It is the most ancient and populous contrada of the town, thus leading it to be considered its primary centre. San Zeno stretches along the main road. It’s characterized by beautiful open courts, where local stone houses stand, crammed together and connected to each other by characteristic archways and internal passages which once allowed people […]
Prada Alta (1060 m) is the centre of the valley. It has always been the town that has acted as the heart of the entire valley. It sits on a unique plateau that gently divides the valley before blending back into mountains. It’s characterized by both old and new houses, and is the tourism centre […]
Prada Bassa (935 m): Culturally different from the rest of the valley, the town of Prada Bassa maintains the traditions of the Caprinesi people, who arrived from the Po Valley and were stopped right here by the Prada mountain dwellers, who are of Trentino origins. The town shows signs of agricultural splendour, […]
This is a frazione of San Zeno di Montagna, with a population of approximately 150 people. According to tradition, the name of this small village originates from the fact that in ancient times, packs of wolves were kept away with fires which, from a distance, resembled candles (or “lumi”, in Italian). It is said that […]
Coming from Laguna and having passed the “Ponte del Diavolo” bridge – in the proximity of which, according to oral traditions, a band of counterfeiters once worked – you will arrive at La Ca’ (683 m). This contrada is home to an ancient little church dedicated to Saint Peter and a few houses once inhabited […]
The name comes from the Zinevrèi family, who once owned most of the buildings and land here. The once isolated contrada was connected to San Zeno and Capra by the “Strada Comunale di Pai” (Pai Municipal Road). Still today, the village displays its original characteristics, with courts made up of stone houses, stables and haylofts, […]
Borno is an old contrada perched above Lake Garda at 571 m above sea level. It lies on the right side of the Sandalino Valley, along the ancient municipal road of the same name. Today only a handful of people still inhabit these splendid old stone houses, dedicating themselves primarily to agriculture. Its name seems […]
This small contrada South-east of San Zeno is just a short distance from Sperane. Located on the border with the municipality of Costermano, this small plateau dominates the steep Beione Valley and the Tesina stream basin. The old nucleus is made up of three-four stone buildings, each with designated living quarters, stable, and hayloft. Once […]
This contrada, which was once made up of a small inhabited nucleus that subsequently expanded, is located higher up compared to contrada Ca’ Schena. Capra can be reached by following the ancient “Via del carro” (or “Road of the wagon”), which, until a few decades ago, was still cobbled in some places with large stones […]
The Austrian land registry indicates that Castello once belonged to the municipality of Cervi di Montagna, which today is Tenuta Cervi. The name Castello (or Castle) comes from the fact that there used to be an ancient manor here, which most likely belonged to the Scaligera family. Today only a few ruins remain in the […]
