![]() ![]() Then, with the fall of the Roman Empire and the period of the barbarian invasions these places were often plundered by barbarians who moved from north to south, with the Longobards, however, there was a period of stability was completed and the spread of Christianity, were built churches and chapels in every village, some of which still exist, like the church of Caprino, the church of SS. During the Roman era this territory were of communication between the Po Valley and Germany, and the fortifications were built at strategic points, such as between Garda and Rivoli Veronese and between Caprino Veronese and Ferrara di Monte Baldo, after which the Romans settled in these places, built lodgings and devoted themselves to agriculture, thus creating the first villages. Human presence here dates back to prehistoric times, during the Paleolithic (20,000 to 8,000 BC), Mesolithic (until 4500 BC) and Neolithic (up to 2,000 BC), see testimony of “ rock carvings” (stone carvings) of the mount Luppia above Garda. ![]() Until the end of the Middle Ages seems that the name given by the Romans to the mountain was “Polninus”, while later it was “Monte Baldo” by Wald, as found on a topographical map of Germany 1163. There are also about twenty of huts where you branch out various paths and trails on Monte Baldo for lovers of trekking and climbing.Ĭaves: “ Tenela” (length 362 m), “ Bus de le Tacole” (depth 172 m) HISTORY OF MOUNT BALDO AND EASTERN GARDA There are various interests that draw on Monte Baldo: the naturalistic, in Novezzina, hamlet of Ferrara di Monte Baldo is the Orto botanico del Monte Baldo (Botanical garden of Monte Baldo), also called “ Hortus Europae” (Europe Garden), its herbs are known throughout Europe, there are also the natural reserve “ Lastoni – Selva Pezzi”, the area “ Dossa and Cassa”, the “ Dorsale delle Creste”, the area of “ Monte Luppia and Punta S.Vigilio”, known also for “ incisioni rupestri” (stone carvings) the historic for the period of the First World War, with the trenches of Ferrara di Monte Baldo, the tunnels are located in the woods and the Austrian forts in Trentino, the gastronomic with Vallagarina wines and cheeses, honey, chestnuts. The Baldo stands then mostly among the western slope towards Lake Garda, steeper and dry and the east side, giving on the part of the Adige valley here is called Vallagarina, greener, cultivated with vines and olive trees. Monte Baldo is a mountain formed by Baldo and from Altissimo, divided by “Bocca di Navene”, at Malcesine its area is well defined between the Garda to the west, the Adige valley to the east, the “ Sella di Loppio” (saddle of Loppio) north and the morainic hills with the plains to the south.
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