Conegliano, Cima da: see Cima, Giovanni Battista.

Conegliano is a town and comune of Veneto, Italy, in the province of Treviso, c. 30 km north by rail from the town of Treviso. Population is c. 35,000. It was the birthplace of the painter Cima da Conegliano, a fine altar-piece by whom is in the cathedral (1492). It is overlooked by a hill on which stands the remains of a 1,000-year old castle, formerly belonging to the Bishop of Vittorio Veneto. The remaining tower now houses the small Conegliano museum.

Conegliano is noted for its wine, chiefly the dry white Prosecco (made from the grape of the same name) which comes in three varieties – tranquillo (still), frizzante (slightly sparkling) and spumante (sparkling). It is also home to Italy's oldest and most prestigious wine school. Every year, in summer there's a special chess game where the pieces are represented by actual real people. The game celebrates the victory of Conegliano over Treviso.

Alessandro Del Piero, star football player for Juventus and Italy, was born in Conegliano hospital.

Culture

In the fictional novel The Broker by John Grisham Joel Backman (now Marco Lazzeri) and Stennet stop in Conegliano on their way to Treviso. They order espresso and Stennet mentions that Conegliano is known for its Prosecco.

Main people

• Giambattista Cima
• Ugo Cerletti
• Alessandro Del Piero
• Marco Donadel
• Paolo De Coppi
• Gabriele Gava
• Alessandro Zanchetta
• Enrico Zoppas
• Luciano Zoppas
• Gianfranco Zoppas
• Livio Zoppas
• Clara Colosimo
• Giovanni Battista Marin
• Jovana Brakočević

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