Cison di Valmarino

Brandolini Castle

The Brandolini Castle, now Castelbrando, is an imposing building of ancient origins perched on a spur of the Col de Moi in a strategic and highly suggestive position. After being a Da Camino, it was donated in 1436 by the Serenissima to Brandolini and to Gattamelata. Built in the 13th century, over the centuries it was transformed from a fortress into a noble residence made up of buildings built at various times.

The archpriest church

Located in the historic center, this delightful eighteenth-century church has the peculiarity of presenting two facades and is embellished by nineteenth-century sculptures by Marco Casagrande, a neoclassical artist famous also in Hungary. The interior houses some interesting works, including the chapel of San Giuseppe, covered with stucco decorations and paintings and embellished with an altarpiece painted by Francesco Fontebasso, an eighteenth-century painter who studied under Sebastiano Ricci. Also noteworthy is the Sacred Conversation preserved in the sacristy which was painted before 1550 by the Lombard painter Antonio Solario.

The way of the mills

It is a nature trail that winds through the Municipality of Cison di Valmarino, inserted into the larger one called “Le vie dell’Acqua”, altogether about fifty kilometers long.
The itinerary starts from the town square, overlooked by important historic buildings. Going up the valley of the Rujo torrent, you reach the characteristic ‘Ponte dei Sassi’ thanks to which you cross the river. Following the obvious indications and descriptive boards, you will discover a treasure consisting of flora and fauna, but also mills, canals and ruins of industrial archeology. During the walk it is possible to choose between a few branches and reach the ‘Bosco delle Penne Mozze’.

Bosco delle Penne Mozze

Inaugurated on 8 October 1972, the “Penne Mozze” Wood is easily accessible by passing the town. It is a “widespread memorial”, immersed in a green area of over 16,000 square meters, where the gravestones have been placed in the middle of the trees, reminiscent of all the Alpine soldiers of the province of Treviso who fell into service. Since 1968, when the project was conceived, to date the forest has welcomed the metal gravestones of the sculptor Simon Benetton on which the names of 2448 fallen Alpine soldiers can be read. A truly evocative and exciting place of peace.