Castello San Salvatore, Medieval castle in Susegana, Italy

Castello San Salvatore sits on a hilltop commanding views of vineyards across the Treviso province, with thick stone walls and towers forming its outline. The complex includes multiple courtyards, walkways along the ramparts, and residential sections built across different periods that show how the fortress evolved over time.

In 1245 Treviso granted the hill of San Salvatore to the Collalto family, who built the castle between the late 13th and early 14th centuries. In 1312 Emperor Henry VII granted them full jurisdiction over the area. After the War of the League of Cambrai the castle lost its military role and became a residence; it was heavily damaged in the First World War and restored between 1943 and 1951.

The Collalto counts held full jurisdiction over their counties from 1312 until 1797, when Napoleon ended their autonomy. They planted vineyards on the fields around the castle, and the estate is still used today as a venue for cultural events; a scene of the first season of the Netflix series I Hate Christmas was filmed here.

The castle welcomes visitors year-round with guided tours that explain the fortification and its different sections in detail. The hilltop location means sturdy footwear is advisable and some areas may present accessibility challenges for certain visitors.

The Collalto archive, which would have documented the castle's building phases, burned during the First World War, so its chronology is hard to reconstruct. A 1919 letter records that the complex had almost entirely collapsed and that the private oratory, with frescoes by Tommaso da Modena and Il Pordenone, was especially badly damaged.