Mel di Borgo Valbelluna
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
In the middle of the Valbelluna, on a hill above the left bank of the Piave, Mel was once a fortified town guarded by a large castle. The line of its walls survives in the noble palaces that enclose the main square, where a stone base carved in 1520 still holds the flagpole. Nearby, Zumelle Castle anchored the defence of the whole valley in the Middle Ages.
Highlights
- Zumelle Castle, in its present form since 1311
- Palazzo Zorzi, the 16th-century town hall with clock turret and loggia
- Archaeological museum in Palazzo delle Contesse, with finds from an Iron Age necropolis
- Piazza Papa Luciani, ringed by palaces of the old local nobility
- A choral music festival every July in the Guarnieri palace park
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Mel, Mel, Veneto), Wikivoyage (Mel). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 5,968
Events through the year
- Feast of the Annunciation
- Maggio teatrale zumelleseTheatre season
- Rassegna Internazionale di Canto CoraleChoirs from around the world in the courtyard of Palazzo Guarnieri
- Settembre zumelleseEnds with allegorical floats built by the hamlets' committees
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Mel). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Specialities of Veneto
Typical of the region rather than of this village.
- Risi e bisi (IT)Dish
- Fegato alla veneziana (IT)Dish
- RadicchioLocal produce
- AsiagoCheese
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Adapted from Wikipedia (Cucina veneta). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
1 place to stay within 3 km
- Hotels 1
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Nearby member villages
- Cison di Valmarino · 11 km
- Follina · 13 km
- Mezzano · 23 km
- Asolo · 32 km
- Polcenigo · 33 km