Valle San Felice – Hiking, landscape and history

For travelers who want to combine hiking with architectural history, Valle San Felice offers several specific points of interest. One hiking stage leads from here to Mori Vecchio; at the same time, terraced dry-stone walls and small cultivated plots shape the hollow in which the village lies. Historic buildings and traces of different eras add to the picture.

Hiking and navigation

The third stage of the Cammino di San Rocco leads from Valle San Felice to Mori Vecchio. This identifies the starting point and destination of the stage. The San Rocco Path (hiking trail F20) is marked with official SAT signs and trail markers, as well as white-and-red painted markings. Check local information about the markings before setting out.

A public transport stop is listed for Valle San Felice. Check the latest information about the stop in Valle San Felice before traveling.

Cultural landscape and nature

Valle San Felice lies in a hollow shaped by terraced dry-stone walls and small cultivated plots.

The Parco Naturale Locale Monte Baldo encompasses a variety of natural and near-natural habitats. Its features include a wide diversity of flora and fauna, as well as scenic beauty. The destination’s natural environment thus encompasses both the small-scale landscape of the hollow and a range of habitats and their plant and animal life.

Buildings and traces of history

Valle San Felice’s buildings include rustic and stately structures from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, including Casa dei Mistura. This period is reflected in the village’s varied architectural character. Canonica di Valle San Felice is an 18th-century building that was once a residence of the Castelbarco family.

The Canonica is also associated with an event from the War of the Spanish Succession: in 1703, General Vendôme’s troops set it on fire, and it was subsequently rebuilt. Its former use as a residence and the account of the fire and reconstruction describe different aspects of the same building.

Molim is an old mill on the rio Gresta. It first belonged to the lords of Gardumo and later to the Castelbarco family. The Chiesa di S. Anna offers another architectural point of interest: it features Gothic architecture and was renovated in 1561. The buildings’ history thus brings together former ownership, a specific year of renovation and an architectural classification.

Traces of the First World War are also documented. The Galeria di San. Vi was excavated in the pine forest of S. Vito and preserves traces of the war. In the settlement of Nagià, the Barache are ruins of military shelters from the First World War. The distinction is specific: the Galeria preserves traces of the war, while the Barache are ruins of former military shelters.

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