San Vito al Tagliamento

Eastern tower (13th century)

It is a medieval town on the right bank of the Tagliamento river.

The main attractions are:

• Three towers of the old medieval walls, one of which houses a small archaeological museum
• Church of San Lorenzo (1479)
• Church of Santa Maria dei Battuti, housing works by Pomponio Amalteo and Giovanni Antonio Pilacorte.
• Palazzo Rota, now Town Hall
• The Duomo (Cathedral), with a triptych by Andrea Bellunello and works by Amalteo, Gaspare Diziani and Padovanino.

San Vito al Tagliamento is twinned with:

• Rixheim, France
• Stadtlohn, Germany
• Nagyatád, Hungary
• Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria

• Antonio Altan (San Vito al Tagliamento, end of 14th century – 1450), bishop and papal envoy.
• Pomponio Amalteo Motta di Livenza, 1505 – San Vito al Tagliamento, 1588), painter.
• Paolo Sarpi (Venice, 1552 – 1623), religious, theologian, historian and scientist hailing from San Vito.
• Anton Lazzaro Moro (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1687 – 1764), religious and naturalist.
• Pietro Angelo Cristofoli (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1841 – 1920), soldier in Garibaldi's army.
• Zefferino Tomè (1905-1979), politician, Senator of the Republic and former city mayor.
• Claudio Fogolin (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1872 – 1945), cofounder Lancia company.
• Federico Morassutti (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1876 – Padua, 1954), entrepreneur and philanthropist, a prominent member of the Morassutti family.
• Arnaldo Mussolini (Dovia di Predappio, 1885 – Milan, 1931), reporter and politician, Benito Mussolini's brother. He was a teacher in San Vito.
• Riccardo Cassin (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1909 – Pian dei Resinelli, 2009), mountaineer.
• Vito Mussolini (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1912 – 1963), reporter and Italian politician, Benito Mussolini's Nephew.
• Carlo Tullio Altan (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1916 – Palmanova, 2005), anthropologist, sociologist and philosopher.
• Anna Maria Frisacco (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1916 – Trieste, 2012), tennis player.
• Franco Castellano (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1957), actor.
• Andrea Cessel (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1969), basketball player.
• Filippo Cristante (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1977), soccer player.
• Bryan Cristante (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1995), soccer player.
• Massimo Donati (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1981), soccer player.
• Melissa Comin De Candido (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1983), figure roller skater.
• Giuseppe Enrico Gastaldis (unknown – unknown), agronomist.
• Carlo Pegorer (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1955), politician, Senathor of the Republic since 2006.
• Alberto Fasulo (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1976), film director, Marc'Aurelio d'oro winner at Festival del cinema di Roma 2013 edition.
• Alessandro Comodin (San Vito al Tagliamento, 1982), film director, screenwriter, photographer, film editor.[3]

• Benito Mussolini's brother taught in San Vito al Tagliamento for several years. First at Gleris and later at Falcon-Vial's institute.
• In San Vito al Tagliamento, it is possible to find the miraculous painting about "Madonna di Rosa" crowned by Pope Leo XIII "Queen and protectress of Tagliamento and his inhabitants".
• In the yard in front of Ligugnana's church there is the sculpture of Saint Lawrence, sculpted by Pierino Sam (1921–2010).

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  Church of "Santa Maria dei Battuti"
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  "Palazzo Rota" palace (town hall) in "Piazza del Popolo" square
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  Frescoed palaces on the north-east side of "Piazza del Popolo" square
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  Tower at the south-east corner of the walls (16th century)
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  Palace of the old castle - detail of the frescoes on the north-west wall
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  Frescoed gallery in the northwest corner of the old castle's palace

• Official website (in Italian)
• Page on the website for the development of tourism in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region (in English)