Monte Grappa & Military Memorial
Sacrario militare del Monte Grappa
A WWI sacred mountain at 1,775 m. The circular memorial at its summit holds about 23,000 Italian and Austro-Hungarian soldiers, and on clear days you can see the Venetian Lagoon in the distance.
Monte Grappa was the last line of defense where the Italian army halted the Austro-Hungarian advance in the later stages of World War I. The Military Memorial at the summit, completed in 1935, has concentric stepped tiers and holds about 23,000 Italian and Austro-Hungarian soldiers who died in the war. The 'Road of the Heroes' leads to the summit viewing platform. Inside the mountain are about 5 km of the Vittorio Emanuele tunnel fortifications, some of which can be visited, along with a small war museum. The summit offers wide views, and on clear days you can see the Venetian Lagoon and the Dolomites. Driving from Bassano del Grappa takes about 1 hour to reach the top, and in summer the mountain is also a hotspot for paragliding.
Opening hours
Open all day; museum open in summer
Nearby sights
- Gipsoteca Canoviana, Possagno
- Ponte Vecchio, Bassano del Grappa
- Grotte di Oliero
- Asolo
- Villa Barbaro, Maser
- Marostica Chessboard Square
- Villa Emo
- Asiago Plateau