タルツォの洞窟・トップ13

駐車場から急な小道を登る。

Conegliano Castle dominates the city from its hilltop position. The first document mentioning it dates back to 1016 AD, but the structure reached its maximum extension in the fourteenth century, thanks to the influence of the Scaligeri and Carraresi rulers.

The crossing

The internal square of the Castle

The Tower of San Floriano is a military construction located in the homonymous hamlet of Vittorio Veneto, in the heart of Val Lapisina. It stands on a hill of artificial origin, on the southern shores of Lake Restello. Tradition dates it back to Roman times, but its appearance is undoubtedly medieval. It is a watchtower which had the task of monitoring the important road that led to Cadore and from there to Tyrol and Germany. It is likely that it also had customs functions.

A particularly great lake. It rolled well on this section.

Castelbrando, a grand medieval castle, sits on a dolomitic limestone rock at an altitude of 370m above sea level, overlooking the villages of Cison di Valmarino and Valmareno. The name is due to the Brandolini family from Forlì, who were the lords of the castle. The castle was originally built in Roman times to protect the Via Claudia Augusta, which connected the Po valley to Rhaetia (modern Austria). The original castrum from 46 AD is still visible. A recent archaeological dig has uncovered a bread oven and the original Roman baths, as well as the original pipes of the aqueduct that supplied water from three nearby natural springs. These springs still provide water for the castle. Later the fortress became an important defensive position against barbarian invasions. During the 13th century the castle was significantly enlarged and the imposing battlements and central tower were added. The castle was awarded by the Republic of Venice to the condottieri Giovanni Brandolino and Erasmo da Narni, better known as "Gattamelata". After the fall of the Venetian Republic it became the property of the Brandolini Counts. In 1700 the castle was expanded with the southern part and the castle chapel, the church of San Martino. During World War I, the castle was invaded by Imperial Austrian troops and used as a military hospital. After 10 years of restoration work, the castle was reopened as a residence in 1929. In 1959, the castle was sold by the Brandolini family to the Salesian Fathers, who used it as a monastery and as a center for spiritual studies. In 1997, CastelBrando was purchased by Quaternary Investments SpA, who transformed it into a 4-star hotel, museum and theater. Visitors can take the cable car to the castle from the village.

Ruins of an ancient pentagonal tower from the 5th-6th centuries: the Turris Nigra (Black Tower) was the pinnacle of a fortification built on the slopes of Mercatone Hill to control and defend the strategic passage of Serravalle and the Lapisina Valley. Tradition attributes the foundation of the castle and tower to a Gothic tyrant, King Manducco or Matrucco. Manducco's daughter was the future Saint Augusta, martyred by her father when he discovered her conversion to Christianity, whom he persecuted. https://wiki.liceoflaminio.edu.it/index.php?title=Turris_nigra https://www.undicigradi.com/serravalle.htm