
Museo regionale dell’Uomo in Cansiglio e Centro etnografico e di cultura cimbra
13 July @ 0:00
Program for Sunday, July 13, Flowering Festival:
3:00 PM guided tour “Firs and Albions”
Opening:
from June 1 to September 30: Thursday and Friday 2-6 PM // Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 10 AM-12:30 PM and 2-6 PM
Open all year round for groups upon request.
The Cansiglio is a pre-Alpine plateau between the provinces of Belluno, Treviso, and Pordenone. With its characteristic basin shape, it is a true hiking paradise due to its forest, which is the second largest in Italy. In this area, there is a Cimbrian ethnic settlement dating back to the early 1800s.
Of German origin, this population comes from Roana, one of the seven municipalities of the Vicentine plateau, which settled here due to the richly abundant beech woods, a plant species suitable for artisanal work.
Currently, the villages of Campon and Pian Osteria are inhabited by the Cimbri, while traces of some typical constructions remain in Le Rotte, Vallorch, I Pich, Pian Canaie, Canaie, Pian dei Lovi, and Valbona. The historic building of Pian Osteria houses the ethnographic museum and Cimbrian culture; it is open every day from June 15 to September 15 and can also be visited by appointment during other times of the year. Among the sections, the first is dedicated to wood processing; the second is dedicated to the artisanal activities of the Cimbri; the third is dedicated to the library and the projection of videos on the Cansiglio and Cimbrian culture, its history, and its legends. Finally, the good table: the restaurants of Cansiglio also offer Cimbrian recipes passed down for generations.
For information, call 333 3513668 or email francescoazzalini@libero.it.