Discover Villa di Villa: Viticulture and Historic Sites

Villa di Villa lies on gentle hills at the foot of the Treviso Prealps. The village combines a winemaking tradition passed down through generations with historical traces dating from the Bronze Age through the Middle Ages and the early modern period. This makes it a destination where landscape, viticulture, and culture stand closely side by side when planning your trip.

Landscape and Viticulture

High-quality viticulture is practiced on the sunny hillsides between Cordignano and Villa di Villa. In Villa di Villa, this knowledge has been passed down through generations. Various grape varieties are cultivated in the local area; the wines produced there include Prosecco DOCG. If you want to understand the character of the village, viticulture is therefore just as important a point of reference as the historic buildings and archaeological sites.

Archaeological Traces and History

One of the oldest documented points of reference is Col Castelir. It is a Bronze Age fortified hilltop settlement, dated approximately to the period from the 14th to the 10th century BC. Col Castelir is also included in the list of legally protected areas of archaeological interest in the Province of Treviso. Its chronological classification makes the site evidence of a settlement history reaching far back into the past.

The area around Villa di Villa is also home to an early medieval burial ground. It is attributed to a small rural population group of Romanized local inhabitants from the 6th to the 7th century AD. Thus, the historical record of the village extends beyond the Bronze Age into an era in which regional ways of life and population groups were undergoing new developments.

Another focal point is Villa Mocenigo in Villa di Villa, which dates from the mid-17th century. Inside it is a theater where Carlo Goldoni performed the comedy “La semplice in cerca di spirito.” It is also recorded that Villa Mocenigo was the residence of Antonio Altan in 1549. Castelat completes this historical picture: Castelat is the ruin of a castle and was a fief of the Caminesi from 1138 to 1388.

Circular Route from Cordignano to Villa di Villa

A specific way to combine the landscape and historic destinations is described by the circular route from Cordignano to Villa di Villa. It reaches Villa di Villa via the “strada vecchia” and crosses the fords of the Obole and Insuga streams. The circular route then leads downhill to the mid-17th-century Villa Mocenigo and continues between vineyards. The route thus combines a historic section of road, water crossings, a significant building, and viticulture in a clearly described sequence.

Other Places in the Wider Area

For further orientation, you can also include Santa Cristina, Cison Di Valmarino, Miane, Soligo, Cappella Maggiore, Chiarano, Ponte Di Piave and Povegliano. Villa di Villa therefore represents a travel choice where you can consider viticulture, archaeological history, historic architecture, and a described route through the hills together.

For the wider travel overview: Treviso.