Eremo del Colle di San Gallo

The Hermitage of San Gallo stands on a hill above Soligo, where a church, former pilgrims' hospice and castle ruins preserve layers of settlement from prehistory to the medieval period.

Why it matters

Archaeological and local histories place activity on the summit as far back as the Bronze Age. A medieval castle later occupied the hill, and the church reused parts of its fabric. The Romanesque church and adjoining former hospice are first documented in a will of 1354, creating a layered site of fortification, worship and hospitality.

What to notice

Inside the church is a 1442 fresco of the Madonna with Saints Peter and Gall, with a seventeenth-century image of San Floriano on the ceiling. The castle remains are integrated into the church, and the former hermits' lodging stands beside it. The hill overlooks the Quartier del Piave and the Treviso plain.

Context and history

The castle belonged to feudal powers in the Treviso March and was destroyed in 1378 by Rambaldo da Collalto, according to local history. The church is documented in 1354 as Sancti Gali de Solico and was associated with hermits. Tradition attributes its foundation around 1430 to Egidio of Lombardy. The bell tower was added during eighteenth-century restoration. The church remains connected to the parish of Soligo.