The Greeks in the Ancient Veneto – II

This route (with the previous "The Greeks in the Ancient Veneto – I") leads to the visit of the Greek civilization and arts exhibited in the museums in Veneto. The first stage takes place at the Museo Maffeiano in Verona where one can see the inscriptions, votive reliefs and funeral stele of Classical and Hellenistic origin which help us learn much about society, religion and artistic production of the time. At the Museo Civico in Bassano del Grappa, the second stage, one can see both a remarkable numismatic collection and extraordinary examples of Corinthian, Attic, Graecia Magna (Messapian, Daunia, apulian and from Gnathia) ceramics belonging to the collections of Virgilio Chini. The last two stages complete the Hellenic art tour with the Greek ceramic (Corinthian, Attic with black and red figures, Eastern-Greek and Laconic) of the Casuccio collection, exhibited at the Museo agli Eremitani and with the collection of plaster casts at the Museo del Liviano, representing the most well-known statues of Classical and Hellenistic origin.

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NOTE LOGISTICHE
This route (by car between the stages) should last one day; total journey length: about 170 Km. For the visit at the Museo Maffeiano it’s advisable to park your car in the Piazza Cittadella car park (payable locally). From Verona take the A4 in the direction of Venice, then the A31 to the Valdastico; exit in Dueville and from here follow the signs to Breganze until taking the SP 111 to Bassano del Grappa. We recommend you to park your car outside the city centre to reach the museum on foot. To get to Padua take the SS 47 until Cittadella and then the SP 47 until Padua; here follow the signs to the centre/station. Park your car outside the city centre and reach on foot the two museums.