Veneto · Treviso
Pieve di Soligo
The market town between the Soligo and Lierza rivers in the Prosecco UNESCO zone, birthplace of the twentieth-century poet Andrea Zanzotto.
Known for
ANDREA ZANZOTTO
The poet born here in 1921 and died in 2011, one of the major Italian voices of the twentieth century; the town runs the annual Premio Pieve Zanzotto.
PROSECCO CONSORTIUM
Villa Brandolini holds the seat of the Consorzio di Tutela del Prosecco Superiore DOCG, regulating production across fifteen UNESCO-listed communes.
TWO RIVERS
The Soligo and Lierza meet in the commune; the flat valley floor between them carries the market town and the hill slopes rising north hold the Prosecco vineyards.
When to visit
Best · Apr–Oct
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- Hot or crowded
- Quiet
- Mostly closed
The festa: Maria Maddalena, 22 July
Why come
Pieve di Soligo sits between the Soligo and Lierza rivers, fifty-five kilometers north of Venice. The territory is two-thirds flat valley floor and one-third hillside, the lower edge of the Colline del Prosecco inscribed by UNESCO in 2019. Villa Brandolini, an eighteenth-century country estate with Venetian stuccoes, houses the Consorzio di Tutela del Prosecco Superiore DOCG, which oversees production across fifteen communes.
The Duomo of Santa Maria Assunta, a neo-Romanesque work by Domenico Rupolo consecrated in 1924, carries a 75-meter campanile that anchors the skyline. Andrea Zanzotto, one of the twentieth century's leading Italian poets, was born here on 10 October 1921 and died in the town on 18 October 2011; his Cal Santa street became the Contrada Zauberkraft of his late collections. The town runs the regional poetry prize Premio Pieve Zanzotto each autumn.
The Sunday letter
We haven’t written Pieve di Soligo’s letter yet.
One town every Sunday, with the photo, the food, the festa. Be there when this one comes up. Free, by Peter & Sophia from Pietrasanta.
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What to see
Villa Brandolini
Eighteenth-century country estate with Venetian stucco interiors and a private chapel, now headquarters of the Consorzio di Tutela del Prosecco Superiore DOCG.
Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta
Neo-Romanesque cathedral with neo-Gothic elements designed by Domenico Rupolo, consecrated in 1924, with a 75-meter campanile over the centro.
Colline del Prosecco
UNESCO World Heritage hogback hills on the northern edge of the commune, inscribed in 2019, with Prosecco Superiore DOCG vineyards between 150 and 300 meters.
Cal Santa
Old paved street in the upper village, the topical place of Andrea Zanzotto's late poetry and renamed in his work as Contrada Zauberkraft.
Chiesa di Solighetto
Eighteenth-century parish church in the Solighetto frazione, with a campanile separated from the nave and the small Villa Brandolini Rota gardens.
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Living here
- Population 11,535
- Commuter belti
- Pharmacy in town
- High school within a 30-minute drive
- Nearest airport Venice, 48 min drive
- Regional capital Venezia, 1 h 4 min drive
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Recognised as
The numbers
- Elevation: 132 m
- Population: 11,535
- Surface area: 19.02 km²
These figures were compiled from public directories — ISTAT, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata — and from the official listings of the guides named on this page. Town details change; verify with official sources before you travel.
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