Comune: Affi

This small 13th-century church is located halfway between the municipalities of Affi and Cavaion Veronese, and safeguards numerous historical and artistic artefacts of past civilisations. Owned by a private individual until 1456, it was then given to the Santa Casa di Pietà of Verona by Nicolò Saibante. Later, as the decadence of the nineteenth century progressed, the church was given to the municipality of Affi in 1997, which undertook a complete renovation to bring back this historical and cultural masterpiece of the area.

S. Andrea Castle or Villa Sant’Andrea, is situated on the slopes of Mount Moscal.
The complex was sold to the Bottagisio family at the beginning of the 19th century, and then passed to the Congregation of the Stimmatini Fathers about fifty years later. Since its foundation, the castle of S. Andrea has hosted numerous communities of Benedictine monks from the monastery of S. Zeno.

Villa Poggi is a 17th-century residence near Affi, which underwent numerous renovations in the early 19th century. After purchasing it, the Poggi family transformed the Italian-style garden into a large park with exotic trees and statues of gods. Inside the villa there are important artistic decorations and a bathroom embellished with frescoes.

The Verona-Affi-Caprino/Affi-Garda railway was an Italian railway line that connected Verona to Lake Garda and the slopes of Mount Baldo. The first section was opened in 1889, while the whole railway was decommissioned in 1959 due to lack of investment and competition from road transport.

The Garda-Affi section was the first to be decommissioned, in July 1956, followed by the Caprino-Domegliara section in December 1956. The Verona-Domegliara section was converted into a trolleybus on the new Valpolicella road.

The last train departed on 30 April 1959.

Made possible thanks to the will of a promoting committee and supported by many mayors of the area, it represents an important step in the social and industrial development of the country.