Asolo Geography & Climate

The town sits at about 190 metres on a hill in the Colli Asolani, the belt of low hills between the Piave and the Brenta where the Prealps give way to the plain.

What makes the site remarkable is that the hill stands slightly forward of the range, so the views are unobstructed in almost every direction -- Monte Grappa to the north-west, the Dolomites beyond on clear days, and the plain running south past Treviso toward the lagoon.

The Rocca occupies the summit at 310 metres, with the walled town on the shoulder below it, and the modern settlement spread on the lower slopes.

The surrounding hills are farmed in the old mixed pattern -- vines, olives, cherries, woodland -- rather than given over to monoculture, which is part of why the landscape looks the way it does.

Summers (June-August) are warm, generally in the high twenties, and noticeably fresher on the hill than in the valley. Afternoon thunderstorms come off the Prealps.

Winters (December-February) are cold but often bright. The characteristic winter effect here is fog filling the plain below while Asolo, a hundred metres higher, stands above it in sunshine -- worth planning for rather than avoiding.

Spring and autumn are short, mild and the clearest seasons for the long views the town is known for. Visibility to the Dolomites is best after rain.

Rainfall is moderate and well distributed, higher than the open plain because of the hills.