Main itineray, leg D FROM CAMPEA TO CONEGLIANO The journey is coming to a close. After passing through the areas of greatest interest - Feletto, the Piave District, the Valdobbiadene area - after visiting the numerous wineries, the wine estates, sampling the various qualities of Prosecco, the road home takes you back towards Conegliano. In Campea, it’s worth calculating some extra time to enjoy a walk through the old village. This has always been a hunting area, the wild, family: rivalry was so fierce in fact that conformation does not differ much from the uncontaminated nature encouraging many Brandolino VI died when shot by his rival’s places you have just left, you will be struck animals to make their homes here. In point harquebus during a hunt. by the notable difference in the scenery: the of fact, until two centuries ago, this was Leave Campea, cross the River Soligo vineyards are like islands rising up from the where the bear shooting parties set off from. and, once you reach the Pedeguarda greenness of dense chestnut forests. Further The district was also the stage of a feud neighbourhood, continue towards Farrò. up the road, you will come across Arfanta, between the Brandolini nobles (who played You are given an all-embracing view of followed by Tarzo and, lastly, Corbanese. the masters in the area) and the Savoini the valleys below. Though the geological The chain of mountains swoops steeply Nove Botteon Savassa Bassa Sonego Osigo Luca Mezzavilla Passo San Boldo Breda Longhere Fregona Serravalle Revine Lago Montaner Pra De Radego Olarigo Fratte S. Maria Borgo Villa Costa Rugolo Lago Nogarolo Anzano Vittorio Veneto Caiada Colmaggiore Sarmede Sotto Croda Palu' Tovena Ceneda Alta Soller Cappella Maggiore Mura Tarzo Ceneda BassaMeschio Villa di Villa Valmareno Gai Cozzuolo Silvella Cison di Valmarino San Giacomo B.Go Massimi Intrivigne Arfanta Prapian Formeniga di Veglia Pinidello Pecol San Martino Costa di La' Carpesica Cordignano Corbanese Follina Pine' Ponte della Muda Colle Umberto Ponte Maset towards the plainsMilies of Vittorio Veneto and Miane Farro' Scomigo Premaor Manzana Orsago Vergoman Molinetto della Croda Menare' Godega di Sant'urbano Conegliano. You now head for Cozzuolo, San Pietro di Feletto Stramare Campea La Bella Ogliano then continuing towards Carpesica, before Combai Pedeguarda Salvarotonda San Fior finally reaching Ogliano whose name recalls Refrontolo Pianzano Bibano the winter of 10 when freezing cold Rua Bibano di Sotto Solighetto Bagnolo Baver destroyedSegusino most of the plants growing here, Soligo Guia Guizza including the olive trees. The intensity of the Pieve di Soligo Barbozza Farra di Soligo Boschet Castello landscape, now behind you, is replaced byS. Stefano Posmon S.Maria Levada Castelletto Capo di Sotto the gentle rollingS. Vito of the lowVa hillsldobbiadene on which Rocchetta Cosniga Funer Col San Martino Collalbrigo Saccol Piazza Rovere vineyards vie for space with other crops. Conegliano Roverbasso The view once again stretches as far as the Giussin Barbisano S. Michele Crevada Cimavilla Codogne' Borgo Chiesa eye can see: the bell towers of the parish Colbertaldo Sernaglia della Battaglia Collalto San Giovanni Monticano Pederobba Pare' churches,Costa the villas perched on the tops of Mosnigo Granigo Bigolino Virago Moriago della Battaglia Falze' di Piave the hills, the farms,Vitipan the towns… the sweet Vidor Vettorazzi CarlotBosco Piave Bocca di Strada region calledCur Marcaogna Trevigiana.Rive Covolo Susegana Onigo Santa Lucia di Piave Rovigo Barche Santa Croce Soffratta Mareno di Piave Levada Vazzola Visna' CastelciesCastelli Parrocchia Colfosco Guizzetta Mercatelli Piave S. Vettore S. Urbano Santa Mama Santi Angeli La Valle Borgo Bellussi CHESTNUT WOODS ON THE MOUNTS’ SLOPES In ancient times, the woods - both the chestnut woods and areas forested with other species of trees - together with the pastureland, were all part of a large collective estate. In the 1th century, the Republic of Venice decided to hand these lands over to the community, determining that the members of the villages’ indigenous families be entitled to use them as they saw fit. % of the local wooded surface area was covered with chestnut trees: the logs were used as firewood and to fuel the kilns, the younger branches were used as stakes From the 1th century on, until the 1th Today, there is renewed interest in for the vines, whilst the older plants were century, the collective traditions began growing this fruit. Above all, with the cut to make beams. All this, though, was to die out, eventually disappearing current passion for organic produce, the nothing compared to the importance altogether when the woods became state cultivation techniques employed do not the fruit had. For centuries, the chestnut property. During the twentieth century, use pesticides, making it a highly prized was a hugely important food: its picking the exodus towards the lower-lying lands fruit. The chestnut festival “Festa dei and the way it was then divided out were and the cities finally put an end to this Marroni” held in Combai in October is not governed by special rules. tradition. to be missed. 0 1.