Via XX Settembre
Last updated on September 7, 2026Via XX Settembre -- still called the Contrada Grande locally -- is Conegliano's single main street, running the length of the historic centre under continuous arcades. Its palace fronts are Gothic and Venetian, and many still carry fragments of the frescoes that once covered them.
Visiting tips and strategy
When to go
Late afternoon and early evening, when the street fills for the passeggiata and low light reaches under the arcades. Bright days are much better for what remains of the frescoes.
Being covered, it is one of the few things here that rain does not spoil.
Getting there and getting in
Free, open and largely pedestrianised. Walking it end to end takes about ten minutes without stopping. It begins a short climb up from Conegliano station and runs toward the foot of the castle hill.
The shops are ordinary working businesses rather than souvenir outlets, which is much of its character.
Quick facts
- Type: Street/Avenue
- Local name: Via XX Settembre (vedi la pagina italiana)
- The Contrada Grande: Still called that locally, and still the town's only main street, arcaded end to end.
- Cima was born here: The painter's birthplace stands a few doors from the cathedral and is now a small museum.
Where it is
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Visit responsibly
This is a functioning high street serving residents first, in a town that sees few overnight visitors. Money spent here goes further than it does in the hill villages.
The frescoes are exposed to weather and traffic pollution and are slowly disappearing; nothing a visitor does affects that, but they are worth looking at properly while they are still legible.