This is the denomination given to the Miranese area and includes the municipalities of Martellago, Mirano, Noale, Salzano, Santa Maria di Sala, Scorzè and Spinea.
It is also a way to underline the strong bond that the Tiepolos, Gianbattistas and especially Giandomenicos had with this territory. The famous family of artists was an admirable example of a taste for the light and silence of the countryside and for its fertility which did not replace the sea (of which Venice was the “bride”) but opened new horizons to history.
There were numerous Venetian nobles who followed the same path as the Tiepolos, giving this area its current appearance. These “lands of the Tiepolos” are certainly a projection of the Serenissima and, in fact, have reflected not only its society since the remote times of the Republic of Leone, but its customs, that life freed from material worries which is expressed in holidays, and at the same time the entrepreneurial daring, but also a taste for homes embellished by the work of great artists.
The Villa di Zianigo, the frescoes of the parish church of Mirano by Giambattista, the altarpiece and the ceiling of the church of Zianigo by Giandomenico, and another fresco by him in the nearby Villa Bianchini remain.
In addition to the splendid works of the Tiepolos, this land is also rich in history dating back to Roman times. The Romans, in fact, brought here the centuriations and the divisions of the lands by cardi and decumani, still visible today.
Like noble pawns arranged on the green chessboard of the Miranese area, there are about sixty Venetian villas and they constitute an exceptional cultural asset, a heritage of architecture, history and art which, in the magical name of Venice, ennobles the entire area. Mainly built between 1600 and 1700, the patrician villas are grouped in Spinea, Mirano, Campocroce, Zianigo, Santa Maria di Sala, Noale. They bear the names of Venetian families such as Bembo, Barbarigo, Ca’ da Mosto, Giustinian, Grimani, Loredan, Michiel, Mocenigo, Morosini: over time, those of the new owners have been added to these names.
And there are also real castles, such as the Tempesta castle in Noale, evidence of a medieval Veneto that has become a precious architectural relic, and the Stigliano castle whose towers were demolished after the War of Cambrai. Today these buildings, once the homes of powerful families, are part of the public cultural heritage and every visitor is considered a guest.
