One of the most significant sites is Casèra Spàsema, where the first partisan detachment in the Belluno area was officially formed on 7 November 1943, named after Luigi Boscarin, a volunteer from Feltre who died in the Spanish Civil War in defence of the Republic.

The group, consisting of just over twenty men from different backgrounds – locals, Venetians and foreign fighters – found support in the Tagliapietra, Ferrazza, Zampese and Vergerio families. To escape round-ups, the detachment later moved to the Mis valley and Val Mesazzo.

In Lentiai, Piazza Crivellaro commemorates the sacrifice of the partisan Luciano Crivellaro, known as “Nano”, who was hanged on 29 September 1944. Born in Lentiai in 1920, he joined the “Boscarin” detachment from the outset and later fought in the “Mazzini” brigade. A commemorative plaque can still be seen on the wall of the town hall.

In the centre of Mel, in the park area called La Giazèra, there is a monument dedicated to Angelo Sbardellotto, a young anarchist from the village who was shot in 1932. The monument, inaugurated in 2005, commemorates one of the first victims of the Fascist regime.

In Rive di Villa di Villa, several commemorative plaques remember partisans who fell at different moments during the Liberation struggle, including Ado Cuzziol, who died during a Nazi round-up, and Francesco Casagrande, known as “Fulmine” (Lightning), who was captured, tortured and hanged on 1 September 1944.

The village of Trichiana, awarded the bronze medal for military valour, dedicates its square to Antonio Merlin, known as “Toni”, a partisan of the “7° Alpini” brigade. Born in 1919, he died on 26 April 1945 in a firefight with the Germans alongside his fellow citizen Michele Barp, known as “Tempesta”. Merlin was posthumously awarded the silver medal for military valour.

In the same square, the post office building is named after Clementina Merlin, known as “Tina”, a partisan courier, writer and journalist. Not far away, the current pizzeria “Tea” was an important meeting point for partisan couriers and the home of Tea Palman, also a courier, who was arrested and deported to the Bolzano concentration camp, from which she managed to return at the end of the war.

The San Felice bridge is the site of the tragic massacre that took place on the night between 15 and 16 July 1944, when eleven partisans from the “Trentin” battalion lost their lives in a German ambush. Three managed to save themselves by jumping into the Piave river.

Finally, Sant’Antonio Tortal, a strategic area connecting to the San Boldo Pass, was the scene of frequent round-ups. Between 6 and 14 March 1945, some of the most dramatic episodes took place, with the deaths of fourteen people, including civilians and partisans. The Allied missions “Tacoma” and “Aztec” also operated here, based in the Prassibas and Bolenghin farmhouses.