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 day of Saint Michael is celebrated every year in Prada Bassa, traditionally marking the end of the summer pasture season on Monte Baldo. In May farmers head up the mountain, leading a total of approximately three thousand cows to pasture on Monte Baldo. During the summertime, therefore, the world of malghe comes alive with […]
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 […]
