Veneto · Treviso
Valdobbiadene
The Prosecco Superiore capitalin the Treviso Prealps, where Glera grown on Cartizze's 108 hectares produces the most expensive Italian sparkling wine.
88 km / 55 mi
Nearest hub (Venezia)
9,973
Population
Apr–Oct
Best time to visit
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Why come
Valdobbiadene sitsin the Treviso Prealps, fifty-five kilometers northwest of Venice, on the western edge of the Conegliano-Valdobbiadene UNESCO landscape inscribed in 2019. The town gives its name to the Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG, classified in 2009 as the highest tier of the Glera-based wines. The peak parcel is Cartizze, a 108-hectare hilltop above the frazione of San Pietro di Barbozza where the rocky south-facing slope runs from 200 to 350 meters and produces the most expensive sparkling wine in Italy. The Duomo of Santa Maria Assunta on Piazza Marconi was rebuilt in the 1790s in neoclassical style. Villa dei Cedri at the foot of the centro storico hosts the Mostra del Cartizze e Valdobbiadene DOCG each spring, and the Antica Fiera di San Gregorio on the second Monday of March opens the wine calendar. Producers along the Strada del Prosecco between San Pietro, Santo Stefano and Guia run cellar doors through the warm months.
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Known for
Cartizze
108-hectare hilltop parcel above San Pietro di Barbozza, the peak crus of the Prosecco Superiore DOCG with vineyards from 200 to 350 meters.
Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta
Cathedral on Piazza Marconi rebuilt in the 1790s in neoclassical style, the civic anchor of the centro storico.
Villa dei Cedri
Nineteenth-century villa and park at the foot of the centro storico, host of the Mostra del Cartizze e Valdobbiadene DOCG each spring.
Strada del Prosecco
Signed wine route from Conegliano through San Pietro di Barbozza, Santo Stefano and Guia, with cellar doors open from spring through autumn.
Chiesa di San Gregorio Magno
Sixteenth-century church in the frazione of Colderove, consecrated in 1603 and dedicated to the town's patron saint.
Signature product
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCGDOCG
The other half of the historic Prosecco zone, with the steepest 'rive' vineyards in the appellation.
See every town in our catalogue producing Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG.
When to visit
Best months · Apr–Oct
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April through October is the working season. April and May bring vine flowering on the Cartizze and the Rive parcels and the Mostra del Cartizze opens at Villa dei Cedri in late April. June through August pushes into the low thirties on the lower slopes; the hilltop parcels stay cooler with the breeze off the Prealps. Harvest runs from mid-August into September, with the Cartizze picked last and processed under tight quotas. September and October are the gold months for visitors, when haze lifts and the south-facing rows turn copper. November through March is quiet, with cellar doors on appointment only and the Antica Fiera di San Gregorio breaking the late-winter silence on the second Monday of March.
How to get there
From Venezia, Valdobbiadene is roughly 88 km by road. Allow about 75–106 minutes depending on traffic and route choice (autostrada vs scenic).
Drive time to the nearest gateway airports
- Venice1h 6m
- Verona2h 16m
- Bologna2h 38m
Elevation 253 m
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