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The park

The park

As in many Venetian villas, the building and its surroundings were conceived as a single whole: nature is an integral part of the architectural composition.

The long tree-lined avenues and the hornbeam-lined walks create scenic perspectives that draw the eye toward the valley.
The Alpago family used the estate as the centre for managing their vast landholdings, and for local residents it has always been a symbol of history, nobility and elegance.

Today, as you stroll through the park, you can rediscover that same connection between architecture and nature that has made the villa a landmark of landscape and culture for the entire Val Belluna.

A Centuries-Old Park

A distinctive feature of the park is the monumental avenue of European hornbeams (Carpinus betulus), about 200 metres long, which you reach when coming from Belluno.

The interwoven canopies create a natural tunnel that guides visitors along a scenic route toward the villa, which was once accessed through an imposing wrought-iron gate.

This long, gently sloping, perspective avenue (known as the “Eastern Avenue”) leads to the villa. Near the villa, the avenue splits to form an exedra, shaping a green garden that spans the full width of the villa’s main façade, emphasising its symmetrical axis. Locals called the exedra “the heart,” and it was here that carriages arriving from the city could turn around.

Halfway along the avenue, the sequence of trees is interrupted, creating two openings that once looked out over the surrounding landscape.

A Romantic Walk

From the exedra that closes the main avenue, you reach a green terrace stretching in front of the villa’s southern side, with direct access from inside.

The lawn, supported by low stone walls, once led to the southern promenade: a loop path made up of two shaded avenues lined with hornbeam hedges—known as the south-east avenue and the south-west avenue—which joined further downhill, forming a continuous route through the landscape.
The southern avenue was added to Italy’s National Register of Monumental Trees in 2022.

Although part of the original layout has been lost over time, the overall design remains recognisable: a natural and architectural composition that reflects an enduring appreciation for beauty and contemplation of the landscape.

Today, the park of Villa Alpago Beltramini is open to the public free of charge and has hosted numerous social events, including the traditional Via Crucis, as well as guided tours organised by local associations and schools.