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The visit to the historic center, which has been part of the municipality of Vittorio Veneto since 1866, will lead the visitor to discover one of the most important centers of the Serenissima in the mainland, characterized by ancient streets and squares, by buildings of a purely Venetian taste, and by the Meschietti, a work of hydraulic engineering of the century. XVI. This site, which preserves practically intact the aspect it has taken in the centuries. XV – XVI, is enriched by the presence of numerous buildings of considerable historical and artistic importance, such as the Church of Santa Giustina, the parish church of Sant’Andrea di Bigonzo, richly frescoed, the Castrum of Serravalle, an ancient fortified settlement, the church of San Giovanni (with cycles of fifteenth-century frescoes), the Museo del Cenedese and the small church of San Lorenzo dei Battuti, entirely frescoed. Not to be missed Palazzo Minucci – De Carlo: the imposing late Renaissance building (1596) was built by the noble Archbishop of Zara, papal secretary and diplomat Minuccio Minucci. The palace contains a precious and little-known art collection, but above all life: paintings, jades, finely decorated porcelain and ceramic vases, carpets, sacred and profane furnishings, books, medals and memories, all collected during an adventurous life by the last owner of the Palace: Camillo De Carlo, by profession…secret agent… Among the innumerable preserved objects, at least the paintings by GBPittoni, Bassano (attr.), Felice Carena and Gaspare deserve to be mentioned Diziani, and the sculptures by Arturo Martini and Andrea Brustolon (attr.) Everything has been left on display as De Carlo wanted it, in the rooms of the palace set up in a fashion of vitalistic taste, sign of an era. Out of all stands out, out of curiosity and spectacularity, the kitchen, spacious and clean, with wardrobes that hide any possible “disorder” from the sight of unwary guests, but also guard countless services of dishes, glassware and crystals, tools, cutlery and all you need for a chef’s kitchen.
