A visit to Bassano del Grappa and the surrounding area is a glorious thing: discover the historic centre, where art, history and religion mingle, the hills which are rich in ancient colours and perfumes, and the banks of the Brenta River, which are a peaceful oasis for relaxation or a place for trying extreme sports. This holiday is not for the hasty tourist; it is for those who use all five senses in order to feel the nuances of a city and its surrounds. The Guida di Bassano del Grappa is an indispensable tool for the reader/traveller: it is a discerning guide in a territory with great resources and offers ideas to create a very personal itinerary through space and time. The reader/traveller can choose to retrace historical events, from Pieve di Santa Maria in Colle, a city founded in 998, to the futuristic - for its time - Ponte della Vittoria, inaugurated in 1917. Or choose an architectural-urban excursus through squares that have been recently restored but that retain their intrinsic medieval quality, or palaces in which kings and emperors slept, small streets and laneways where you can almost hear the sounds of ancient artisan workshops. Or you can dedicate time to discovering the most accomplished expression of art throughout the ages in the rooms of the Civic Museum and the Ceramics Museum, and also in churches, and with gaze upwards, on the facades of buildings that have been restored to their former glory thanks to painstaking restoration work. In any case, with this guide in hand, walking through and around this city guarantees an unforgettable emotional response.