Discover what to do in Terrassa Padovana: the festival of flavors and traditions, Villa Sartori, the church of Saint Thomas the Apostle. Want to know more? First of all…
Where is Terrassa Padovana?
The municipality of Terrassa Padovana borders to the north-east with Bovolenta, to the north-west with Cartura, to the south with Arre, to the south-east with Candiana, to the south-west with Conselve, to the east with Bovolenta and Candiana, to the west with Cartura and Conselve.
The festival of flavors and traditions
The 2023 edition of the lively fair event is scheduled from Friday 15 to Sunday 17 September in the park behind the town hall at Via Roma, 54.
An opportunity to savor delicious dishes that enhance Veneto and Lombardy cuisine, the festival features large dining areas where you can enjoy gnocchi with taleggio and pumpkin, tagliatelle with musso ragù, ribs, sausages and chops sizzling on the grill, tastasae, or tastasal, (a Veronese cured meat of salted and peppered pork particularly suitable for preparing exquisite risottos). There will also be succulent specialties such as tripe, fasoi in tocio, grilled chickens as well as fish specialties like cod and herring with polenta, to be enjoyed with cold mugs of beer and local wines.
The event recalls ancient peasant traditions through artisan workshops, plowing trials with Landini hot-head tractors, exhibitors with handmade wooden toys and local typical products. The program also includes archery lessons, flag-waving performances and horseback rides for the little ones, just to name a few of the exciting fair activities.
For more information on the times and program of the engaging popular event and to always be updated on the numerous initiatives and festivals organized by the municipality and the pro loco, such as the festival of buffalo goodness, you can check the Facebook page Pro Loco Terrassa APS.
If you are wondering what to do in Terrassa Padovana and want to spend the beautiful season in good company in a pleasant rural village of the Bassa Padovana, the festival of flavors and traditions is an ideal opportunity to take a trip back in time and immerse yourself in the carefree atmosphere of a bygone fair with mouthwatering homemade recipes, live music, dance performances and much more!
Villa Sartori
Located at Via Rena, 36, the charming Renaissance residence represents one of the most important cultural landmarks of the municipality.
Harmoniously integrated into a bright and well-kept garden dotted with cedars, cypress poplars, magnolias, plane trees and willows, the manor house is spread over three levels. Two lion statues anticipate the entrance portal on the ground floor, above which, on the piano nobile, opens a balustraded French door, surmounted by a lunette on whose top stands a precious mask.
The main body is flanked to the east by a barchessa marked by wide round arches, to the west by the family chapel, visible from the road.
For more information about the splendid sixteenth-century residence, it is advisable to visit the site villasartori.it.
The church of Saint Thomas the Apostle
Located at Via Roma, 55, the parish church of Saint Thomas the Apostle is recognizable for its white double-pitched façade, vertically divided by four pilasters above which stand the architrave, the frieze and the triangular pediment in the center of which a small rose window opens.
Below the entablature, two niches contain two ancient stone statues.
Illuminated by large lunette windows, the white nave of the church is adorned with refined altars in polychrome marble, elaborate mirrorings that embellish the ceiling, and a precious golden canopy that stands out in the presbytery.
If you are wondering what to do in Terrassa Padovana, the church of Saint Thomas is a true treasure of art and architecture of medieval origin.
