Discover Zugliano

For a stay in Zugliano, historic religious buildings and a network of circular routes offer different ways to explore the area. Its cultural sites range from churches with early origins to the parish church; the routes pass through the municipality’s most distinctive areas, taking in historical, cultural and natural attractions as well as landscapes. If you are looking for a hotel in Zugliano, you can weigh up the cultural sites and the specific route profiles when planning your trip.

Churches and landscape landmarks

The Pieve di Santa Maria is a church whose origins are certainly earlier than the year 1000. The Oratorio di San Biagio stands in Grumolo Pedemonte, a district of Zugliano; its origins date to around the year 1000. The oratory is also located in the first hills of the Bregonze. The Chiesa dei Santi Maria e Zenone is Zugliano’s parish church. The religious landmarks therefore have different historical contexts and functions: a pieve, an oratory and a parish church.

Villa Giusti-Suman offers a different perspective on the landscape. It stands on the slopes of the hills of Zugliano, on the Poggio del “Castello”, overlooking the plain below. Its location makes it a distinct landmark for anyone wishing to consider the relationship between the hills and the plain alongside the religious buildings.

Five circular routes with different profiles

The “Percorsi tra l’Astico e l’Igna” trail network comprises five circular routes. They pass through the municipality’s most distinctive areas, taking in historical, cultural and natural attractions as well as landscapes. Length, terrain, starting point and difficulty are useful criteria for comparing the routes.

The Anello Rosso No. 5 is a 7 km loop starting in Centrale. The Anello Blu No. 6 is 11.40 km long and passes through flat and hilly areas of Zugliano, Grumolo Pedemonte and Centrale. The Anello Giallo No. 7 is 6 km long and is designated an easy route in Centrale; its terrain is predominantly flat, with some hilly sections.

The Anello Verde No. 8 is 6.6 km long and rated from moderate to easy. It runs through the hilly landscape of Grumolo Pedemonte in Zugliano, then descends to flatter sections. At 6, 6.6 and 7 km, the Yellow, Green and Red routes are similar in length; the Blue route is longer at 11.40 km. Even so, the shorter loops have different profiles: the Yellow is characterised by its easy rating and predominantly flat terrain, while the Green combines hilly landscape with flatter sections afterward.

The Anello Arancio is on a considerably larger scale: it is about 33 km long and passes through Zugliano and its districts, as well as Sarcedo, Carrè and Chiuppano. The route is rated from moderate to easy and can be completed on foot or by bicycle. It differs both in length and in extending beyond Zugliano. If you are weighing up shorter loops against a longer route through several municipalities, this difference offers a useful point of reference.

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