Discover Caprino Veronese

Explore Caprino Veronese through a range of travel interests: the landscape around Monte Baldo, architectural and collection history, as well as trails and wine. When choosing a hotel, consider which of these themes you would like to shape your trip. The places, collections and activities below offer concrete ways to explore them.

Natural landscape around Monte Baldo

The municipality includes the Monte Baldo Ovest Natura 2000 site (IT3210039). A municipal planning document from October 2014 listed it as both an SCI and an SPA; such designations may be updated. Caprino Veronese also has panoramic hiking trails on Monte Baldo. If you would rather explore the landscape by bike, bear in mind the demands of the challenging Monte Baldo cycling tour: it runs mostly along side roads and unpaved tracks that climb the mountain on its southern side, and requires fitness and mountain biking skills.

Architectural and collection history

The local buildings represent different periods and styles. In Platano stands Villa Nichesola, also known as Villa dei Quattro Camini: a rare 15th-century aristocratic residence. Corte Carrara in Carrara di Pesina was built in the same century as a simple, functional palace-farmhouse. Villa Colpani in Lubiara was built by the Colpani noble family between 1535 and 1789. Comparing these buildings offers a glimpse into different historic residential and building types without reducing them to a single period.

The history of the collections also reaches far back. The Museo Civico Paleontologico-Archeologico preserves a palaeontological collection and archaeological artefacts from the Monte Baldo area. The finds date from the Palaeolithic to Roman times. Another link to antiquity can be found in Ceredello: the Chiesa di Santa Cristina dates from the 13th century and stands on the remains of an ancient Roman temple.

The work Il Compianto sul Cristo Morto is a 14th-century sculptural group made of organogenic limestone. It was originally polychromed. The work is attributed to the “Master of Santa Anastasia,” later identified as Rigino di Enrico; it dates to the first half of the 14th century. The material, original painted finish and art-historical attribution offer different ways to appreciate this sculpture.

The Platano dei Cento Bersaglieri is a monumental oriental plane tree in the centre of Platano, a hamlet of Caprino Veronese. The “Vie dell’Acqua” follow old routes past fountains, washhouses and mills. The area’s history thus brings together natural and cultural heritage, alongside traces of everyday life with water.

Trails, wine and festival culture

Tenuta La Presa offers a guided tour of the estate and ageing cellar, followed by a tasting of five wines and a selection of local salumi and formaggi. The tasting begins with a tour of the vineyards, ageing cellar and sparkling-wine cellar, during which the winemaking method is explained. As availability and details of the experience may vary, it is advisable to check them before making plans.

An annual festival in Ceredello is the Feast of Santa Cristina. It includes religious celebrations, concerts, performances and folk dancing; the official feast day is 24 July. The programme may vary, so it is worth checking the latest dates and events before travelling.

Discover more destinations: Via I Maggio Mediana Dell'industria, Torri Del Benaco, Affi, Sommacampagna, Nassar, Povegliano Veronese, Pressana, San Pietro In Cariano.

For the broader travel overview: Verona.