POI FOR CULTURE HOLIDAY

A real gem, nestled in the depths of the mountain, along the rift carved by the river Brasa. From the lake, seeing the houses of Pieve lined up on the edge of the plateau, about three hundred and fifty metres above the water, you might think that no...

In 1901 Professor Arturo Hruska, a dentist and well-known naturalist, arrived in Gardone and immediately noticed the special climate of the area. Between 1910 and 1971 he planted a botanical garden that extended for a little more than 1.5 hectares....

The Sanctuary of Carmine in San Felice was built around a well-attested legend that tells of a miracle obtained through the intercession of Holy Mary. In 1490, the fishermen of San Felice survived after experiencing a lake storm in which several...

It is also called Church of San Michele after the locality in which it is found, near the cemetery. With a single nave anrustic façade, it is one of the most recent Romanesque churches of the Valtenesi area and probably dates back to the second...

The church is dedicated to the birth of St John the Baptist. The ancient church building was probably a fifteenth-century hut and had a single nave. During the plague of 1530, the Community of Portese made a vow to build a new altar, once the plague...

The church built in the fifteenth century, is dedicated to St. John the Baptist Beheaded, whose feast is celebrated every five years with a procession through the streets of the country. Inside is the statue of the saint in plaster. There are also...