Cornello dei Tasso

One of the most beautiful villages in Italy.
It can only be reached on foot by two paths from Camerata Cornello.
In the village there is the Tasso and Postal History Museum.

Very beautiful places full of history that are definitely worth a visit.

The Postal System was born in the Borgo di Cornello thanks to Omodeo Tasso who in the thirteenth century together with some relatives began the activity of couriers in the service of the Republic of Venice.
in the village of Cornello (later renamed Cornello dei Tasso), the postal system was born. According to tradition, it was Omodeo Tasso who, in the thirteenth century, united some relatives in a group of couriers in the pay of Venice. This nucleus was made up of 32 elements (almost always invested with the practice of nepotism) and was indicated with the term Compagnia dei Corrieri. Their ability to transport correspondence between Venice and the main cities of Italy, especially with Milan and Rome, only increased their fame, so much so that they were invested with the official couriers of the Pope's correspondence. The definitive leap in quality came when Emperor Maximilian I gave them the opportunity to work within the Holy Roman Empire. In this regard, Zanetto Tasso (or de Tassis) acquired considerable importance, who, living at court, managed the postal service of Spain and the Netherlands. The development required thousands of couriers crossing the borders of the various state entities and hundreds of exchange stations, each managed by a member of the Tasso family. It is said that Giovanni Battista de Tassis rode his horse from Frankfurt to Brussels in just two days to bring Charles V the news of his election as emperor. The German branch of the family gave birth to the house of Thurn und Taxis, which became one of the richest families of that time. The loyalty that the Tasso ensured to the various monarchs was absolute, who reciprocated by ensuring increasingly important tasks, such as the transport of tax revenues. Their movements required the use of carriages in which, at times, passengers were also accompanied. This service later took their name, from the initial taxi to the current and modernized taxi. All starting from this small mountain village, in which it is possible to admire a historical museum that collects the deeds, documents and all kinds of material inherent to these illustrious ancestors. The events and subsequent political regimes did not interest the country that much, which lost the benefits it had enjoyed for several centuries and started towards a slow but constant depopulation.