Castello di Segonzano

The castle was built on a cliff overlooking the Avisio stream near the locality of Cantilaga. This area was of key importance during the Middle Ages, as it provided the Venetian troops with the spruce wood needed for the construction of their ships. As the wood was transported to Venice by river, the Val di Fiemme achieved a high degree of independence. In order to ease their self-administration, the inhabitants of the valley founded the "Magnifica Comunità di Fiemme", existing to this day.

In 1216 the castle came into the possession of Rodolfo Scancio before changing hands several times: from the Scancio, to the Rottenburgo, from the Greifenstein and the Dukes of Tyrol, from the Lichtenstein to the A Prato and finally to the current owners. Despite having carried out substantial renovation works in the 16th century, the A Prato family abandoned the castle following a fire caused by a Napoleonic battle in 1796.

Nowadays, it is possible to reach the ruins of the ancient fortress amidst vineyards and apple orchards by taking the path sentiero della Corvaia from the locality of Piazzo di Segonzano.