Discover Pelosa: Roman Traces, Villas and Gardens

Pelosa among gardens, history and architecture

Pelosa combines Roman traces, Venetian architecture and a remarkable garden landscape. Villa Bressanin is a typical Venetian villa with a barchessa. The Parco di Villa Bressanin covers approximately 20,000 m² and preserves a romantic garden dating from the second half of the 19th century. Notable specimens grow there, including a deodar cedar, a weeping Japanese pagoda tree and a bald cypress. The diverse plant and shrub life provides a habitat for numerous birds and typical animals of the Po Valley, including foxes. The Garzaia Villa Bressanin is associated with the 2023 survey of heron colonies.

Roman order in the landscape

Roman centuriation is still visible in the Camposampierese area today, both in the road network and in the surrounding landscape. If you would like to view historic places not in isolation but in relation to their surroundings, this connection with the landscape offers a particularly vivid way of accessing the region's history.

Museum and archaeological materials

The Museo della Centuriazione Romana is located in the Centro Civico in Borgoricco; the building was designed by the architect Aldo Rossi. The museum's archaeological materials come from the parcelled land. They include bronze strigils and architectural terracotta slabs decorated with plant motifs in relief. In this way, Roman land division, archaeological finds and 20th-century architecture come together in a cultural theme.

Oratorio and villas in the surrounding area

The Oratorio della Madonna del Carmelo is located on Via Pelosa in Borgoricco. The area around Pelosa also includes Villa Querini, a palace, and Villa Foscarini Rossi, a museum. These places offer different cultural perspectives, ranging from an oratorio and historic architecture to museum experiences.

Further regional destinations

The wider area around Pelosa is home to the Ecomuseo le Terre del Brenta and the Museo di Geologia e Paleontologia, both museums. The natural arch Arco Vallaresso is also located in the wider surrounding area. This means that possible thematic interests range from regional culture and geology to distinctive landscape formations.

Parks in the surrounding area

The area around Pelosa also includes Parco villa tessier, Parco via Kennedy and Parco Rabin. For travellers interested in green spaces, they complement the garden landscape of the Parco di Villa Bressanin with additional specific park destinations.

Cycle paths and travel planning

The connection with Pelosa is also relevant for cycling travellers: the Centro Civico Aldo Rossi in Borgoricco is connected by cycle paths to the Padova-Asolo cycle route and the Treviso-Ostiglia route. The Padova-Asolo route follows the banks of the Muson dei Sassi. The Treviso-Ostiglia runs along the route of the former military railway of the same name. Those planning their stay by bicycle can therefore include two differently characterised routes in their personal selection.

Ristorante Convivio 57 is located at Via Pelosa 57.

Further destinations for orientation

For further orientation: Bovolenta, Conche, Baone, Boara Pisani, Villanova Di Camposampiero, Fornace Laterizi, Terradura, Saccolongo.

For the higher-level travel overview: Padua.