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Piloton Megalith of Preafita

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Piloton Megalith of Preafita

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Piloton Megalith of Preafita

Name: Piloton Megalith of Preafita
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Location: Verona, Veneto, Italy

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1. Grande Anello della Storia (Great Ring of History Trails)

17.3km

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Historic loop through vineyards connecting Bronze Age megaliths, Roman ruins, and medieval castles above Verona.

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2. From Mizzole to Croce di Romagnano (via Trail 264)

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03:21

320m

Ancient trail through vineyards to a Bronze Age megalith with valley views near Verona.

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3. Piloton Megalith of Preafita – Forte John or Preara loop from Montorio

10.2km

02:51

210m

200m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Luca Fenzi

June 15, 2021

It is an example of a bètylo (type of megalith of sacred origin) erected in a very remote time on the ridge known as "Preafita". The betyls were always placed in sacred places, and in this case in coincidence with a volcanic chimney which for the ancients meant "place touched by God", and had the purpose, with their phallic shape, of propitiating fertility.
They then gave man the possibility of following the movements of the stars, of creating a calendar and also a solar, lunar and stellar clock.
Recent studies, first conducted by prof. Umberto Grancelli and then Giovanni and Alberto Solinas, revealed how its origin is connected with the three villages in the area existing in the Middle Bronze Age (around 1500 BC): Forte John, Monte Pipaldolo and Monte Tesoro.
The professor. Grancelli claimed that our Piloton was one of the points of reference in the foundation plan of Roman Verona (148 BC).
In support of this thesis he demonstrated how "this monolith [which] rises on the ridge above Montorio and, aligned with the Cardo of Verona (via Pellicciai), marks the point of the solstitial dawn of Verona".
In 1950 it was measured by Giovanni Solinas: height m. 3.20 on the ground, circumference at the base m. 2.05 and at the top m. 1.80. Today it is reduced in height, probably due to lightning.
For more information piloton.it/verona/piloton.html

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Denis Cappellin 🇮🇹

May 8, 2021

It is an example of a bètylo (type of megalith of sacred origin) erected in a very remote time on the ridge known as "Preafita".

Information source: montorioveronese.it/2010/03/22/piloton

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March 22, 2022

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Piloton Megalith of Preafita

1. Grande Anello della Storia (Great Ring of History Trails)

2. From Mizzole to Croce di Romagnano (via Trail 264)

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