Mel Borgo Valbelluna

Perched on a hill, halfway between Feltre and Belluno, lies the romantic village of Mel, with its elegant and poetic old heart. Right in the centre of the town is Piazza Luciani, overlooked by the palaces that were once home to the local nobility. Worth seeing are the 17th-century palace of the old Al Cappello inn, the Town Hall, Palazzo Del Zotto, Palazzo delle Contesse, Casa Barbuio Francescon, Palazzo Fulcis Guarnieri and Palazzo Fulcis Zadra, the 18th-century archpriest's church and the ancient Church of Our Lady of Sorrows. Today, the Palazzo delle Contesse houses the Archaeological Civic Museum where the findings from the Paleovenetian Necropolis not far from the centre are kept. Finally, near the village is the Zumelle Castle, a symbol of the area's medieval past.