Villa dei Cedri (Villa Piva) ed Ex Opificio

Villa dei Cedri, also known as Villa Piva, grew from a silk-spinning and twisting mill beside the Cordana spring into a residence and park now owned by Valdobbiadene.

Why it matters

The complex records how Valdobbiadene's nineteenth-century silk industry shaped local wealth and architecture. The villa developed around a mill powered by the Cordana spring, and its park preserves traces of the industrial landscape. Public ownership has given the former factory and residence a civic cultural role.

What to notice

The former mill retains its U-shaped plan and later service wings. The villa's park reflects nineteenth-century landscape design, with winding paths, varied plantings, a historic boundary wall and the spring that powered the mill. A large carved Britola, made in 2014 from a storm-felled cedar, recalls local craft and the fair of San Gregorio.

Context and history

The Bottoia family built the mill and residence around 1800. Silk specialist Pietro Piva took over the struggling workshop in 1818 and expanded the complex. The family acquired additional properties in 1889 and reshaped the estate, including its mill facades. As production grew, the machinery moved to premises owned by the Collalto counts. The villa remained the Piva family's home into the mid-twentieth century before the municipality acquired the ensemble for public use.