Avesa

Avesa between the Borgo, churches and historic workplaces

Avesa reveals its character through several tangible traces that run through the village and its surroundings. The characteristic streets of the historic Borgo – Via Premuda, Via Gazzo, Via Indentro and Via Camaldola – have largely preserved their architectural and landscape character. The history therefore lies not only in individual buildings, but also in the layout and appearance of the old streetscape.

The traditional village landscape also includes several “lissiare”, that is, rooms where laundry was boiled, as well as several surviving mills. In addition, there are washing facilities for the “brele”, the laundry piled up for rinsing, and for the “piera”, on which laundry was soaped and beaten. Alongside boiling, rinsing, soaping and beating were among the traditional laundry-care activities in Avesa.

Churches with medieval and early modern traces

An important landmark is San Martino Vescovo. The church was a collegiate church by 1225 at the latest. Its original church at Molino Vecchio was demolished during the major levelling operation of 1517; the present church was built on the same site. The significance of San Martino Vescovo therefore lies both in its early ecclesiastical status and in the structural changes made in the 16th century.

The Chiesa di Santa Maria di Camaldoli was built by Camaldolese monks in the early years of the 13th century. It preserves extensive fragments of frescoes attributed to the 16th century. This building therefore presents the date of its foundation by the order and the later-attributed pictorial remains as two distinct historical layers.

The garden of Villa del Bene Scopoli also has a clearly described architectural feature: it preserves a monumental elliptical pool with a stone balustrade, water features and grottoes. The ensemble complements the churches and the Borgo with a landscaped garden featuring water architecture.

Quarries and a path through Borago and Vajo Galina

The Latomìe del Monte Ongarine represent another side of Avesa. They are large tuff quarries of “pietra gallina”, excavated from the mountain through intensive extraction since antiquity. Their significance therefore lies in the connection between the rock, the traditional extraction methods and a landscape altered over a long period.

For a route-based exploration, the Sentiero n. 4 Progno Borago - Vajo Galina is described. It begins north of Avesa behind the Paiola Bridge, leads through the Borago and then continues into the Vajo Galina. The route can therefore be divided into three successive points of orientation: the start behind the bridge, the section through the Borago and the subsequent stretch into the Vajo Galina.

For your further destination search, Soave, Mezzane Di Sotto, Sant'anna D'alfaedo, Spiazzi, San Rocco, Caprino Veronese, Badia Calavena and Cavaion Veronese are also available to choose from.

For the broader travel overview: Verona.