What to see in Montereale Valcellina
Villages, Churches, Historical buildings and sites, Fountains, Museums and Nature
Cigolotti Palaces
Between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, some splendid villas were built in the territory of Montereale Valcellina. The Lords Cigolotti, merchants who came from Trentino
The Municipal Park and the Dominu Tower
To the rear of the Town Hall is the Dominu Park, where the remains of a pre-Roman necropolis of incineration were found, with some twenty burials arranged in three parallel rows.
The old Valcellina road
Until 1906, the Valcellina, with the municipalities of Andreis, Barcis, Claut, Cimolais and Erto, which in the 19th century had a total of ten thousand inhabitants, remained isolated due to the absence of roads.
Malnisio power station
The Malnisio power station, an extraordinary example of industrial architecture of the last century, was completed in 1905: at the time it was one of
The Church of San Rocco
Outside the inhabited centre, on the road leading to the Ravedis narrows, is the Church of San Rocco, surrounded by the cemetery. This space has been dedicated to religious worship for centuries: not far away, in fact, a small votive altar from the 1st century B.C., dedicated to the river deity Temavus, was found.
Pellegrin’s roiello
Running water was brought to San Leonardo Valcellina in 1837 thanks to the intuition of a local farmer, Giovanni Antonio Dell’Angelo, known as Pellegrin. Before that there was the “lagoon”, a stagnant and unhealthy pool, fed by the rains, in the centre of the square.
The Menocchio, heretical miller
The mill rented by Domenico Scandella, known as Menocchio, at the end of the 16th century is located on the right bank of the Cellina, a little lower than the Church of Santa Maria, now San Rocco.
The burnt house and the Turkish invasions
During the last invasion of Friuli by mercenary troops in the pay of the Ottoman Empire in 1499, the villages of the western foothills as far as Montereale were sacked.
Churches of Montereale
In addition to the Church of San Rocco, there are eleven other noteworthy religious buildings in Montereale.
Feet on the ground
A dense network of well-marked paths extends across the Montereale Valcellina area, including the hamlets and the many places of cultural, historical and natural interest.
War Memorial
In Malnisio, the War Memorial with the solemn statue representing Italy was inaugurated on 4 November 1925 in the square in front of the church, but it was not completed until 1933. To make room for this work, the village fountain was moved.
Archaeological Museum in Palazzo Toffol
The area in which Montereale Valcellina stands has been inhabited for at least three thousand years: the oldest evidence of human settlements dates back to the 14th century B.C., the so-called Bronze Age. Some swords that have re-emerged from the gravel of the Cellina date back to this period, perhaps of a votive nature, linked to the cult of the torrent or of a deity linked to water.
What to see "near" Montereale Valcellina
Praforte and the Ciaurlec
There are signs of rebirth among the ruins of the abandoned village of Praforte, which can be reached by footpath
Pinzano station
It was inaugurated in 1912, with the opening of the Casarsa-Pinzano railway line (already in 1967 passenger traffic was interrupted
The Regina Margherita road
At the end of the 19th century, the only road of any importance went as far as Casiacco, while the
The Pinzano Bridge
Work on the construction of the first permanent bridge began in 1903 and the 181-metre-long, 30-metre-high structure, divided into three
Church of St James
Located at the most panoramic point of Clauzetto, the Church of San Giacomo, built between the 13th and 14th centuries,
The Friulian Dolomites Park
With its visitor centre, guesthouse and aviary for birds of prey, Andreis is one of the sites of the Friulian
The Castle of Count Ceconi
Giacomo Ceconi, born in Pielungo in 1833, emigrated in search of fortune as a young man. He became a railway
The Church of San Daniele
The pretty religious building with portico, dedicated to San Daniele in Monticello, dates back to the 18th century. It stands