Overview
At one time, what is now the town of Vittorio Veneto, on the banks of the river Monticano, was divided into two separate districts: Serravalle, which as the name suggests is squeezed between two reliefs of the Treviso Prealps, and Ceneda, which is larger and more spacious.
In 1866, the decision was taken to celebrate Veneto's union with the Kingdom of Italy by merging the two villages into one. The new town was given the name Vittorio Veneto, in honour of King Victor Emanuel II. It just so happens that a few years later, Vittorio Veneto was the scene of another episode of Italian nationalism. This was the theatre, in the autumn of 1918, of the battle that ended the tragic events of the First World War in Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia, with a hard-won victory for Italy.
A fine museum exhibition in the Ceneda district recalls the battle of Vittorio Veneto; the town's cathedral, named Santa Maria Nova, is located in Serravalle, nestling in a picturesque maze of alleys and medieval palaces.
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