Discover Cismon del Grappa

Cismon del Grappa combines trails to Monte Grappa with a rich historical heritage. If you’re looking for a hotel, deciding what you want to focus on during your trip can help: will you spend most of your time on the hiking trails, or would you like to explore religious traditions, military history and industrial architecture?

Hiking trails on Monte Grappa

Sentiero 920 leads from Cismon del Grappa, at 201 metres, to Monte Grappa, at 1,775 metres. As a historic trail, it is associated with numerous traces of the First World War, including memorial plaques to the fallen and craters left by explosions.

Other trails differ in their routes, destinations and stated difficulty levels. Sentiero 910 leads from Cismon del Grappa via i Capitèi and a link to Sentiero 920 to Col dei Prai, Forcelletto and Cima Grappa; its difficulty level is E. Sentiero 913 runs via Faghèr and a link to Sentiero 920 as far as Forcelletto, where it joins Sentiero 910. Its stated difficulty level is T. Sentiero 929 passes the Finestron hydroelectric plant on its way to Col della Berretta, where it joins Sentiero 920; its difficulty level is EE. Check trail conditions before setting out on these three routes.

A hiking trail leads from Capitello via Fagher and Malga Fiabernù to Forcelletto, at 1,396 metres; the stated duration is four hours. The old stone paving is still preserved along the historic mule tracks near Cismon del Grappa. The trail passes through the wild Gusella Gorge to Capitello. There, a slender rock pinnacle rises, considered a symbol of the area. Three early medieval stone structures resembling tombs can also be seen along a hiking trail near Cismon; in popular tradition, they are called “i lebi delle streghe”.

Primolano in Cismon del Grappa is also associated with climbing. Check local climbing conditions and any required equipment. Hiking maps are marked 6 km, 13 km and 15 km; check that the maps are available before your trip.

History, religion and architecture

The Museum of the Covolo di Butistone and the Great War is located in Cismon del Grappa’s old town hall and comprises three sections. Covolo del Butistone is an ancient military fortification, documented since 1004. The Scale di Primolano fortification also tells the story of the region: it originally surrounded Castello della Scala, which dates to 1260 and is believed to have older origins. The fortification was used to control the border between the Canale di Brenta, Valsugana and Feltrino. In 2017, after five years of work, it was restored and enhanced.

The veneration of the Madonna del Pedancino in Cismon dates back to 1748 and is linked to a devastating flood on 18 August that year. The parish church of Cismon del Grappa underwent extensive restoration around the middle of the 18th century. It retains an ornate presbytery and a 16th-century bell tower. The site of San Marco in Cismon is documented from 1173. A chapel in today’s Church of Santa Maria e San Marco houses a wooden statue of the Madonna del Pedancino and a painting by Girolamo Da Ponte.

The former Lancia factory is a notable example of industrial architecture from the mid-20th century. Its design combines elements of the early 20th-century tradition with innovations of Rationalism. There is no other example of this architectural period in the Canale di Brenta; the factory is a rare example in the upper Vicentino.

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