Colle Umberto

Colle Umberto between hills and plain

Colle Umberto and the district of San Martino are located on two hills at around 145 metres above sea level in the eastern Venetian Pre-Alps. The landscape combines moraine hills, gentle slopes and a green plain. The Meschio skirts the northern edge of the area, while the Mellarè runs along its southern edge. Colle Umberto therefore has a distinctly rural character, shaped by its two elevated districts, the slopes and the adjoining waterways.

Churches and villas with distinctive details

The parish church of Colle Umberto has a neoclassical façade and a single broad interior, both associated with a design by Sebastiano De Boni. Its furnishings include a Pugina organ, inaugurated on 24 October 1924. In San Martino di Colle Umberto stands the Chiesa Arcipretale di S. Martino. Its Renaissance portico extends across the entire façade; inside, the church preserves frescoes by the 16th-century painter Francesco Pagani, known by the name Da Milano.

Several villas also provide historical points of reference for the area. Villa Morosini-Lucheschi is a neoclassical patrician villa and is catalogued as one of the Venetian villas. Villa Fabris, also known as Casa del Tiziano, was built around 1545. Villa Verecondi-Scortecci also bears the name Casino di Caccia Onesti. It was built towards the end of the 16th century as a hunting lodge near a surviving medieval tower. Near the Church of S. Tommaso in Colle Umberto is Villa San Tommaso, an 18th-century building that preserves the original flooring on the first floor.

A route through historic centres and the past

A dedicated way to connect Colle Umberto and San Martino is offered by the route “Un piccolo viaggio nel passato tra borghi e colline moreniche”. It begins at the parish church of San Tomaso in Colle Umberto and passes through the town centre, Borgo Concie, Borgo Pigatti and San Martino. The route extends to the Terraglio, considered the former site of a Paleo-Venetian hillfort. Its course thus connects today’s districts and borgo structures with a historic setting whose function belongs to the past.

Ottavio Bottecchia and cycling history

The Museo Ottavio Bottecchia is located in San Martino di Colle Umberto, in a historic mill and forge. It displays original memorabilia associated with the racing cyclist and is the first museum space in Italy dedicated entirely to Ottavio Bottecchia. Bottecchia was born in San Martino di Colle Umberto and won the Tour de France in 1924 and 1925. The annual event “Inseguendo Bottecchia” leads to places associated with him, including his house, his monument and his grave in the cemetery of San Martino di Colle Umberto.

Getting there and other destinations

Colle Umberto can be reached by car and by train via the FS railway station in Conegliano. For further orientation in the travel overview, you will also find Crocetta-Nogaré (Crocetta-Nogaré), Miane (Miane), Paese (Paese), Crocetta Del Montello (Crocetta Del Montello), Ponte Di Piave (Ponte Di Piave), Vascon (Vascon), Codogne' (Codogne') and Varago (Varago).

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