Roncade

If the discovery of archaeological finds proves the frequentation of the place already in Roman times, the first written documents, dating back to the 10th century, mention Roncade as a place of defense donated by the Ottoni to the Counts of Collalto.
The toponym probably derives from “ronca”, the tool used to cut shrubs, and therefore indicates a wooded area that has been cut to make it habitable.
The town, which saw its importance grow during the domination of the Serenissima, preserves important traces of its past, among which

– The Giustiniani Ciani Bassetti Castle
The villa, surrounded by walls surrounded by a moat, was built between the end of the 15th century and the beginning of the 16th century by Girolamo Giustinian on the site where once stood a manor built by Otto II which later donated to the Counts of Collalto and which was destroyed by the Scaligeri.
Commissioned to an architect from the school of Marco Codussi, it is surrounded by a wall with circular towers; it has a double loggia in the Sansovinian style and sixteenth-century frescoes, attributable to the circle of Paolo Veronese. Also part of the complex is an oratory dedicated to Sant’Anna, rich in artistic works, and an Italian park enriched by over 30 Istrian stone statues depicting the Schiavoni.
The villa now belongs to the Barons Ciani Bassetti, a Trentino family of noble origins, which have always been wine owners.

– The War Memorial: built in 1924 to commemorate the fallen of the First World War, it consists of a bronze statue depicting the winged Victory while lifting a soldier who fell in battle. This is the first large-format sculpture created by Libero Andreotti (1875 – 1933), a famous Tuscan artist whose works were exhibited with great success in various international art exhibitions in Venice, in the Parisian “Salons” and in 1931 at the Exposition of the Italian twentieth century in Stockholm.

– The Chiesa Parrocchiale of Roncade: the Church of Ognissanti, born as a chapel in Vallio around 1200 and subsequently enlarged between 1527 and 1566, has a neoclassical style facade built in 1768 based on a project by the architect Ottavio Bertotti Scamozzi. The building retains valuable Baroque stuccos and an important cycle of frescoes made in the eighteenth century by the major representatives of Venetian art, such as Francesco Zugno – who worked here between 1748 and 1770-, Gaspare Diziani, Gaetano Zompini and Girolamo Brusaferro who frescoed the ceiling in 1717.

– The Chiesa parrocchiale of Biancade: dedicated to San Giovanni Battista, it was built in 1492; it preserves several paintings of the Venetian eighteenth century made by Francesco Zugno and Bartolomeo Littieri and an altarpiece by Michelangelo Morlaiter. Of notable interest is a Sacred Conversation created by Paris Bordone in 1531; recently restored, it is considered one of the best works of this important Treviso artist working in the workshop of Tiziano Vecellio.