Asolo, Medieval commune in Province of Treviso, Italy
Asolo is a commune in the Province of Treviso in the foothills of the Alps, its old center ringed by preserved town walls. The lanes run between stone houses and Renaissance palaces that cling to the hillside and form small squares with fountains.
The settlement began as a Roman municipium and later became a fortress for the Venetian Republic. Caterina Cornaro, former Queen of Cyprus, spent her final years here after abdicating in the late 15th century.
The name derives from the Latin Acelum, referring to a place among hills. Today you see cafés and workshops under the arcades of Piazza Garibaldi, where residents go about daily life and local craftspeople open their studios.
Regional bus lines connect the town to Treviso and other nearby cities, while you easily walk everywhere within the walls. Most lodging sits in converted historical buildings around the center, keeping everything close at hand.
The Teatro Asolo was built in 1798, then dismantled and shipped to Florida, where it now stands rebuilt at the Ringling Museum. This unusual move carried a piece of Italian theater architecture across the Atlantic and made the stage playable again on another continent.
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