Mizzole: Hiking Trails, Cycling Routes and Culture

The churches, villas and documented routes offer different ways to explore the area.

Hiking Trails and Cycling Routes

The tourist-ecological cycling route 8.4 includes a section along the Torrente Quaranta between Pigozzo and Mizzole. From Mizzole, it continues towards Montorio along a side road that passes through the village of Ponte Verde. This route is recorded in the municipal climate adaptation plan of October 2020.

Sentiero n. 264 starts in Mizzole and ends in the village of Croce di Romagnano. From the starting point, it climbs along an unpaved path through slopes planted with olive trees and vines towards Piloton.

The historical and naturalist hike in Mizzole starts in the woods and opens out higher up to panoramic views over the Squaranto Valley, Pigozzo and Rocchetta Bassa. In the description published in 2023, the trail climbs towards Vajo Maroni after leaving the paved road. As trail conditions can change, check the latest conditions before setting out.

On the Piccolo Stelvio cycling route, the third climb runs through Mizzole between olive groves and vineyards. The description was published in 2021; 2020 is listed as the date of the last test. For cycling routes 8.4 and Piccolo Stelvio, it is therefore advisable to check current route conditions before setting off.

Churches, Chapels and Villas

The Church of San Michele, also known as San Micheletto, was built in the 11th century and stands at the beginning of the Mizzole circular route. A 2020 entry in the national cultural heritage catalogue tentatively attributes four detached fresco fragments from the former Church of San Michele in Mizzole to a cycle depicting the Passion of Christ. The catalogue also considers the fragments an exemplary record of Veronese proto-Romanesque painting.

The Capitello di Mizzole stands at the corner of Via Danieli and Via Fenzo, at the beginning of the Dorsale-Preafita trail. The parish church of Mizzole is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul. Traces of a Romanesque apse were discovered there during recent restoration work.

The present-day Chapel of Santa Eurosia was consecrated in the summer of 1947. Its associated features include the Capitello, the ash tree and accounts of graces associated with Saint Eurosia. According to local tradition, Spanish troops brought a statue of the saint to Mizzole at the end of the 16th century.

Areas of Villa Romanelli designated for visits include the courtyard, the ground-floor portico and rooms with frescoed ceilings on the first and second floors. Access may be restricted during some visits. Villa Arrighi stands on land that formerly belonged to an agricultural settlement of the Benedictine nuns of the Monastery of San Michele di Campagna. Thus, alongside its churches and chapels, Mizzole also has villas with varied architectural and historical associations.

For the broader travel overview: Verona.