Program for Sunday, September 21:<\/b>
At 2:30 PM guided tour of the museum and a Cimbrian village.<\/p>\n
Opening hours: <\/b>
from June 1 to September 30: Thursday and Friday 2 PM – 6 PM \/\/ Saturday, Sunday, and holidays 10 AM – 12:30 PM and 2 PM – 6 PM.
Open all year round for groups on request.<\/p>\n
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 because of the rich 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 buildings 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 reservation during the other periods of the year. Among the sections, the first is dedicated to woodwork; the second is dedicated to Cimbrian artisanal activities; the third is dedicated to the library and the projection of videos about Cansiglio and Cimbrian culture, its history, and its legends. Finally, the good table: the restaurants of Cansiglio also offer Cimbrian recipes passed down through generations.<\/p>\n