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Things to see in Castelfranco Veneto
In Castelfranco Veneto the atlas lists 9 historic places: 2 fortresses and towers, 2 museums, 2 historic villas and palaces, 1 castle, 1 archaeological site and 1 historic theatre.
Of these, 1 list opening hours.
Don’t miss: Villa Bolasco, building in Castelfranco Veneto, Italy.
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The town
Castelfranco Veneto (Casteo in Veneto dialect) is between three main cities of the Veneto region, Treviso, Padova, and Vicenza, and is a walled city, with its medieval castle still in near-perfect condition.
Castelfranco was the birthplace of the high-renaissance painter Giorgione and the town's cathedral preserves the painter’s well-known Castelfranco altarpiece ("Madonna on the throne with Saint Liberalis and Saint Francis").
The political crises in Treviso and Padova at the end of the 12th century drove Treviso to build a fortification to counterattacks from Padova. The chosen location was a strategic position in Castelfranco Veneto: in front of where Via Postumia and Via Aurelia intersected and also in between several other fortified structures.
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9 places
Fortresses and towers 2
Villas and palaces 2
Castles 1
Archaeological sites 1
Historic theatres 1
Getting there
By train: Castelfranco Veneto railway station is a junction of three railway lines, the Trento–Venice railway, the Vicenza–Treviso railway, and the Calalzo–Padua railway.
Venice is 1 hour away
Padua is 30 minutes away
Treviso is 20 minutes away
Vicenza is 40 minutes away
Belluno is 1.5 hours away
Trento is 2.5 hours away
Calalzo is 2.5 hours away
Verona is 1.5 hours away
See Trenitalia for more information.
By plane: Three international airports are nearby
Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE IATA), 56 km. Many destinations throughout Europe. By train: bus to Venezia Mestre station, then train
Treviso (TSF IATA), 26 km. Low-cost airport with Ryanair and other carriers. By train: bus to Treviso station, then train
Verona Valerio Catullo (VRN IATA), 110 km. Many domestic flights and some international destinations (also low-cost). By train: bus to Verona Porta Nuova station, then train
By car: Castelfranco is not directly connected to the national highway network. Nevertheless, from Padua's highway exits (A4 - Torino-Milano-Venezia-Trieste and A13 - Bologna-Padova), regional road SR308 leads you to Castelfranco in about 40 minutes (40 km)
By bus: La Marca buses directly connect Castelfranco to Treviso in 45 minutes. During the summer, there is also a daily bus to the seaside resort of Jesolo (the journey takes 1.75 hours approximately).
CTM buses directly connect Castelfranco to Padua in 55 minutes.
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What to see, according to Wikivoyage
Casa Giorgione Museum (Close to the cathedral). Tue-Sat, 10:00-12:30, 15:00-18:30; Sun, 10:00-19:00. To glimpse Giorgione's work, you can visit the painter's birthplace, now a museum. It holds the Frieze of Liberal and Mechanical Arts, the only fresco attributed to the artist. €5.
Cathedral. Daily, 09:00-12:00, 15:00-18:00. Castelfranco Veneto was the birthplace of the painter Giorgione, and the cathedral (1723) contains one of his finest works, the Madonna with St. Francis and Liberalis (1504), but more commonly called Pala del Giorgione. In the background, the towers of the old town may be seen. The cathedral itself was designed by Francesco Maria Preti and built over an ancient Romanesque church. Other art pieces include seven fragments of frescoes by Paolo Veronese. Free.
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