Toppo

Roman villas with mosaics show that people lived here on the routes from the Po plain to the Alpine passes. A hamlet of Travesio, Toppo has had two distinct parts since the 13th century: I Masi, with its rural houses of medieval origin, and Pino, below the ruins of a 12th-century castle. In 1543, as the castle decayed, the counts of Toppo built a new palace in the village.

Highlights

• The ruins of the 12th-century castle on the hill behind the village
• Palazzo Toppo-Wassermann, with finds from the castle and temporary exhibitions
• Settembre in villa: Friulian houses open their doors in early September
• Formaggio salato of the Val Cosa, matured in brine in larch vats
• The cycle path linking Toppo with Travesio through hamlets, meadows and woods

Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.