Museo regionale dell'Uomo in Cansiglio e Centro etnografico e di cultura cimbra

Program for Sunday June 1st
At 2:30 PM guided tour of the museum.

The Cansiglio is a pre-Alpine plateau located between the provinces of Belluno, Treviso, and Pordenone. With its characteristic basin shape, it is a true paradise for hiking 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 extremely rich beech forests, a plant species suitable for craftsmanship.
Currently, the villages of Campon and Pian Osteria are inhabited by the Cimbri, while traces of some traditional 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 be visited by reservation during the other periods of the year. Among the sections, the first is dedicated to woodworking; the second is dedicated to the artisanal activities of the Cimbri; the third is dedicated to the library and the screening 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.

For information, call 333 3513668 or email francescoazzalini@libero.it.