Discover what to see in Castello di Godego: Villa Mocenigo Garzoni Martini, the Prai itinerary: On the paths of the Ezzelini. For hiking enthusiasts looking for enchanting places where history and nature blend in harmony, a visit to this charming town in the Treviso area is certainly recommended! But first…
Where is Castello di Godego?
The municipality of Castello di Godego in the province of Treviso borders to the north with Loria and Riese Pio X, to the south with San Martino di Lupari and Castelfranco Veneto, to the east with Riese Pio X and Castelfranco Veneto, to the west with Loria and San Martino di Lupari.
One of the most representative buildings of the town is the parish church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a monumental place of worship that towers in the heart of the village, constituting its main cultural and spiritual point of reference.
Located at via Quirini 1, the church is recognizable by its red brick facade, in the center of which opens a large round arch that anticipates the central portal and the side entrances.
Villa Mocenigo Garzoni Martini
Located at via G. Marconi, 83, the Villa Mocenigo complex is surrounded by a lush tree-lined garden framed by a wall of cobblestones and bricks.
The south facade of the manor house is symmetrical and vertically tripartite. On the main floor, in a central position, three arched windows stand out (the side ones smaller), facing a balcony slightly protruding from the wall line. Concluding the vertical development of the central body is a curved pediment in which an oval opening is placed.
The southern facade of the east building, located between Via G. Marconi and the main building, is rhythmically marked by Doric pilasters, surmounted by a frieze divided by triglyphs and metopes. The latter is crowned by a triangular pediment with a circular opening.
The front facing the street presents similar stylistic features, with paired pilasters resting on high pedestals, a pediment with triglyphs and metopes, and a triangular tympanum adorned at the vertices by acroterial vases. A significant detail is the stone coat of arms of the Garzoni family, recognizable by the symbol of three wheat stalks.
The noble property includes a long barchessa with a colonnade that precedes the oratory. Also facing via G. Marconi, the facade of the chapel is embellished by two pairs of pilasters flanking the entrance portal, surmounted by a curved pediment adorned with the symbol of the Sacred Heart.
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Sacello di San Pietro and the Prai nature trail
Located at via S. Pietro, 27A, 31030 Castello di Godego (TV), the early Christian sanctuary represents one of the oldest architectural testimonies of the town.
The small building has a rectangular plan and a semi-hexagonal apse, while the gabled roof has a small bell gable on the top.
Prai itinerary, Castello di Godego in the province of Treviso
Characterized by a sober and unadorned appearance, the church houses two thousand-year-old stone crosses inside. The place of worship is set in the suggestive rural landscape natura Prai, a quiet path that runs a short distance from the watercourses of the Musone and the Musonello.
An ancient canal now disused, the latter was used to power the wheels of mills and factories.
The route crosses the bright prairie area of Godigo surrounded by woods of oaks, alders, maples, plane trees, hazels, poplars, black locusts and many other lush tall trees, whose crowns tower over plants accustomed to environments with little exposure to light such as ivy and elderberry, as well as shrub species such as mulberries, dogwoods, hawthorns, privets, and dogwoods.
Municipality of Castello di Godego: On the Paths of the Ezzelini
The route called “On the paths of the Ezzelini” is an exciting 60 km long nature trail, divided into two cycling and walking paths that cross the municipalities of Castelfranco, Castello di Godego, Loria, Riese Pio X, Asolo, Castelfranco, Resana, and Camposampiero up to reaching Padua.
The suggestive cycling route, whose path follows the course of the Astego, Muson dei Sassi, and Musonello streams, allows you to explore the extraordinary mosaic of tree, floral, and faunal biodiversity that characterizes the Godigo area and its remarkable artistic, cultural, and architectural heritage.
