First discovery itinerary THE COLLALTO FEUD - MARCA STORICA
The Collalto Feud includes lands that, to the east of Conegliano, fall within the municipality of Susegana and were once the property of the Lombard family, the Collaltos, who later became counts of Treviso. Even before 1000 AD, a great deal of land was donated to the Collaltos in their capacity as imperial officials. On the left of the River Piave first, then towards the northern side of the province of Treviso. Skilled in political relations and shrewd plotters, they always managed to secure castle of San Salvatore, which Rambaldo VIII hills, you can catch a glimpse every now and important positions and consequently play had erected in around 1300. The itinerary again of the old houses once occupied by an influential role in local political life. indicated takes in Castello di San Salvatore the share-croppers, typically painted yellow The centre of power was concentrated - which without a doubt bears the strongest with two horizontal red stripes. Once you around Castello di Collalto, a castle iconographic testimony of this area - before reach Collalto, you can admire the remains built in around 1110 by Ensedisio I, and venturing further into the lands of the of the Castle, which never fail to enchant. 32 subsequently transferred to the fortified ancient feud. Here, amongst the gentle Nove
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Cappella Maggiore Villa di Villa Mura Tarzo Ceneda Bassa Valmareno Gai Cozzuolo Silvella B.Go Massimi Cison di Valmarino Arfanta Prapian Formeniga San Giacomo di Veglia Intrivigne Pinidello Pecol San Martino Costa di La' Corbanese Carpesica Follina Pine' Colle Umberto Ponte della Muda Ponte Maset Milies Miane Parro' Scomigo Manzana Premaor Molinetto Menare' Godega di Sant'urbano Vergoman della Croda Stramare La Bella San Pietro di Feletto Combai Campea Pedeguarda Ogliano Refrontolo San Fior
Pianzano Rua Bibano di Sotto Solighetto Bagnolo Segusino Baver Soligo Guizza Guia Farra di Soligo Pieve di Soligo S. Stefano Posmon Boschet Castello S.Maria Levada Valdobbiadene Castelletto San Vendemiano Capo di Sotto S. Vito Rocchetta Cosniga Funer Col San Martino Borghetto Piazza Rovere Collalbrigo Conegliano Giussin Roverbasso Barbisano S. Michele Castello Crevada di Collalto Cimavilla Codogne' Borgo Chiesa Colbertaldo Sernaglia della Battaglia Collalto Pare' Pederobba Costa Mosnigo Granigo Ramera Moriago della Battaglia Falze' di Piave Virago Vitipan Vidor Bocca di Strada Vettorazzi CarlotBosco Susegana Curogna Rive Castello di S.Salvatore Onigo Santa Lucia di Piave Barche Santa Croce Soffratta Campagnola Mareno di Piave Vazzola Visna' Castelcies Castelli Parrocchia Colfosco Guizzetta Mercatelli
S. Vettore Santa Mama Santi Angeli 33 La Valle Borgo Bellussi CASTLE HOPPING the family for many centuries - and Rambaldo XIII, sixteenth count of Collalto. Commander of IN SEARCH OF LEGENDS the lansquenets, this was the man accused of AND TRUE STORIES sacking Mantua in 1629, an event Alessandro There isn’t enough room here to tell the whole Manzoni gives a good description of in his novel story of the house of Collalto, though you can “The Betrothed”. The character arousing the find fine accounts in various textbooks and most interest though is Bianca, known as Bianca specialized guides. However, perhaps the odd di Collalto even though she was just a lady-in- “tip” on how to react when you stumble across waiting, around whose sad story a legend has a ghost might be in order… been spun. Indeed, legend has it that in the 12th No noble family worth its salt is without its century, Tolberto di Collalto took the lunatic eccentric, prominent characters, and the Collalto Aica da Camino as his wife. Aica, realizing that family certainly had its fair share. Two of the there was a fondness between her husband most outstanding members were Rambaldo and her lady-in-waiting, didn’t miss a single VIII - a man wielding great political influence in opportunity to play cruel tricks on her. One day the first half of the 14th century, responsible for the nobleman, on the eve of a journey, whilst the by-laws that governed the counties under saying goodbye to his wife who was having her hair combed by Bianca, met the lady-in-waiting’s gaze in the mirror and Aica immediately became aware of the sentimental bond between the two, clearly in love. As soon as her husband left, she shut Bianca in a tower and the poor girl starved to death. The ghost of the unfortunate Bianca is said to have appeared to the Collaltos on various 34 occasions and still drifts around the castle. 35