Fonte

Fonte lies at the foot of the Asolan Hills, in the pedemontana asolana belt of the province of Treviso, in a transitional area bet...

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Fonte lies at the foot of the Asolan Hills, in the pedemontana asolana belt of the province of Treviso, in a transitional area between the plain and the first slopes rising towards the Grappa massif. The municipality includes several hamlets, among them Onè di Fonte, Fonte Alto, Mattarelli and Piovega, and borders the territory of Pieve del Grappa to the north. Among the area's historical landmarks is Villa Fietta, built around 1800 by the Fietta counts and known for having hosted King Victor Emmanuel III, an example of the noble presence that has left traces in local architecture over the centuries. The economy remains tied to foothill agriculture, with crops typical of the Treviso hill belt, fields and small vineyards alternating along the roads connecting the hamlets. Fonte is not an established tourist destination, but it offers a quiet landscape, suited to those seeking the Venetian countryside away from the main flows of visitors, in a setting that favours the slower pace of rural life.

Updated 12 July 2026 · Sources: https://www.tuttitalia.it/veneto/73-fonte/ · https://www.comune.fonte.tv.it/ · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieve_del_Grappa

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The story

The story of Fonte

At the foot of the Asolan Hills

The territory of Fonte lies in the foothill belt separating the Treviso plain from the first Asolan hills, in a transitional landscape of cultivated fields and gentle slopes, with the Grappa massif visible in the background to the north.

The hamlets between plain and hill

The municipality comprises several hamlets, including Onè di Fonte, Fonte Alto, Mattarelli and Piovega, each with its own rural settlement scattered across the countryside, following a settlement pattern typical of the Venetian foothills.

Villa Fietta and its noble history

Among the most notable historical landmarks is Villa Fietta, built around 1800 for the Fietta counts, which according to local tradition hosted King Victor Emmanuel III. The villa bears witness to the noble families who chose this foothill area for their residences.

Agriculture and the foothill landscape

Fonte's economy remains mainly agricultural, with crops typical of the Treviso hill belt and a landscape alternating fields, vineyards and small rural clusters, in continuity with the nearby Montello and Asolan Hills area.

Proximity to Monte Grappa

Fonte borders the territory of Pieve del Grappa to the north, at the edge of the Grappa massif, a mountain linked in Italian history to the events of the First World War. Although not itself among the front's memorial sites, the municipality shares its geographical and landscape proximity.