The castle
Villa Giustinian, Ciani Bassetti:
Roncade Castle
At the heart of the town of Roncade, nestled in the Veneto countryside between Treviso and Venice.
The manor was donated in 900 by Otto II to the Counts of Collalto. Later, it was destroyed by Cangrande della Scala.
It was Girolamo Giustinian, a Venetian nobleman, who rebuilt it in the 16th century on the remains of the previous structure. The Castle we admire today.
Mauro Coducci and the Venetian Doges
The castle walls, towers, and moat were built just a few years before the main villa was completed in 1508.
The project was led by the renowned architect Mauro Coducci – among his works, the bell tower of St. Mark’s Square in Venice.
The busts of Girolamo Giustinian and his wife Agnesina Badoer are kept in the private chapel of the Castle. Throughout the history of the Serenissima Republic of Venice, the Giustinian family left a lasting mark.
We remember the Doges Stefano and Marco Antonio, Blessed Nicolò Monaco, and Blessed Eufemia, as well as Saint Lawrence, the first Patriarch of Venice.
Baroni Ciani Bassetti
Our family, with Trentino origins and agricultural traditions, acquired the Castle at the beginning of the 20th century, restoring it and replanting the vineyards.
In 1930, Baron Tito Ciani Bassetti chose Roncade Castle to fulfill his winemaking dream in a land historically suited to viticulture. Today, the estate, led by Claudio Ciani Bassetti, continues to enhance the Castle and its winemaking tradition.