Trichiana
Trichiana is a locality in the Valbelluna, in the Belluno prealps, which until 2019 was an independent municipality and today form...
Updated 12 July 2026
The story
The story of Trichiana
In the Valbelluna, between hills and mountains
Trichiana occupies an intermediate position in the Valbelluna, the prealpine valley stretching between the provincial capital Belluno and the lower foothills of the Belluno Dolomites. The landscape is made up of cultivated hills, deciduous woods and small hamlets scattered along the slopes, with an elevation range that lets you move quickly from valley-floor vineyards and orchards to the first mountain heights. It's an area less visited than the more famous Dolomite valleys like Cadore or Agordino, but for that very reason it offers more direct, less mediated contact with Belluno's mountain and hill life.
Since 2019, part of Borgo Valbelluna
On 30 January 2019 the municipality of Borgo Valbelluna was created, in the province of Belluno, through the merger of the adjacent municipalities of Lentiai, Mel and Trichiana, ratified by Regional Law no. 1 of 24 January 2019. The decision followed a consultative referendum held on 16 December 2018, which registered broad support: of 5,525 valid votes, 3,784 were in favour of the merger, equal to 68.49 per cent. The new municipality, with over thirteen thousand residents, brought together three distinct historical identities under a single administration, without erasing their local specificities: Trichiana in fact retains its own community life, its own hamlets and its own territorial points of reference.
An economy between farming and mountains
Trichiana's local economy remains tied mainly to hill and mountain farming, with small enterprises engaged in viticulture, fruit growing and livestock, alongside a fabric of local crafts and businesses. There are no major industries nor a structured tourist offer comparable to the better-known Dolomite resorts: it's a territory that lives off its everyday work, with a population that in recent decades has nonetheless held up better than other mountain areas of the province, partly thanks to its proximity to Belluno and the Valbelluna's road network.
The hamlets and local identity
Like many prealpine municipalities, Trichiana too was organised around a main village and several hamlets scattered across the hillsides, each with its own small church and a social fabric still tied to local traditions, festivals and seasonal events. This polycentric structure survived the administrative merger with Lentiai and Mel: residents continue to identify with their village of origin, a common phenomenon in mergers of small mountain municipalities, where local identity remains stronger than the new administrative boundary, at least in the community's everyday perception.
The Belluno Dolomites just a step away
One of the main draws for visitors to Trichiana is its position, an ideal quiet base for exploring the Valbelluna and the nearby Belluno Dolomites, with their hiking trails, panoramic viewpoints and an atmosphere far less crowded than more touristy Dolomite areas like Cortina. From here you can easily reach both Belluno, with its historic centre and Civic Museum, and the valleys climbing towards the Agordino and Cadore. It's a territory suited to those seeking genuine mountains without giving up the services of a provincial capital within easy reach.
Experiences not to miss
- A walk through the cultivated hills of the Valbelluna
- A hike towards the Belluno Dolomites
- A visit to Belluno's historic centre
- Discovering the hamlets and local traditions
- Tasting local hillside farm produce
Routes · Trovido Route
