Rural Archeology
“…which is still lucky (the Astico Valley) of gold mines, according to flowers and signs that are seen of her, even if in Mount Melignone signs of it appear and even for other veins of silver, and of copper in Barbarena above Tonezza, and in Val dell’Orco near St. Pietro d’Astico of silver, as well as those of excellent iron under Santa Maria di Brancafora, in Posina…” Conte Francesco Caldogno
Let’s immerse ourselves in an enchanting itinerary, we will hear the beating of hammers… the snorting of bellows, the creaking of the mills, the charm of ancient streets, surrounded by uncontested nature… waters that flow grumbling accompany us… remembering stories that perhaps never existed and dreams that have yet to be lived.
The Workers Walkway
This mule track located at the foot of the Summano crosses the Pra ‘della Tezza locality and continues towards Piovene.
Laghi, rural world and the Great War
Valle di Laghi: history, traditions and examples of a rural, pre-industrial community.
Cartiera Rossi
The history of Arsiero’s papermills and the local papermaking industry, from its origins to the Rossi family
Montepiano
The hamlet of Montepiano: its legendary origins, remnants of German, and votive works.
Monte Summano and via Crucis
Monte Summano and via Crucis from Santorso to the Sanctuary of the Madonna del Summano
Ponteposta
Ponteposta: the first parish in Brancafora, a new church, and a visit by Karl I of Austria during the Great War.
Arsiero, Strafexpedition, the paper mills
Arsiero: the richness of its waters, a flourishing industrial past, the scars of the Great War.
Bocca Lorenza cave and the route “A leap into the past”
Bocca Lorenza is a natural cave, about 36 metres deep, located on the southern slope of Mount Summano, at a height of 386 metres a.s.l.
Railroad
The dawn of the industrial age and the beginnings of freight and passenger railways: designing strategic development.
Villa Meunier
A stunning holiday residence just beyond the railway: the history of Villa Meunier.
Rossi paper mill
Water energy and the development of papermaking: the hydroelectric plants powering the Rossi family’s papermills.
Terraces
Terraces: a hidden network carved into the mountainsides of Vicenza’s pre-Alps, telling of crops waiting to be rediscovered.
Peralto icebox
The Giassara de Peralto: history and information on Arsiero town council’s icehouse, which was open from 1900 until the invention of electricity.
The Fountains Route
The Fountains Route which allows you to visit the old streets of the town and the fountains still present.
Santorso, places of worship
Places of worship in Santorso: Sanctuary of San Orso and San Dionigi Church
Main mill
Watermills and wheels: the force of water to power millstones, saws, fulling mills, looms, forges and hammers.