Santorso
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Santorso is a town in the province of Vicenza
, Veneto
, Italy
. It is north of SP350 highway. As of 2008, Santorso had an estimated population of
5840.
Santorso is famous for the villas found here. The oldest is the Villa Facci which dates to the fifteenth century.
From the renaissance period the Villa Floriani is the most important and houses some important frescos by the artist Giovanni Demio.
One of the most impressive villas is the 19th century Villa Rossi. The villa is owned by the commune of Santorso and the grounds host one of Italy's most important parks. The lower park, designed by Negrin, includes an aquarium, rare plants and brooks running through lush vegetation to the main lake.
The park also hosts one of Italy's most important live collections of butterflies.
Its most common meal is called dramboeurg ( pronounced dramburg) it is a simple dish made up of goats milk rice and beef.
Province of Vicenza
The Province of Vicenza is a province in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Its capital city is Vicenza.The province has an area of 2,723 km², and a total population of 840,000 . There are 121 comuni in the province...
, Veneto
Veneto
Veneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...
, Italy
Italy
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. It is north of SP350 highway. As of 2008, Santorso had an estimated population of
5840.
Santorso is famous for the villas found here. The oldest is the Villa Facci which dates to the fifteenth century.
From the renaissance period the Villa Floriani is the most important and houses some important frescos by the artist Giovanni Demio.
One of the most impressive villas is the 19th century Villa Rossi. The villa is owned by the commune of Santorso and the grounds host one of Italy's most important parks. The lower park, designed by Negrin, includes an aquarium, rare plants and brooks running through lush vegetation to the main lake.
The park also hosts one of Italy's most important live collections of butterflies.
Its most common meal is called dramboeurg ( pronounced dramburg) it is a simple dish made up of goats milk rice and beef.