Cesiomaggiore
Cesiomaggiore is a municipality in the Valbelluna, the pre-Alpine basin that opens around Feltre and Belluno at the foot of the Be...
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The story
The story of Cesiomaggiore
Geography and territory
The municipality lies in the Valbelluna, between Feltre and Belluno, with land rising from the valley floor toward the first slopes of the Belluno Dolomites. Part of its territory falls within the Belluno Dolomites National Park, established to protect a mountain environment rich in woods, meadows and alpine wildlife. The landscape is marked by small scattered hamlets, typical of rural settlement in the Belluno area.
The Ethnographic Museum of Seravella
In the hamlet of Seravella stands the Ethnographic Museum of the Province of Belluno and the Belluno Dolomites National Park, opened in 1997 inside Villa Avogadro degli Azzoni, a nineteenth-century residence purchased and restored by the Comunità Montana Feltrina in 1994. Eighteen exhibition sections document the popular culture of the Belluno area: adaptation to mountain life, wet-nursing, emigration, animal husbandry and local diet.
The old rose garden
Around Villa Avogadro degli Azzoni lies a garden with over three hundred varieties of old roses, transplanted from private gardens, villas and churches across the province of Belluno. Open since 1997, the garden forms an integral part of the museum visit and offers a botanical counterpoint to the ethnographic halls.
Nearby: the Certosa di Vedana
In the nearby municipality of Sospirolo, a short distance from Cesiomaggiore, stands the Certosa di Vedana, one of the oldest enclosed monasteries in the Alps, still home to a monastic community. Its proximity makes Cesiomaggiore a good base for exploring this part of the Valbelluna, amid historic buildings and mountain scenery.
Mountain life and farming
The local economy retains an agricultural and livestock component, with hay meadows, small farms and produce typical of the Valbelluna. The municipality's hamlets preserve rural stone-and-timber buildings characteristic of the Belluno Pre-Alps.
Experiences not to miss
- Visitare il Museo Etnografico della Provincia di Belluno a Seravella
- Visit the Ethnographic Museum of the Province of Belluno at Seravella
To see
What to see in Cesiomaggiore
Routes · Trovido Route
