Pieve di Cadore
Pieve di Cadore is a comune (municipality) in the province of Belluno in the Italian region of Veneto, about 110 kilometres (68 miles) north of Venice and about 35 km (22 miles) northeast of Belluno. "Pieve" means "Parish church". It is the birthplace of the Italian painter Titian.
With its strategic location, the town was a medieval stronghold with fortifications, called the "walled city of the Veneto." The main sight is the Palazzo della Magnifica Comunità ("Palace of the Magnificent Community"), built in 1447 by the eponymous council which then ruled the city. It has a merloned tower which was completed in 1491.
Transport
A highway, SS51, connects the town with other communities in the Cadore Dolomite region.
Sports and Tourism
Sports facilities
The town has a swimming pool, tennis club, ice hockey arena, a bocce stadium, and soccer fields.
Giro d'Italia
The route of the 2013 Giro d'Italia passed through Calalzo di Cadore during Stage 11.
Notable residents
Cadore
Cadore (Italian pronunciation: [kaˈdoːre]; Ladin: Cadòr; Venetian: Cadòr or, rarely, Cadòria; German: Cadober or Kadober; Sappada German: Kadour;Friulian: Cjadovri) is a historical region in the Italian region of Veneto, in the northernmost part of the province of Belluno bordering on Austria, the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and Friuli-Venezia Giulia. It is watered by the Piave River which has its source in the Carnic Alps. Once an undeveloped and poor district, the former contado (countship) of Cadore now has a thriving economy based on tourism and a small manufacturing industry, specialising in the production of glasses.
History
Originally populated by people who spoke Proto-Italic, Euganei and then by the Celtic Gauls, the area now known as Cadore was later conquered by the Romans during the second century BC and became part of the Regio X Venetia et Histria.
In the Late Antiquity era, Cadore was occupied by invading Germanic populations and was first declared part of the Duchy of Carinthia and finally, in 1077, part of the Patriarchate of Aquileia. From 1135 to 1335, Cadore was ruled by the da Camino family, the Counts of Cadore, who later became the Signori family of Treviso. It was briefly annexed to Tyrol and again was ceded to the Patriarchs of Aquileia. However, the comuni of Cadore always enjoyed a certain degree of self-government.
Cadore 33
Popular Spanish singer Sergio Dalma followed 2011's four-times platinum Via Dalma II with Cadore 33. Unlike Dalma's previous two albums, which consisted of Spanish-language covers of Italian songs, this marked his return to performing original material.
The disc reunited the singer with producer Claudio Guidetti, who produced both 2010's Via Dalma and Via Dalma II. The title refers to the address of the studio in Milan, Italy, where the disc was recorded. Dalma has said he titled the disc as a nod to the Beatles' Abbey Road.
The album was preceded by the single "Si Te Vas," which was released Sept. 29 and reached No. 21 in Spain. A music video, in which Dalma portrays the leader of a band of thieves, premiered Oct. 21. The album also features a Catalan-language version of the song, for which Dalma wrote the lyrics.
Upon its first week in release, Cadore 33 topped the official album chart released by Productores de Música de España. Excluding compilations, this was Dalma's fifth consecutive album to reach No. 1 on the national chart. It was preceded by Via Dalma II (2011), Via Dalma (2010), Trece (2010) and A Buena Hora (2008).
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