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

Program for Sunday, July 6:
2:30 PM guided tour of the museum and the Cimbrian village

Opening hours:
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 year-round for groups by 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 paradise for hiking due to its forest, which is the second largest in Italy. This area is home to 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 rich beech forests, a plant species suitable for handcrafted 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 be visited by reservation in other periods 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 about the Cansiglio and Cimbrian culture, its history, and its legends. Finally, the good table: Cansiglio restaurants also offer Cimbrian recipes handed down through generations.

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