Bossano del Grappa and Marostica (Italy)

Within 20 minutes of where we stayed were so many cool towns. Bassano del Grappa is very famous. It is not only famous for "Grappa" which originates here, but is also famous for a covered bridge built by Palladio - the famous architect (the Palladian architecture is named afer him). Marostica is another cool town with its own "Great wall" and is cool because for centuries it has hosted a "live" Chess Match in the town square with real paeople dressed as the King, Queen, Pawn etc...

The best view of the citiy is usually from a tower above. This view was gorgeous  (Bassano del Grappa)

..and Bryan trying to climb down the tower :-)

Here is Palladio's famous bridge...

Had to mark the memory :-)

And on the bridge, the floor is completely uneven...

The kids on the bridge...

And at one end of the bridge is a famous Grappa shop

so old...

and Bryan of course had to test it out...

Grappa!

The city of Marostica is adorable!

It has its own "Great Wall"

It is famous for its "live" chess Match in September

The views are so pretty!

There were racing bikers EVERYWHERE during our entire stay. Definitely a hugely popular sport in the area...

And a real five and dime candy shop...

the kids LOVED it!!!

And here is the famous castle that is the background to the chess match...

This was the advertisement (so you can see the live Chess pieces in front of the castle above). And of course Andrea Bocelli to sing his magic!

At the top of the "Great Wall", there were many olive trees... 

...and a fabulous viewof Marostica!!!