Categoria POI: Art and Culture

The Roman villa on the shores of Lake Garda

Discovered in 2006, the villa in Castelletto is the only one on the eastern side of Lake Garda. Defined as lakeside residential, the villa is in a good state of preservation and offers a view of the layout of the ancient lakeside dwelling. In harmony with the surrounding nature, here you can breathe the atmosphere of history and immerse yourself in the splendour of the past.

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Villa Romana di Brenzone, Via A. Vespucci, 93, 37010 Brenzone sul Garda, VR, Italia

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The medieval church of Biaza

Built on the model of Roman architecture, the Church of Sant’Antonio was built to meet the spiritual needs of the small village of Biaza. Inside, you can admire paintings by Paolo Brenzone, dating back to the late 15th and early 16th centuries, including the Theory of Devotees at the Feet of the Virgin and Child and the fresco of Saint Christopher.

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Via Monte Baldo, 9, 37010 Brenzone sul Garda, VR, Italia

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The small medieval church in Campo

Among the medieval churches, that of San Pietro a Campo is controversial as far as dating is concerned. The small church, which has only one nave, has a gabled structure, typical of the Middle Ages, which contrasts with the façade rebuilt in the 18th century. The church is adorned with frescoes by the master Giorgio da Riva, which run around all the walls and give light and colour to the architecture.

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Campo di Brenzone, Via S. Pietro, 37010 Località Campo, Brenzone sul Garda, VR, Italia

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Monte Baldo’s biodiversity

The flora and fauna of Monte Baldo is largely divided into four characteristic belts: the Mediterranean, mountain, boreal and alpine. The vegetation in the first belt includes characteristics similar to those on the Garda shore. Plants include holm oak, downy oak, hop hornbeam, rosemary, laurel and caper. Moving on to the mountain belt, there are numerous forests of beech, lime, silver fir and larch, which represent the natural lung of the district. In the boreal area, we find spectacular blossoms of white crocus, Gentiana and Baldo anemone. The trees include the mountain pine, juniper, rowan and heather. In the last, alpine belt we can find the so-called Garden of Europe. This area is made up of rocky vegetation with a few visible species, the rhododendron and the potentilla being examples. As far as fauna is concerned, there are many mammals such as roe deer, chamois, ermine, marmot, badger, squirrel and deer. The avifauna includes the golden eagle, little owl, eagle owl, raven, hoopoe, woodpecker, capercaillie, chaffinch and lark.

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Ferrara di Monte Baldo, VR, Italia

Tunnels and trenches dug into the rock of Monte Baldo

During the First World War, the heights of Monte Baldo became important for the positioning of strategic points of a visual advantage over the enemy in the valley below. One example is Monte Vignola, located on the opposite side of the Monte Baldo Natural Park. In these positions of strategic advantage, Italian troops built more military installations such as tunnels, anti-aircraft artillery, barracks and large basins for collecting rainwater. The Battaglione Volontari Ciclisti e Automobilisti (Biker and Motorist Volunteers Battalion) operated on Monte Altissimo, leaving behind countless roads, shelters and military trenches. In its ranks there were important figures of the Futurist movement: Marinetti, Boccioni, Sironi and Russolo.

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Il Sentiero Delle Trincee (Novezza), Strada Provinciale 8, Ferrara di Monte Baldo, VR, Italia

The evocative Baldo memorial

The recently designed memorial is located in the area of the municipality of Ferrara di Monte Baldo. Built in 1982 by the Associazione Combattenti e Reduci (Combatants and Veterans Association) together with the Provincial Federation of Verona the shrine is a highly evocative place and it is no coincidence that it is located in the area of Monte Baldo that has witnessed important military operations throughout history. In fact, there is no shortage here of the remains left by the fighting armies.

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Sacrario del Monte Baldo, Ferrara di Monte Baldo, VR, Italia

A beautiful church in the heart of the mountains

An ideal destination for those seeking tranquillity and spirituality, the Santuario Madonna della Corona is the perfect combination of history and natural beauty. Suspended between heaven and earth, the sanctuary is hidden in the rocky heart of Mount Baldo, where the presence of hermits is confirmed in medieval documents as early as in the year 1000. In 1974, after countless structural changes over the centuries, the sanctuary was entrusted to architect Guido Tisato with the task of demolishing and rebuilding the entire structure while retaining the most important original parts. In addition, the sanctuary contains a large collection of important sculptural and architectural pieces of art.

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Santuario Madonna della Corona, Vicolo Santuario, Spiazzi, VR, Italia

Hortus Europae Poject in Novezzina

A refuge for floristic species, the Novezzina Botanical Garden attracts many visitors every year, passionate about the mountain of the same name for its 700 plus plant species. Its special feature is recreating micro-environments and ecosystems as similar as possible to the original ones.

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Orto Botanico del Monte Baldo - Rifugio Novezzina, Strada Graziani, Ferrara di Monte Baldo, VR, Italia

The Garda public astronomical observatory

The Monte Baldo Astronomical Observatory Angelo Gelodi is the first public observatory in the province of Verona to be entirely managed by the municipality of Ferrara di Monte Baldo. Since 2001, the observatory has been involved in scientific publications and the organisation of visits to the facility. It is named after a general involved in alpine military communications who also collaborated in its construction. Mountain and astronomy enthusiasts can indulge their passions in this observatory located near the botanical garden of the Refuge Novezzina.

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Osservatorio Astronomico Monte Baldo "A.Gelodi", Ferrara di Monte Baldo, VR, Italia

The enchanting village of Cavaion Veronese

In addition to its archaeological treasures, the historical centre is characterised by the so-called ‘introi’, or passages between stone walls, which run from the Church Square to the 17th-century Corte Torcolo.

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Via Vittorio Veneto, 1, 37010 Cavaion Veronese, VR, Italia

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