Marostica, located in the province of Vicenza in the Veneto region, is famous for its medieval heritage and the iconic human chess game held every two years. The town is surrounded by castle walls and plains. Its strategic location between Venice and the Alpine foothills provides an ideal climate for agritourism, especially its renowned cherry orchards.

How Marostica is built

Post-war expanded comune

Pre-war 31%Mid-century 54%Modern 15%

Settlement pattern

Semi-dispersed

16% of homes scattered in the countryside

In town 84%Dispersed 16%

Condition

92%

Mostly sound — 8% needs work

Good / excellent 92%Poor / mediocre 8%

Occupancy

86%

Lived-in year-round — 14% holiday or vacant

Main homes 86%Holiday or vacant 14%

Historic coreEstablishedPost-warModernRuralSparsely built

Building age, condition and occupancy from the ISTAT census (2011), by census section. Occupancy is shown as one honest split — the 2011 census does not reliably separate holiday homes from vacant ones.

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