Contrada Grande (Via XX Settembre)

Contrada Granda is Conegliano's historic porticoed street, running through Via XX Settembre and adjoining squares between the former Porta Dante and Piazza Cima.

Why it matters

The main street of Conegliano's historic centre concentrates palaces, civic buildings and religious landmarks. The Sarcinelli family built its palace in 1518, while other civic institutions and frescoed facades developed along the same medieval axis. The street's architecture records the city's Renaissance and Venetian-era history.

What to notice

The porticoed sequence includes Casa Piutti, the Teatro Accademia, the town hall, Casa Longega, Palazzo Sarcinelli and the Monte di Pietà with its painted facade. Nearby are Casa Cima, associated with the painter, and the fifteenth-century Casa del Re Cipro. The two towers of the former Porta Dante mark the western end of the historic centre.

Context and history

By the fourteenth century, the borgo along this axis had been drawn inside Conegliano's walls together with the castle. Continuous porticoes made the street a centre of civic and commercial life under Venetian rule. Palaces along the Contrada reflect families including the Sarcinelli, Montalban, Piutti and Longega. The nineteenth-century name Via XX Settembre replaced the older local name Contrada Granda, which remains in use.