San Vito al Tagliamento

Main sights

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

  Twin towns

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

  People

• , bishop and papal envoy.
• Pomponio Amalteo Motta di Livenza, 1505 – San Vito al Tagliamento, 1588), painter.
• Paolo Sarpi, religious, theologian, historian and scientist hailing from San Vito.
• , religious and naturalist.
• , soldier in Garibaldi's army.
• Zefferino Tomè, politician, Senator of the Republic and former city mayor.
• , cofounder Lancia company.
• , entrepreneur and philanthropist, a prominent member of the Morassutti family.
• Arnaldo Mussolini, reporter and politician, Benito Mussolini's brother. He was a teacher in San Vito.
• Riccardo Cassin, mountaineer.
• , reporter and Italian politician, Benito Mussolini's Nephew.
• Carlo Tullio Altan, anthropologist, sociologist and philosopher.
• , tennis player.
• Franco Castellano, actor.
• Andrea Cessel, basketball player.
• Filippo Cristante, soccer player.
• Bryan Cristante, soccer player.
• Massimo Donati, soccer player.
• Melissa Comin De Candido, figure roller skater.
• , agronomist.
• , film director, Marc'Aurelio d'oro winner at Festival del cinema di Roma 2013 edition.
• , politician, Senathor of the Republic since 2006.

  Curiosity

• 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.