Tel.: 0424 72480
Restaurant
Da Tranquillo
Via Chiesa,1 - Marostica

Tel.: 0424 72980

http://www.ristoratoridivicenza.it/ita/food/ristoranti-e-trattorie/trattoria-da-tranquillo-19723a1-ita.html

Opening times:
Open Monday 8.30 am to 2.30 pm, Wednesday to Sunday 8.30 am to midnight

Tuesday closed

140

Specialities: traditional dishes, game (deer, boar, hare, goat), snail soup, typical Canederli (bread dumplings), oven-baked starters, homemade pasta and desserts
Restaurant/Pizzeria
Ristorante Pizzeria Bistrot 77
Via Gazzo, 2 - Pianezze

Tel.: 0424 471804

www.caffe77pianezze.it

Opening times:
Monday 10.00-14.30 from Wednesday to Saturday 10.00-14.30 / 17.00-23.00 Sunday 11.30-15.00 / 17.30-23.00

Closed Monday afternoon and Tuesday all day

Specialities: fish and meat restaurant also pizzeria
Trattoria
Caissa
Corso Mazzini, 104 - Marostica

Tel.: 0424 472393

Email: info@trattoriacaissa.it

http://www.trattoriacaissa.it

Opening times:
Open Monday 12 noon to 2.30 pm/7.00 pm to 9.30 pm, Tuesday noon to 2.15 pm, Thursday to Sunday noon to 2.15 pm/7.00 pm to 10.00 pm

Tuesday evening and Wednesday closed

99

Specialities: Baccalà alla vicentina (cod cooked Vicenza-style), sarde in saor (sardines), bigoli with duck sauce and paella (must be booked)
Pub
All’Angelo d’Oro
Viale Montegrappa, 20 - Marostica

Tel.: 0424 77838 - 339 8900058

www.allangelodoro.it
Bistrot
La casetta
Viale Vicenza, 12/A - Marostica

Email: jlenia.guazzo@gmail.com
Wine bar
Weinerei
Via S. Antonio, 16 - Marostica

Tel.: 342 5670315

Email: alessandropoli@gmail.com
Osteria
Dalla Zita
Via Cà Brusà, 5 - Marostica

Email: osteriadallazita@gmail.com
Restaurant
Ristorante Cuori
Corso Mazzini, 73/75 - Marostica

Tel.: 389 2336799

Email: ristorantecuori@gmail.com

www.ristorantecuori.net