The ancient flavour

The castle spreads in 50 hectares of wooded park on the promontory overlooking Valmareno and wrapped in the mild climate of Treviso hills. It is one of the finest examples of restoration of the Italian historical-artistic heritage, and one of the largest castles in Europe. The imposing castle, looks like a medieval village magnificently placed in the hills of the Prosecco Street, in the Province of Treviso, just 50 minutes from Venice. With the panoramic cable-car to reach the heart of the castle, that from the valley shows itself off with all its grandeur with spacious terraces and crenellated walls. Rich in history and legend, the castle welcomes its guests with elegant and austere charm. An attentive service to details evokes the ancient privilege of living in the royal court.

History

With its 2000 years of history, represents an ancient custom about the land and its inhabitants as well as the leaders and famous personalities.

Inhabited since prehistoric times, the first castrum was built in the Roman age as a defense and control structure of Via Claudia Augusta Imperiale, which connected the Adriatic to the north of Europe. Over the centuries, the castle has undergone various enlargements: it was the residence of De Camino family, who surrounded it entirely with imposing Guelph-style decorative battlements and built a central tower. The castle then passed under the control of the Venetian Republic, which awarded its fiefdom first to Marin Faliero and then to the mercenary captains Giovanni Brandolino and Erasmo da Narni, better known as the Gattamelata. In the sixteenth century, with the Brandolini family, the castle was enlarged in the central part with a Sansovino style who impressed a Venetian elegance.

The latest to emerge is the eighteenth part with a horseshoe shape designed by Ottavio Scotti from Treviso; a classical linear imposing structure. It remained Conti Brandolini’s property until 1959, when it was sold to the Salesians Fathers who adapted it to use as a center for spiritual studies. In 1998, was purchased and completely restored by the family Colomban who gave it back to its greatest splendour.

HOTEL

The hotel has 80 elegant rooms, suites and apartments located in three different location: 50 inside the castle, 16 at the Dependance and 14 in the Villa. The Dependance and Villa are located downstream of the castle in the charming medieval borgo and are linked to by a panoramic cable car station.

The painstaking restoration has given back the ancient decorations to the magnificent suites of the castle: fine stucco, wood floors of the ‘700 and the Terrazzo, charming fireplaces and original Veroni with lead working from which you can admire the spectacular views of the valley and the surrounding hills.

The suites are equipped with wardrobe cabin and some of them, on two floors, have a private sitting room, kitchenette and two bathrooms. On request, is also available to have connecting rooms and a charming mini-apartment disposed on three floors in the old tower with two double bedrooms, two bathrooms and a living room-kitchen enhanced by a charming old fireplace and delicate frescoes.

THE VILLA

The villa with rooms, suites and apartments decorated in classical style, overlooks the main square of the town. All rooms have a beautiful view over the square, courtyard, surrounding hills and the castle. The apartments have one, two or three bedrooms, lounge, living room and kitchenette.

THE DEPANDANCE

The dependance is a small stone cottage; it faces the departure of the cable car access to the castle and offers spacious and modern deluxe rooms. All rooms are equipped with air conditioning, minibar, telephone, internet and TV set.

THE SANSOVINO RESTAURANT

The eighteenth-wing of the castle houses the Sansovino Restaurant, where our chef Lorenzo Marinello will delight with his refined cuisine, smooth and faithful to the flavours of the season and the land. A refined and elegant Venetian-style room surrounds you and gladden your view enriched with old stucco, frescoes and precious furniture. In the lavish rooms, a magic spell turns into a romantic candlelight dinner, a jovial private banquet, fruitful an important business lunch.

SPA

In the frame of the oldest wing fo the castle the refined Princess Gaia Spa is the ideal place for those who want to take care of their body. The Spa has a swimming pool, jacuzzi, turkish bath made inside a structure dating back to Roman times, Finnish saunas (55 °C and 90 °C), Kneipp vascular route, fitness room, relaxation area and sun terraces.

The spa, with its nine cabins, offers a wide range of beauty treatments and massages; an unique welfare that you can not give it up in order to feel good in mind and expect the best for your body.

EVENTS AND CONGRESS

Inside the splendid rooms of the castle, a technological events and congress centre with three theaters and seven rooms.

A pizzeria, lunge bar and orangerie are also available in the castle.