Points of interest

The Cathedral and Sala dei Battuti

The construction had originally begun by the Battuti family in 1345. At the end of the fifteenth century the building was enlarged with the construction of the presbytery, consisting of two new naves and the bell tower (1497). In those years the interior decoration also took place, of which there still remains considerable traces, and the realization of the altarpiece. In the XVIII century the temple was modified according to the style of the time: the pointed arches were replaced by round arches and stucco decorations were applied.
The church houses remarkable works of art: the altarpiece by Giambattista Cima da Conegliano from 1493, depicts the Madonna with Child and angels, among the saints Giovanni Battista, Nicola, Caterina d’Alessandria, Apollonia, Francesco and Pietro, placed in the presbytery, the painting by Francesco Beccaruzzi – an artist from Conegliano who lived in the XVI century – depicting St. Francis receiving the stigmata, in the upper part, and the saints Luigi, Bonaventura, Caterina d’Alessandria, Girolamo, Antonio and Paolo, in the lower part. Also noteworthy is the large canvas by Jacopo Palma il Giovane (1544 – 1628) depicting St. Catherine baptized by the hermit, placed on the counter-facade above the front door.
The facade of the church is actually hidden from that of the Sala dei Battuti, which is characterized by the succession of nine pointed arches. This was frescoed at the end of the sixteenth century by Ludovico Toeput, known as il Pozzoserrato, with scenes taken from the sacred writings and created using a monumentality of the figures, which continued to be influenced by the mannerist style.

Opening hours: the Duomo is open every day from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm (in respect of religious functions). Sala dei Battuti e del Capitolo: Saturday and Sunday 10:00-12:00, 15:00-17:00 (winter period) or 16:00-18:00 (summer period). For reservations for groups of at least 20-25 people on other days and times, it is possible to write to salabattuti.conegliano@gmail.com with at least 1 week’s notice. It is required to specify: name and telephone number of a contact person, no. participants, day and time when opening is requested. Free admission.
Organized by the Conegliano Rotary Club.

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The Castle

The tower that today identifies the castle on the top of the hill is called “della Campana” because it received the bell that summoned the population and signaled the beginning of the city council.
The structure, which houses the City Museum, is the result of a series of renovations and reconstructions. Of the original Scaligera foundation (main tower constructed to defend the guards internal court) the deep splayed loopholes remain at the bottom, while the small arched windows date back to the restructuring of 1467; the terminal part, belfry and lookout post, rebuilt after the collapse of 1491, was raised to its present height in 1847-55 with the antistorico crowning of Ghibelline battlements.
Currently the civic museum is composed of: the library and the lapidary which are a collection of frescoes, gravestones including the lion chiseled by the French in the homonymous door (1797); the room known as “Del Camino or Cucina”, for the large hood of a doge’s horn above the hearth, in which, in addition to armors and furnishings in the late Renaissance style, six type-weights of the Venetian Republic are displayed for the control of liquids, grains and other products. In the adjoining room there are some reproductions of ancient geographical maps and eighteenth-century paintings. The upper floors host the archaeological section containing various documents and finds from local history. On the top floor there is the terrace from which you can admire the wonderful panorama that sweeps from the mountains to the sea.

Opening hours: open on Monday 10.00-14.00; Tuesday and Wednesday 14.00-18.00; Thursday-Friday-Saturday-Sunday and holidays 10.00-13.00 / 14.00 – 18.00. From 1 June to 31 August: Saturday-Sunday and holidays extended opening until 7.00 pm.

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The Jewish Cemetery

The Jewish cemetery, built in 1545 on the hill known as the “Cabalan”, is one of the most evocative and panoramic places in the city.
It stands as a precious testimony of the presence of the integrated Jewish community and it still retains much of its dignity and assorted beauty.

The cemetery area of ​​Viale Gorizia was utilized until about 1882-1884. Inside it contains more than a hundred graves of various families members from Conegliano and Ceneda.
There are about 130 tombstones, most of them facing east, in the direction of Jerusalem; they are in sandstone or limestone, depending on the economic consistency of the family, with structures and decorations in leaf cartouche, in fake columns or simply squared according to the use of time. The tombstones for the various families, are distinguished by symbolic coats of arms. That of the squirrel refers to the Coneian or Conian family, which had among its descendants also Emanuele Conegliano, converted to the name Lorenzo Da Ponte, librettist of Mozart.
In Jerusalem it is still possible to see the Synagogue of Conegliano rebuilt with the furnishings transported there in 1954 and still functioning as an Italian rite synagogue.

Opening hours: guided tour on the first Sunday of the month 10: 00-12: 00, in case of rain postponed to the following month, by the Centro Coneglianese di Storia e Archeologia. On other days by reservation at IAT 0438 21230 – iat@comune.conegliano.tv.it.

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Wine School of Conegliano

In Conegliano there is the GB Cerletti Wine School, the oldest in Italy, established in 1876. The first director was Cerletti who with Antonio Carpenè participated in the campaign for the establishment of Italian Wine Schools.
The spectacular Magna main hall of the School, decorated by Antonio Maria Morera (1888-1964), the viticulture department with the tasting room, the science department, the Bottega del Vino, the original building that rises to the left of the school are all definitely worth a visit. Inaugurated in 1927, the school cellar is used both for the vinification of the grapes, produced in the vineyards of the school and for didactics.
The school is still a place of training, experimentation and promotion of the enological activity and culture of the territory.
In 2016 the Manzoni Museum was inaugurated, on the first floor of the School.
The museum is a tribute to the figure of the principal prof. Luigi Manzoni (1888-1968), researcher and experimenter of national and international acclaim. The museum tour allows the visitor to discover the professors work, through the rich and varied heritage of scientific materials, instrumentation, publications and places of the institute where he carried out his daily research.

Opening hours: it is possible to visit the museum by booking the visit by phone (office hours Monday to Saturday 9.00-13.00).

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The Prosecco and Conegliano – Valdobbiadene hills wine route

From Conegliano starts the first Italian oenological itinerary, the “Strada del Prosecco e Vini dei Colli Conegliano Valdobbiadene” (1966), a circular route of about 90 km that offers the visitor the chance to discover enchanting hilly landscapes, covered with vineyards with the its villages and medieval views, to which the more recent “Strada dei Vini del Piave” has been added. Along the itineraries it is possible to visit the cellars, by appointment, and taste the local wines.

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San Salvatore Castle

The massive fortified system, which was often painted by the famous painter G. B. Cima in the backgrounds of his portraits, is one of the most imposing in Italy and still belongs to the noble family that built it.
The building was bombed during the First World War, when it was used as an observatory for the Austro-Hungarian artillery. it is now returning to its former glory thanks to careful restoration, which allowed it to be opened to the public in 2003.

Opening hours: booking in advance for groups by contacting +39 0438 435020.

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Antica Pieve of San Pietro di Feletto

The Pieve, the thousand-year-old church of San Pietro di Feletto, is one of the historical and artistic jewels of the area. It was built on Lombard ruins: the current building, despite the vicissitudes it has undergone over the centuries (such as the disastrous earthquake of 1873), preserves important fresco cycles dating from the 13th to 15th centuries, including the Christ Pantocrator in the main apse, the baptismal chapel frescoed with episodes from the life of St Sebastian, the Creed in the main nave, and the Christ of Sunday on the facade, which, wounded by the activities forbidden on feast days, represents a true episode of medieval daily life.

Opening hours: on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

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The Molinetto della Croda

The Molinetto della Croda is two kilometres north of the centre of Refrontolo and is an ancient mill that exploits the 12-metre water leap of the Lierza stream, the main tributary of the Soligo. A place of fascination, it was captured in a scene from the film Mogliamante, played in 1977 by Marcello Mastroianni and Laura Antonelli.
This building, whose construction probably dates back to the 16th century, preserves the characteristic millstone inside and the different rooms used as living quarters by the miller’s family are often used for temporary exhibitions.

Opening hours: on Fridays and Saturdays from 10.30 a.m. to 12 noon and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., on Sundays from 10.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.

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Valdobbiadene

Once called Duplavilis, this town that gave birth to S. Venanzio Fortunato, bishop of Poitiers and illustrious hagiographer of late Latin, is mentioned for the first time in a document of 1116.
Today its center has several noteworthy buildings including the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, in Piazza Marconi, which despite the damage caused by the First World War preserves inside precious works of art created by Francesco Beccaruzzi, Paris Bordon and Palma the Younger.
The symbol of the town is its imposing bell tower designed by Francesco Maria Preti which until the war was decorated with a beautiful sundial with a solar zodiacal calendar made by the priest Giovanni Follador in the 19th century. Today, after a careful restoration, it decorates the south side again and testifies to the passion of the local population for this type of artefact, of which there are more than thirty examples in the city.

Along via Piva you will find Villa dei Cedri, surrounded by its large park open to the public. Built in the early nineteenth century as a spinning mill and residence of the Bottoia family, it owes its current appearance to the transformations it underwent at the beginning of the following century when it became the residence of the Piva family. After being for many years the seat of the “Mostra Nazionale degli Spumanti”, today it hosts the August event “Calici di stelle” as well as exhibitions, conferences, concerts, …

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Vittorio Veneto

The visit to the historic center, which has been part of the municipality of Vittorio Veneto since 1866, will lead the visitor to discover one of the most important centers of the Serenissima in the mainland, characterized by ancient streets and squares, by buildings of a purely Venetian taste, and by the Meschietti, a work of hydraulic engineering of the century. XVI.
This site, which preserves practically intact the aspect it has taken in the centuries. XV – XVI, is enriched by the presence of numerous buildings of considerable historical and artistic importance, such as the Church of Santa Giustina, the parish church of Sant’Andrea di Bigonzo, richly frescoed, the Castrum of Serravalle, an ancient fortified settlement, the church of San Giovanni (with cycles of fifteenth-century frescoes), the Museo del Cenedese and the small church of San Lorenzo dei Battuti, entirely frescoed.
Not to be missed Palazzo Minucci – De Carlo: the imposing late Renaissance building (1596) was built by the noble Archbishop of Zara, papal secretary and diplomat Minuccio Minucci. The palace contains a precious and little-known art collection, but above all life.
The ancient center of Ceneda boasts much more ancient origins. Many important monuments bear witness to its past, including the Castle of San Martino, the ancient residence of the Bishops counts of Ceneda where the bishop of the Diocese of Vittorio Veneto still lives, the Cathedral that preserves important artistic works, the sixteenth-century Loggia del Cenedese, the whose halls, the subject of a new and exciting installation made in 2014, today house the Museum of the Battle dedicated to the First World War and Villa Papadopoli immersed in the beautiful park of the architect. Antonio Caregaro Negrin.
The Ghetto and the Jewish cemetery also characterize the historic center.
In the new center of the city founded in the nineteenth century, along Viale della Vittoria, the pictorial collection kept at the Vittorio Emanuele II Modern Art Gallery in Villa Croze is of particular artistic interest.