Varago: Venetian Villas and Cultural History

Varago brings together Venetian architecture, ecclesiastical history, museums, river landscapes, and a cycling tour in a compact area. Some of these points of interest are located in Varago, while others are in the surrounding area or the wider region. The parish church and the villas are located in Varago; other museums, historic buildings, and landscape destinations are located in the surrounding area or the wider region.

Church, town center, and Venetian villas

In the late Middle Ages, Varago was the mother church. Among other places, the chapel of Maserada was ecclesiastically subordinate to it. The historic center of the municipality of Maserada sul Piave partly also includes the town center of Varago.

The Venetian villas in Varago include Villa Sugana, Saltore and Caccianiga, as well as Villa Zoppola, Mattiuzzo and Sartor. Another historic complex is the private estate “Villa Vitturi, poi Zuccareda, poi Falk ora Monti”, which is located in Varago and comprises a villa with a barchessa and an oratory. This gives culture enthusiasts both an individual historic complex and a group of Venetian villas to focus on.

Santa Maria Assunta and historical evidence

The parish church of Santa Maria Assunta is located in Varago, Maserada sul Piave, and is associated with the address Via Don Pastega 5, 31052 Maserada sul Piave (TV). The Museo Civico di Maserada has a historical section with war relics from the First World War that were found within the municipality. The church and museum thus offer two different historical perspectives: the local ecclesiastical history and material evidence from the First World War.

The Piave and destinations in the surrounding area

At the Piave in Maserada sul Piave, the river divides into two branches and reaches its greatest width. In the area around Varago, Chiave di volta snc is considered a museum, Palazzon a palace, and Castello Papadopoli Giol a castle. Also located in the surrounding area are the Musei Civici di Treviso, which is considered a museum, and Parco dello Storga, which is considered a park.

Cycling tour and the wider region

A cycling tour passes through Varago and runs mostly along protected cycle and pedestrian paths as well as roads with low motor traffic. For planning the cycling tour by day, the type of route is a consideration in its own right: protected cycle and pedestrian paths as well as roads with low motor traffic shape the route. Those who plan the tour in sections can take both types of route into account in their daily schedule. In the wider region around Varago, Colesel Val dell'Acqua is a mountain, Isola Santo Spirito an island, and Mondragon a mountain. The thematic range thus extends from a specific route through the river area to different landscape forms in the surrounding region.

Further places for travel planning

Further destinations for your orientation: Salvatronda, Soligo, Zona Industriale di Mosnigo, Castelcucco, Colfosco, Crespignaga, Bavaria, Gaiarine

To the main travel overview: Treviso.