Discover Pesariis: Clocks, History and Landscape

Clockmaking as a defining theme

The Monumental Clockmaking Route in Pesariis is an open-air museum that complements and completes the Clockmaking Museum in Pesariis. The route includes 24 public clocks, including the bell tower clock. It traces the history of time-measuring machines from sundials to the present day. For those interested in the history of technology, the focus is on the connection between specific public clocks and this chronological span. The route and the museum are thematically connected, but have different formats: an open-air museum and a chronologically arranged exhibition. This chronological span is relevant when planning a visit because the route explicitly extends from sundials to the present day.

The Clockmaking Museum

The Clockmaking Museum in Pesariis presents a chronologically arranged exhibition. On display are pendulum clocks from the 18th century, tower clocks, flap clocks and more recent clock examples. The chronological arrangement connects different periods with different forms of clocks. For those interested in culture, this means the focus is not limited to a single era or a single type of clock.

Casa Bruseschi and the history of a residence

Casa Bruseschi is a typical stately residence in the Carnic region dating from the 17th and 18th centuries: a large rectangular building with three storeys and a pitched roof. The study still contains legal case files, accounting registers, writing materials and family portraits. The legal case files, accounting registers and writing materials are connected with the work of lawyer Giovanni Battista Bruseschi; the family portraits are also located in the study. The exterior form of the house and the surviving holdings in the study complement each other by providing concrete insights into Casa Bruseschi. For those interested in culture, the technological development represented by the clocks and the character of Casa Bruseschi can be considered separately in Pesariis.

Local tradition at the festival

In Pesariis, local beans and the local clockmaking tradition are celebrated every year on the second weekend of September at the “Arlois e Fasois” market and folk festival. The date is the relevant reference point for planning a visit to this event. The festival combines regional food with the craft history of time measurement.

Landscape around Osais-Pesariis

The mountain Colle Chiavaz is located in the immediate surroundings of Osais-Pesariis. The mountain Monte Pleros is also located in the immediate surroundings of Osais-Pesariis. The same applies to Monte Creta Forata and Monte Forchia, which are likewise in these immediate surroundings. Ex Ricovero Militare di Val Inferna is also located in the surroundings of Osais-Pesariis; it is a military facility considered to be a ruin. In the wider regional surroundings of Osais-Pesariis lies the Museo della Latteria, which is considered a museum.

For the higher-level travel overview: Prato Carnico.