Mel was a ''

comune A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...

'' (municipality) in the

province of Belluno The province of Belluno (; ; ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Belluno. It has an area of and a population of about 198,000 people. Geography Situated in the Alps, the province of ...

in the

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region of

Veneto Veneto, officially the Region of Veneto, is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the Northeast Italy, north-east of the country. It is the fourth most populous region in Italy, with a population of 4,851,851 as of 2025. Venice is t ...

, located about north of

Venice Venice ( ; ; , formerly ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are li ...

and about southwest of

Belluno Belluno (; ; ) is a town and province in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Located about north of Venice, Belluno is the Capital (political), capital of the province of Belluno and the most important city in the Eastern Dolomites region. W ...

and about northeast of

Feltre Feltre (; ) is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Belluno in Veneto, northern Italy. A hill town in the southern reaches of the province, it is located on the Stizzon River, about from its junction with the Piave, and southwest from Bell ...

. It

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with the municipalities of

Trichiana Trichiana is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region Veneto, located about north of Venice and about southwest of Belluno Belluno (; ; ) is a town and province in the Veneto region of northern Italy. ...

and

Lentiai Lentiai is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Belluno in the Italian region of Veneto, located about northwest of Venice and about southwest of Belluno. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,020 and an area of .All demogra ...

on 30 January 2019 to form the comune of

Borgo Valbelluna Borgo Valbelluna is a ''comune'' in the Province of Belluno in the Italian region of Veneto. It was established on 30 January 2019 with the merger of the three municipalities of Trichiana, Mel and Lentiai. The land hosts many works of Medieval ...

. It is one of ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").

Overview

The territory of Mel is home to the medieval

Zumelle Castle Zumelle Castle is a castle near the village of Tiago in the municipality of Borgo Valbelluna, province of Belluno, northern-eastern Italy. Nearby the castle is the early medieval church of San Donato, of Lombard architecture, Lombard origins. Hi ...

. The present configuration of the castle dates back to 1311, although the site was in use as a military fortification since the

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era. Other sights include the Palazzo Zorzi (16th century, now the Town Hall) and the Palazzo delle Contesse (17th century), which houses an archaeological museum with remains from a Veneti

Iron Age The Iron Age () is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age. It has also been considered as the final age of the three-age division starting with prehistory (before recorded history) and progre ...

necropolis found outside the town. The town is home to several cultural activities: they include art exhibitions in Palazzo delle Contesse and the

choral music A choir ( ), also known as a chorale or chorus (from Latin ''chorus'', meaning 'a dance in a circle') is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform or in other words ...

festival in July in the ''Guarnieri'' palace park.

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Cities and towns in Veneto Borghi più belli d'Italia Borgo Valbelluna {{Veneto-geo-stub