Discover Trissino

Trissino combines a clearly varied landscape with villas and churches dating from several centuries. For those wishing to get to know Veneto beyond its well-known centres and through smaller towns as well, the municipality therefore offers various points of reference for planning a trip: natural surroundings, architectural history, regional events and a museum context can be considered separately.

Landscape and local setting

The municipality of Trissino lies at around 140 metres above sea level and covers 21 square kilometres. It is predominantly hilly and has extensive woodland areas. The Agno stream crosses the municipal area. The elevation figure refers to the municipality as a whole; together with the hills, woodland areas and course of the stream, it describes the landscape setting of the town. If, when choosing where to stay, you pay attention to the difference between densely built-up centres and smaller municipalities, you will find here a clearly documented reference to the terrain and natural surroundings.

Villas from different historical periods

An important architectural point of reference is Villa Trissino, Da Porto, now Marzotto. It was completed in the 18th century based on a design by Francesco Antonio Muttoni. Villa Trissino Paninsacco represents a different historical period: it is one of the two surviving villas from the medieval complex in Trissino. The two buildings therefore do not represent the same era. Those exploring the town through its architecture can distinguish between a medieval complex with surviving elements and a villa completed in the 18th century.

Churches and works of art on site

The churches, too, do not form a uniform historical heritage. The parish church of Sant’Andrea in Trissino contains a holy-water stoup dated to 1274. There is also a 15th-century statue of the Madonna delle Grazie. Both details refer to individual furnishings within the church, rather than merely to the age of the building.

In the hamlet of Selva, the parish church of Santa Maria Maddalena was built at the beginning of the 14th century. A distinctly more recent architectural landmark is the Church of San Pietro Apostolo: it was inaugurated in 1971, built by Francesco Vacchini and executed according to a design by Antonio Nervi. The local history of the churches thus encompasses both medieval architectural and furnishing references and a 20th-century building.

Annual calendar and sporting events

The municipality lists Una Giornata in Villa Marzotto in July as an annual recurring event. In September, the Festa del Gnocco takes place as one of Trissino’s annual local festivals. For the timing of further activities, it is recorded that the Mountain Bike Trissino team meets on Sunday mornings in both summer and winter. In October, the municipality also lists an international ski-rolling race with Società S.A.V. di Vicenza as an annual recurring event.

Regional museum context

Trissino belongs to an intermunicipal museum system comprising seven municipalities in the western Vicentino. This system is intended to improve the management of the region’s archaeological and natural-history heritage. Trissino can therefore also be viewed in a regional context: alongside individual villas, churches and events, the town belongs to an intermunicipal structure that jointly manages archaeological and natural-history themes.

For further orientation within the same broader selection, you will also find Bertesina, San Germano Dei Berici, Chiampo, Gambellara, Pianezze, Montegalda, Longa and Mussolente.

For the broader travel overview: Vicenza.