Bassano del Grappa's ZTL Guards Its Wooden Bridge in 2026
Bassano del Grappa, Italy · ZTL
Bassano's ZTL covers the historic centre and via Angarano, closing mainly at night, Saturday afternoons and holidays. Entry without a permit costs EUR 83-332, EUR 58.10 within 5 days.
Locally the zone is called Zona a Traffico Limitato Bassano del Grappa (Italy) — that is the wording on the boundary signs, on the official portal and on any penalty notice, so it is the phrase to search for once you are there.
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- Check your own car against Bassano del Grappa — enter your fuel and Euro class, get a yes or no in one step.
- Castelfranco Veneto has a zone too — the nearest one to Bassano del Grappa, and the rules are not identical.
- If a fine arrives after you get home — who pays on a hire car, and what is actually enforceable across borders.
Bassano del Grappa restricts its historic centre and the via Angarano approach with a permit-based ZTL behind electronic gates, closed mainly at night, from Saturday afternoon and on holidays. A car without a permit pays EUR 83-332, or EUR 58.10 if the minimum is settled within five days. The reward for parking outside and walking in is Palladio’s covered wooden bridge, the Ponte degli Alpini, and the distilleries that made the town’s grappa famous.
This page covers driving around Bassano del Grappa. For the zone details, see the Bassano del Grappa ZTL details.
Park outside, walk to the wooden bridge
Park outside the ZTL and walk the arcaded old town to the Ponte degli Alpini. The gate signs show the hours in force; if you pass the same zone twice in a day, article 198 c.2-bis of the Highway Code counts it once. Italy’s limits: 50 km/h in town and 0.05% alcohol, zero for drivers under 21 or in their first three years.
When the car helps
Keep it for the surrounding Veneto: the Asiago plateau, the Monte Grappa memorials, the Palladian villas, Marostica, Asolo and the Prosecco hills.
Sources
- Comune di Bassano del Grappa, ZTL: comune.bassano.vi.it
- Codice della Strada art. 7 c.14 (ZTL fine) and art. 202 (reduced payment): normattiva.it
- Codice della Strada art. 198 c.2-bis, Law 177/2024: normattiva.it
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Frequently Asked Questions
Electronic gates guard the historic centre and via Angarano, and entry depends on a permit, not on Euro class. Under the comune's 2025 schedule the restriction applies at night on weekdays, from Saturday afternoon, and all day on holidays; the sign at the gate shows the bands in force. An unauthorised entry costs EUR 83-332, or EUR 58.10 if the minimum is paid within five days, and since 14 December 2024 the same zone on the same day brings one fine.
Bassano's covered wooden bridge over the Brenta, designed in its present form by Andrea Palladio in the 16th century. Destroyed by floods and war and always rebuilt, it became a symbol of the Alpini, Italy's mountain troops, hence its name. Crossing it on foot is the heart of a visit.
The town is one of the best-known homes of grappa, with historic distilleries by the bridge where you can taste and buy. Its name comes from nearby Monte Grappa rather than the drink, but the association is strong.
Use a car park on the edge of the old town and walk in. The arcaded squares and the bridge are a short walk from the car parks around the centre.
Not for the town. A car helps for the Asiago plateau, the Monte Grappa First World War memorials, the Palladian villas, Marostica, Asolo and the Prosecco hills.
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