A malga is an area primarily dedicated to pasture that may be outlined by natural boundaries, artificial ones, or, in some cases, a mix of both. It includes land, buildings, roads, fences, ponds, shelters, and livestock. The latter is also known as “paghe”. It’s not until the 16th-17th centuries that the first simple buildings are […]
At an alevation of 1150 m, this splendid malga displays all the key elements typical of those found in the Monte Baldo area. Near the malga, on the meadows that slope down toward the rural road, you’ll find the St. Eustace chapel. Interesting […]
Pastoralism on Monte Baldo dates as far back as the Copper Age (at the end of the 4th millennium BC) and the Bronze Age. Small local communities began to bring their herds from the plains and hills up into the mountains to pasture, as they also hunted and sought shelter underneath natural stone outcroppings that […]
