Casa Tomazzolli in the suburb of Pez is an important example of traditional rustic-stately architecture, with massive forms developing around an ancient Medieval tower, an old entrance ramp, and a sundial dated 1822. The building houses fragments of fresco painting from the XVI century, the last traces of an old private oratory.
A considerable number of families from the rural nobility of the Parish of Cles, especially between the XVIII and XIX century, sought to distance themselves from the remainder of the population by constructing a private oratory, underlining their privileged position relative to others.
Private oratories are known to have existed in various buildings in the town, sacred spaces of which no traces remain today. A late Gothic fresco dated to the first quarter of the XVI century was discovered in 1970 during renovation work on a section of the old Palazzo Tomazzolli (also known as Casa Franceschini) in the suburb of Pez. This represents the only remaining trace of a possible oratory. The patchy fresco depicts a Madonna Enthroned, Saint Christopher, and the image of a church with bell-tower and bell-gable. Today it is preserved inside the building but was originally on the external facade of a rustic section of the building. Palazzo Tomazzolli is an interesting example of traditional rustic-elegant architecture, with massive shapes developing around an ancient Medieval tower, an old access ramp, and a sundial dated to 1822.
