Explore Asolo's Roman past and wander through a small collection of paintings, including a pair of Tintoretto portraits. The museum also includes rooms devoted to actress Eleonora Duse (1858–1924) and British traveller and writer Freya Stark (1893–1993), who retreated to Asolo between Middle Eastern forays.
Museo Civico di Asolo
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