Ca del Gelso

Ca 'del Gelso farmhouse

Hints of History

Breda di Piave is located north east of Treviso and probably owes its name to " PRAEDIA”, A Latin term that indicated those farms that discharged veteran soldiers received as a reward for their service to the army of the Roman Empire.

The building on which the farmhouse stands was already present in the Napoleonic cadastre therefore it can be traced back to About 1800.
The complex has been renovated respecting the ancient peasant architecture.

The cannonball

During the restoration work, a cannonball was found still embedded in one of the perimeter walls. Since there is no certain information about it, it is assumed that it can be traced back to one of the battles that were fought during the WWI.

Let's not forget that the bloody retreat of our army across the Piave river that followed the battle of Caporetto (November 24, 1917), against the Austrian army, was fought a few kilometers away from here. Currently the cannonball is kept in a display case in the reception room.

"The source"

Another peculiarity of the farm is given by the fountain adjacent to the building with drinking water that flows spontaneously from the underlying aquifer. The water resources of this area (small streams, springs and canals) flow everywhere, which makes it very suitable for the various crops and the land of our company is no exception.

Surroundings

The Ca 'del Gelso farmhouse allows you to have at your fingertips all the services you need for a comfortable stay, reachable on foot in a few minutes the supermarket, bars, shops, newsagents and pharmacies.

Our facility is also located in one ideal location for all those who want to accompany the charm of culture with the harmony of the countryside. In fact, short distances separate us from the main cultural cities:

• Treviso(14 Km) medieval city
• The Sile Regional Natural Parkwhich includes the river area from the sources through marshy and humid areas along its tortuous stretch that precedes the entrance to Treviso up to its mouth, with lagoon landscape, at Portegrandi.
• Oderzo (18 km)
• Nervesa della Battaglia(22.5 km) which preserves the Ossuary with the remains of the fallen of the First World War 1915-1918.
• Portobuffole '(27 km) a small Renaissance town located to the east in the Marca Trevigiana area on the left bank of the Livenza river. It is also renowned for the historical figure of the 1300s Gaia da Camino, a noblewoman belonging to one of the most powerful families of the Treviso area who settled in this town. His family dominated the territory of Treviso and Belluno from the Middle Ages to 1400. Gaia da Camino was also mentioned by Dante in the Divine Comedy "By another nickname I do not know, if I did not take away from his daughter Gaia".
• Conegliano(29 km) easily accessible via the motorway with its castle and hills dotted with vineyards.
• Maser(30km) where is located Villa Barbaro by Andrea di Pietro della Gondola known as “il Palladio” frescoed by Paolo Caliari known as the “Veronese”.
• Valdobbiadenethe kingdom of prosecco.
• Castelfranco Veneto(45 km) with its perfectly preserved medieval walls.
• Asolo(45 km) with its Rocca.
• Venice(47 km)
• Possagno(50 km) city that gave birth to Antonio Canova and where you can visit both the house where he was born and lived, and the famous Gipsoteca.
• Bassano del Grappa (50 km) Roman town that rises between the banks of the Brenta connected by the Ponte degli Alpini all in wood built and rebuilt several times following wars and floods of the river.
• Marostica(75 km) in the province of Vicenza where in September only in even years the game of chess is played with live players (about 550) to recall the first game held in 1454. The story tells that two nobles had fallen in love with the daughter of the castellan , Lionora and who for her sake challenged each other to a duel. The castellan, however, forbade the use of force and established that his daughter would marry him who had won a game of the noble game of chess with human figures that would be held in the square of the lower Castle. The loser would be granted the second child as a wife.
• cortina d'Ampezzo(126 km) the "pearl of the Dolomites" does not need to be presented.
• Jesolo
• Lignano
• Caorle
• Cison - Follina