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Vicenza · Veneto

Things to see in Marostica

In Marostica the atlas lists 12 historic places: 5 museums, 3 castles, 3 fortresses and towers and 1 historic villa or palace.

Of these, 1 list opening hours.

Don’t miss: Castello di Marostica (1312), building in Marostica, Italy.

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The town

Located in the province of Vicenza, Marostica (Maròstega in Veneto dialect) is famous all over the world for the human chess game it carries out every other year, with personages living in the city public square.

The heart of the Marostica is enclosed by its Medieval wall, with both an Upper and Lower castle, and the living chess game square being right at the centre of the town. And the Scaligeri nobles from Verona were the key protagonists of Marostica’s important and still visible past.

In addition to its very charming and very lively Medieval atmosphere, Marostica is also famous for the different varieties of cherries which are produced in the area.

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12 places

Museums 5

Museo Internazionale degli ScacchiMuseum Museo ornitologico "Massimino della Riva"Museum Museo dei Costumi della partita a scacchiMuseum Chiesetta di San MarcoMuseum Museo OrnithologicoMuseum

Castles 3

Fortresses and towers 3

Villas and palaces 1

Getting there

By train: Marostica has a direct bus connection with Vicenza railway station. Alternatively, a direct bus connection exists with Bassano railway station too. From Bassano

Venice is 1h20min ride away

Padua is 1h ride away

More info is available on Trenitalia's website.

By plane: Two international airports are nearby

Venice Marco Polo (VCE), 85km, lot of destinations throughout Europe - by train: bus to Venice station, then train to Vicenza or Bassano, then bus

Treviso (TSF), 52km, low-cost airport with Ryanair and other carriers - by train: bus to Treviso station, then train to Vicenza, then bus

By car: Marostica is 30km north-east of Vicenza, which can easily be reached through the A4 Milano-Venezia highway (Vicenza Est and Vicenza Ovest exits).

By bus: FTV directly connects Marostica to Bassano (15min) and Vicenza (45min).

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