Creazzo: Hill Paths, Churches and Broccolo Fiolaro

Creazzo Amid Hill Paths, History and Regional Cuisine

Creazzo can be explored through its hills, the Retrone River, the churches of Sant'Ulderico and San Cipriano, and Broccolo Fiolaro. If you enjoy combining your trip to Italy with walks, regional products and cultural impressions, you will find a range of options here: paths with clearly defined starting and end points, a seasonal speciality and churches with long architectural histories. This allows you to decide for yourself whether exercise, cuisine or culture should be the focus of your stay.

Walks of Different Lengths

Along the Retrone River, the path on the left bank is currently accessible. It runs from the area of the bridge at the end of Via Palladio near Parco Doria to the junction with Via Torino.

Simple paths lead through nature in the hills of Creazzo. Roads with little traffic are also suitable for walking. If you want to keep your pace flexible, you can choose between nature-oriented paths and quieter roads without having to turn it into a challenging hike.

A simple circular route starting and ending at Piazza Roma runs via Sentiero Bastiana, Via S. Ulderico, Via Sponsaora, Sentiero Pizzamerlo, Via Pozzetto and Via Bastiana and takes about an hour.

A second simple circular route starts and ends at Parco Rivella. It runs via Via Rivella, Via Quaglie, Trodo Bianco, Via Campignardi, Sentiero Broggiadoro, Via Broggiadoro, Via Quaglie and Via Rampa and takes about one and a half hours. Compared with the route from Piazza Roma, this provides a longer variant that is likewise described as simple.

Broccolo Fiolaro and the Winter Season

Broccolo Fiolaro di Creazzo is a variety of broccoli that is among the typical products of Veneto. It is grown on the calcareous, sandy white soils of the hills of Creazzo in the province of Vicenza. The variety, growing location and soil composition are closely connected.

Broccolo Fiolaro di Creazzo is harvested from November to February after the first frosts. If you want to discover regional cuisine through its seasonal products, the relevant period therefore clearly falls in the winter months.

The shoots growing along the stem and the youngest leaves are considered the best parts of the vegetable for culinary use. This characteristic draws attention not only to the name of the variety, but also to the parts of the plant used in cooking.

The Broccolo Fiolaro festival takes place every year at the beginning of February. Around twelve local restaurateurs take part. For your travel planning, this creates a clear annual date when Broccolo Fiolaro and the local gastronomy take centre stage together.

Churches and Frescoes as Cultural Points of Reference

The building of the Church of Sant'Ulderico was rebuilt in 1630 and again between 1831 and 1842. The two rebuilding phases thus extend from the 17th to the 19th century and give the church a clearly recognisable architectural history.

A first church dedicated to Saint San Cipriano already existed in Creazzo before the year 1000. This early date adds a considerably older ecclesiastical historical perspective to the much later building phases of Sant'Ulderico.

The main salon of Villa Suppiej is decorated with frescoes characterised by epic and mythological motifs. Alongside the architectural histories of the churches, the pictorial decoration of a villa salon is therefore another specific cultural subject that you can explore in Creazzo.

Further destinations: Vulcano, Lusiana, Bolzano Vicentino, Villaganzerla, Monticello Conte Otto, Montegaldella, Torri Di Quartesolo and Belvedere.

To the higher-level travel overview: Vicenza.