Would you like to know more about the MARCA TREVIGIANA? If you would like to receive free promotional materials about the Marca Trevigiana, please fill in the form and send it to Ufficio IAT Informazioni e Accoglienza Turistica, Calle Opitergium, 5 - 31046 Oderzo Name ................................................................ Surname ............................................................................... Age ..................... Full address ...................................................................................................................................................................................... Post code ................. Town/City .................................................................................................. 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INFORMATION HOW TO REACH ODERZO PROVINCE OF TREVISO Tourist Bureau (IAT) PROVINCE OF BELLUNO Tel. +39.0422.815251 - iatoderzo@provincia.treviso.it www.turismo.provincia.treviso.it Treviso Milan Venice Oderzo Treviso Vicenza Verona Padua MUNICIPALITY OF ODERZO Archaeological Town Via Garibaldi, 14 - Tel. +39.0422.8121 - Fax +39.0422.815208 OPITERGIVM HISTORICAL RE-ENACTMENT www.comune.oderzo.tv.it - turismo@comune.oderzo.tv.it ODERZO CULTURA ONLUS FOUNDATION Tel. +39.0422.718013 - www.oderzocultura.it • Veneto Vittorio • Conegliano Bologna Rome Città di Oderzo PROVINCE OF PORDENONE Belluno • Asolo PROVINCE OF VICENZA Venice Rovigo Oderzo PROVINCE OF TREVISO • Castelfranco TREVISO PROVINCE OF PADUA PROVINCE OF VENICE Oderzo is situated in the province of Treviso at approx. 30 Km from the town of Treviso and can be reached: by motorway: SR 53 Postumia, A27 (exit Treviso Nord), A4 (exit Cessalto) by plane: Antonio Canova (Treviso), Marco Polo (Venice), Catullo (Verona) airports by railway: Oderzo-Treviso, Oderzo-Conegliano-Udine OPERA IN PIAZZA FESTIVAL www.operainpiazza.it - info@operainpiazza.it HOLIDAY OFFER RESERVATIONS Tourist Promotion Association Tel. +39.0422.541052 - fax +39.0422.591195 www.marcatreviso.it - info@marcatreviso.it BEE-KEEPING MUSEUM The Museum, situated in the hamlet of Magera, was established in the memory of the bee-keeper Guido Fregonese with a legacy of beerelated materials that the Town of Oderzo received from the 'Ape Opitergium Club'. Inaugurated in June 1996, the tour leads the visitor on a discovery of beehives and the instruments created by man to protect and improve the bees' existence (extractors, queen excluders, smokers, feeders, bee escapes, etc.), all this with the help of pictures and prints. One of the objectives of the museum is to promote and spread the culture of bee-keeping not only for the nutritional value of bees' produce but also for their importance in flower pollination. (Information: tel. +39.0422.815459 www.museoapicoltura.it). Idea and layout: Frontiere - www.frontiereprogetti.com Photos: Comune di Oderzo, Associazione Oder Atto II, Museo Archeologico Eno Bellis e Pinacoteca Alberto Martini Cover: Eno Bellis Archaeological Museum, mosaic fragment depicting a hare hunting scene, late 3rd - early 4th century AD Translations: Studio Congia straw roofing), this Casòn is now the seat of a small ethnographic museum which can be visited by schools and tourists by appointment. (Information: tel. +39.0422.752579 www.casonpiavon.it). WE RECOMMEND VISITING CASÒN DI PIAVON This is an interesting specimen of a typical country house of Veneto. Dating back to a period between 1800 and 1900, it is situated in Via Frassenè in Piavon di Oderzo. Following an excellent renovation started in 2001 by the technical staff of the Municipality of Oderzo and of the last "casonieri" (builders specializing in the construction of the typical A fascinating historical re-enactment of the Roman Age in the old town of Opitergium takes place in Oderzo every year in the first week of June. Scenes of everyday life, shows and guided tours bring a glorious past to the stage. Oderzo signed a peaceful alliance with the Roman Republic and developed further until it became a Municipium (i.e. a capital city) with ca. 50,000 inhabitants in the year 49 b.C.. Thanks to its strategic position, well served by the two rivers Monticano and a now dissolved branch of the Piave, the town reached its maximum splendour between the 1st and 2nd century AD. This event is gaining more and more media exposure throughout Italy. (Information: turismo@comune.oderzo.tv.it www.comune.oderzo.tv.it; Oderzo tourist bureau tel. +39.0422.814081). 'OPITERGIVM' HISTORICAL RE-ENACTMENT ODERZO AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL TOWN ANCIENT FOUNTAIN OF LOVERS, FRATTA The old pig-iron Fountain of Lovers, carefully renovated and restored using a pre-existing artesian well is located in the hamlet of Fratta against the wall of the belfry of the Medieval Church of St. Philip and St. James dating back to the 11th-12th century. The front of the fountain, which supplied water for the locals' homes, features a lion's head from which water jets out. Not far from the left bank of the river Monticano there are some unmarked, charming footpaths in the greenery which are ideal for walks and excursions. Casòn di Piavon The musical shows of the Opera Festival in Piazza G. Di Stefano are held In the spectacular sitting-room of Piazza Grande and elsewhere in town. The quality of performances, an imposing staging, singers and guests of international fame as well as thousands of enthusiasts coming from the whole of Europe have marked the success of this Festival, organized by 'Oder Atto II ' and sponsored by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Environmental Conservation. (Information: Information offices at Oderzo, Treviso and Conegliano - www.operainpiazza.it info@operainpiazza.it). OPERA FESTIVAL, PIAZZA G. DI STEFANO Above, Verdi's Traviata in ‘Piazza Grande’ (scenes, costumes and direction by Hugo De Ana) Opitergium Historical Re-enactment, a detail of the Theatrum www.provincia.treviso.it Città di Oderzo Oderzo has existed as a town for many centuries, as witnessed by its skilfully renovated Medieval and Renaissance style buildings. This archaeological centre opens its artistic and architectural heritage to the visitor through the numerous itineraries offered by its urban texture. An important Municipium in Ancient Roman times, it was destroyed in 667 by the Barbarian fury of the Lombard king Grimoaldo and became part of the Venetian Republic in 1338. Oderzo underwent alternate periods of splendour and distress until recent times, when its Archaeological Town Museum helped it develop into a renowned and lively cultural centre. The Museum, named after the scholar Eno Bellis, ranks among the oldest in Italy and houses a valuable Gallery located on the top floor of HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS AND 'PIAZZA GRANDE' the historical 'Palazzo Foscolo' and dedicated to Alberto Martini, the famous pioneer of European Surrealism. 'Piazza Grande', which faces the Renaissance Cathedral, is one of the most famous squares in Veneto. It features a marvellous view of the mountains in the distance and a rare sun-dial which was donated to the town by Architect Toni Follina. He also designed its present location in 1993. The square can be reached through the arcade of the clock Opened in 1876, Oderzo's Archaeological Museum is situated in the porticoes of 'Palazzo Foscolo'. The most outstanding archaeological heritage of the town is displayed here. The urban structure of the ancient town of 'Opitergium', an important economic and administrative centre during the ancient Veneto and Roman ages, originates from the 10th century b.C. and remained as it was until the 7th century AD. Museum collections started in the late 19th century when early findings were supplemented with donations from local families. More recently, other artefacts were added : some of them, owned by the Government, come from the “Moizzi” estate, which is said to have been a refuge for Oderzo inhabitants during the Late Antiquity, others were the result of local excavations spanning the last ALBERTO MARTINI GALLERY There are several evocative open-air archaeological sites scattered around the town centre that you can visit by appointment with professional guides working for the Archaeological Authorities of Veneto. Four sites are particularly worth mentioning: the Forum area contains the remains of a Forum of the Earlier Roman Imperial Age and of a big domus (house); the area of the former jails, situated inside a renowned restaurant not far from the 'Torresin' clock tower; the area of Via dei Mosaici, where the lower part of two wells and the mosaic paving of a noble dwelling are preserved; and the area between Piazza Grande and Piazza Castello, where a tunnel has been built inside a modern building between the squares to show visitors the remains of one of the two main Roman town roads and a paved floor displayed vertically. ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREAS Above, aerial view of Piazza Grande Below, Eno Bellis Archaeological Museum: façade and Late Antiquity Mosaic Hall twenty years. Objects are displayed by order of age - the first floor houses artefacts of the Pre-Roman Age from the town and its surrounding area. Special features of this section are two decorative animal-shaped terracotta statues, some small bronze figurines of charging warriors, and Venetic inscriptions. The first floor also houses the full scale reconstruction of drainage systems using amphorae dating back to the Roman Age and the main amphora specimen found locally. The Roman Age itinerary continues on the ground floor with artefacts of the Romans' everyday life, tombstones (many of which decorated with memorial busts), a collection of coins and small bronze statues, some valuable portraits and famous mosaics of the Late Antiquity (“War Scenes”, “Romanus” and "Cupbearer”). (Information: tel. +39.0422.713333 www.oderzocultura.it) ENO BELLIS ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM 'Palazzo Foscolo' is a late 16thcentury dwelling with the typical features of a Venetian villa - a three-section façade, large arched windows on the first floor, a spacious hall on the ground floor. The halls of the two upper floors are accessed by a staircase with valuable stuccoes, probably decorated by Alessandro Vittoria (Trento 1524-Vicenza 1608). While the ground floor houses the Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery, the second floor features a Gallery named after Alberto Martini, native of Oderzo (Oderzo 1876-Milan 1954). This gallery, inaugurated in 1967 thanks to a generous legacy features a rich collection marking the momentous steps of Martini's career. Starting from 1897, the artist took part in no less than 14 consecutive editions of the Biennale in Venice. A Symbolist since his first literature- tower called 'Torresin', the town's symbol, which stands at the Southern Gate of the former Medieval ramparts. Hospitable and quiet, Oderzo offers a wide range of opportunities to discover the charm, flavours and scents of the “joyful and lovely” [”gioiosa et amorosa”] Province of Treviso. inspired creations, Martini turned to Surrealism in his later Parisian period. One of his most prestigious works is the illustration of the Divine Comedy, which took him over 40 years of impassioned work - from the 1901 edition promoted by Alinari of Florence to the watercolour tables painted between 1943 and 1944. The corpus consists of 298 works, most of which were painted in black and white. He also produced the elegant, unmatched illustrations for Edgar Allan Poe's Tales, the ‘Mysteries’ graphics and the ‘Danza Macabra Europea’ lithographs (1914-1916), a harsh, sarcastic critique of the First World War. Martini's interest in theatre led him to create Tetiteatro, a theatre staging on water, on which he spent one full year of research and designs, many of which are displayed in a unique collection in Oderzo. The first floor of ‘Palazzo Foscolo’ hosts temporary art exhibitions, the 'Oderzo Azienda & Design Award', the 'Città di Oderzo Architecture Award', meetings, cultural events, and concerts. (Information: tel. +39.0422.815202 www.oderzocultura.it). Established in 1969 in an 18thcentury palazzo, the Library has been extensively renewed since then. Local documents from past and modern times are carefully collected forming a precious heritage of the history and cultural, social and economic life of Oderzo's territory. The Library contains two archives - the Historical and the Eno Bellis Records. The following services are offered: information and documentation programmes, a reference section, and local, inter-library, national, and international lending. Internet service free of charge. (Information: tel. +39.0422.815166 www.oderzocultura.it) THE TOWN'S LIBRARY Previous page left, ‘Palazzo Foscolo’ (late 16th century). On the right, Alberto Martini Gallery, hall 1 On the left, Roman Forum archaeological site, a detail of the roofing The Town's Library: the reading room on the 1st floor AN UNFORGETTABLE WEEK-END in Oderzo A view of Oderzo «There are vast lands on the left of Piave which have the ancient Oderzo as their centre - almost their heart. A walk through these lands where enormous, compact wheat fields alternate with vineyards which are as high and joyful as triumphal arches raises the spirit towards happier thoughts. The promised land is tangible here. Here, you might think of the decorations on Achilles' shield, and it is not hard to understand how untouched agriculture can be so generous to provide us our daily sustenance. Here, people still labour the land.» (Giovanni Comisso, 'Veneto felice', 1984) HOLIDAY OFFER Discover the fascination of music and the mystery of an ancient Roman town! Visiting tours and cellar wine-tasting along the Road of Wines of Piave and the Prosecco Area, tickets for the Opera in Piazza Giuseppe di Stefano and complimentary "Card Premia". Two-night stays in a bridal suite starting from € 220.00 per person with accommodation in a 3-4-5-star B&B, Relais or Hotel. Package holiday reservations Association for Tourism Promotion of Marca Treviso Tel.+39.0422.541052 - Fax +39.0422.591195 mail: info@marcatreviso.it - web site: www.marcatreviso.it
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