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C12 - Spiazzi/Monte Croce/Stringare
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Overview

A journey through rural mountain courts, vineyards and woods. Excursion on Mount Croce. View of Lake Garda and Monte Baldo. The route crosses the territories of Spiazzi/Monte Croce/Stringari.

To be seen

Mount Croce, the chestnut woods and the rural mountain resorts: Coliel, Stringari and Coltri.

A route through rural mountain courts, vineyards and woods. Excursion on Mount Croce. View of Lake Garda and Mount Baldo. The route crosses the territories of Spiazzi/Monte Croce/Stringari.

 

Starting from the Don Luigi Vezzola square, taking the road that climbs up to Croce, the oldest historical nucleus of Spiazzi.

Spiazzi

Lavatoio Croce

In the early Middle Ages there are those who believe that the locality of Croce was a monastery, towards the end of the nineteenth century the center of the town of Spiazzi coincided with this locality known as little Paris, as it had an inn (al Lampione), accommodation, guest houses, a school private elementary school and also a financial police station whose barracks were located in the courtyard. About one hundred people lived there, some workshops with about twenty workers producing bone religious objects. The courtyard was originally closed with four protective doors, "Porta Viveri" - Porta Lupi or Viandanti - Porta Latrine and Porta Morti where one exited to reach the Ferrara Cemetery. We leave the center following the signs for the Stella Alpina hotel, when we reach the end of the path, we keep to the left, we go up towards the pine forest coming out on a meadow where we reach the ridge of Monte Croce, from which to enjoy the view over the town of Spiazzi and Monte Baldo.

 

Monte Croce

Crinale del Monte Croce

Following the path on the ridge, continue north to the end of the meadow keeping to the left which returns to the Croce district. To the right on the asphalted road, we find the path towards Villaggio. Follow the sign for Coliel, once on the road we keep left continuing until we come to a crossroads, keep to the right until you come to another crossroad that indicate Stringari,

Stringari

to the left. Go down into the woods following the road, then start the climb up by the side of the vineyard and you come out near Coltri, following the paved road we will pass in front of the Parish Church of Sant'Antonio da Padova and finally we have reached the starting point of Spiazzi.

 

Coltri

Corte Coltri

 

Parish Church of Sant’Antonio da Padova

Chiesa parrocchiale di Spiazzi

 

Quick Info

  • Maximum altitude 993 meters
  • Difference in altitude 295 meters
  • Distance 8 km
  • Time Foot: 3 hours
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