The main church of the municipality is built at the site of an old chapel, presumably of the Romanesque period, dedicated to Saint Zeno and already present in 1464. The current church was built between 1767 and 1787, incorporating the chapel, and was designed by architect Alessandro Paduzzi. The church displays a single nave with […]
The little rural church of Prada Bassa is named after Saint Bartholomew, and appears to date back to the 1500’s. The saint is depicted on the altarpiece at the feet of the Virgin Mary and Child. It may seem odd that the church of Prada Bassa, where the Saint Michael festivities are celebrated, is not […]
The Lumini parish is dedicated to Saint Eurosia and was built in 1724. Located in the original centre of Lumini, its simple façade displays a decorative tympanum. The same beautiful stonework that the church displays is also used on the adjacent buildings. Lateralmente si eleva la torre campanaria intonacata. Interesting […]
This tiny alpine church was built in 1714 by the Malaspina and Monticello (Montesel) marquis. On the altar is an oil painting on canvas called “Virgin Mary with Child being honoured by two Saints.” At an elevation of 1130 metres, it is located near Malga Montesel. just before the road that connects Due Pozze and […]
It’s a building with a small church built in the 17th century by the Carlotti counts, which functioned both as a summer home and as an escape from the bubonic plague. They had understood that the disease was infectiously transmitted and had this getaway built in the mountains where they escaped for two whole years […]
It’s the oldest and most beautiful building in San Zeno di Montagna, and is located in the contrada of the same name, which it gets from the noble Montagna family, whose crest depicts a mountain with six peaks. The original structure of the building dates as far back as the 13th-14th centuries, when it did […]
TENUTA CERVI AND COUNT GAETANO BONORIS The large expanse of land (176 hectares) known as Tenuta Cervi (and italianization of “cerro” – Quercus cerris – a type of oak tree that is particularly common on the estate), which stretches from contrada La Ca’ all the way to Prada, was once owned by the counts […]
Rifugio Fiori del Baldo is an Alpine hut at an altitude of 1850 metres above Lake Garda, with a sweeping 360° panoramic view. From here you can view the Appenine mountain range, the Pre-Alps near Brescia, and Monte Rosa. On a clear day, or right after a storm, you’ll even be able to spot the […]
Fort Naole is the highest-elevation military construction of all the Rivoli forts, at an altitude of 1675 m above sea level. To reach it, the military built a long, windy road that lead from Lumini to Pra Bestema and, after numerous switchbacks, finally to the Fort. The road was subsequently extended all the way to […]
Not far past Monte Sparavero (1516 m), you may reach and follow a long, typical dry stone wall which stretches all the way to Bocchetta di Naole. This sort of “Great Wall” of Monte Baldo had the purpose of confining and protecting livestock from the cliffs to the East. As you walk along the wall, […]
