SALZANO

This area – with its fertile soil, populated since ancient times – also experienced the vicissitudes common to the area, but still has features that make it worth visiting and taking a walk there.

The tradition of activities like spinning, which is commemorated in the annual festival, is still very much alive. One important mill was owned by the Jacur family, whose Villa Donà Romanini Jacur, now home to the town hall, dates back to the 17th century. Other attractions include historic homes like Villa Combi, the oratories, the Sanctuary of the Madonna delle Grazie and the Pio X Museum. The latter recalls Giuseppe Sarto – the future Pope Pius X – who was the local parish priest.

Worth Visiting

  • Villa Donà Romanin – Jacur, built by the Venetian patrician Donà family in the first decades of the 17th century. In 1847 the villa was bought by a Jewish family of bankers from Padua, the Jacur, who built the adjacent spinning mill. Today it is the home of the town council.

  • The spinning mill built by Leone Romanin Jacur in 1872, which was a working silk factory until 1952.

Don’t Miss

  • The romantic gardens, a 48,000 square metre park with canals, caves, elevations, paths, and dense vegetation. It was built in 1854 alongside the villa by the Jacur family.

  • The Lycaena Nature Oasis – these disused quarries located near the Villetta area have not seen any human activity in recent decades and have been able to develop according to the laws of nature. The oasis takes its name from a type of butterfly found there and is recognised as a Special Protection Area and Site of Community Importance.

  • Le Terme di Salzano. . Salzano is known as a town with thermal baths thanks to the Primavera Spring, which produces mineral water at 18.6 degrees Celsius. www.palatini.com