REPORTAGE
20
from Pedemonte to Valgatara, easy walk between vineyards and olive groves of Valpolicella
Track n.10 from Pedemonte, Masua, Gnirega, Valgatara
about 4 km long- 1h45 Easy

Let's begin from the main square of San Rocco, in Pedemonte, where you can easily park your car in front of the church, close to this small temple made of marble, dedicated to the thaumaturgic saint of San Rocco, built thanks to the devotion to this saint from citizens of Pedemonte, as it's remembered in the inscriptions at the bottom of this small monument; it was inaugurated on the 16 August 18880.

Pedemonte,capital of Saint Rocco
villa Venturini,the emblem

Walk northward for about 100 metres, then turn right into Masua street, leaving on the left side Villa Venturini; you can see the painted emblem on the front of the building in this photo on the left. After a little hill, the track becomes level, and a suggestive atmosphere between vineyards and olive groves surrounds you until finding this tall iron crucifix placed there in 1988.
iron crucifix of 1988
capital of Cà Spiniella

Continue walking until the small town of Pigno, to arrive easily to the capital of Cà Spiniella, where you can walk along the strett, always following Masua street.
View of the quarter Fasanara of Valgatara
The Fasanara

Gnirega,fountain and wash-houses

The downhill track brings us to the pleasant quarter of Gnirega, surrounded by vineyards, with a small oratory dedicated to saint Luis; obviously, there's also a fountain and some wash-houses to remember a not so old period.
Gnirega
Valgatara,the parish Then let's continue until the church of Valgatara, maybe of the XVI century, completely restored in 1750 and towards the end of the XVIII century, dedicated to the saints Fermo and Rustico.
street of Masua
Obviously your palate suggests you to make some stops to taste local food.
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