San Girolamo Cave

The Grotta di San Girolamo is one of over 60 caves found on Montello, which have always been used as a shelter. According to tradition, during the dominion of the Serenissima in the Middle Ages, this natural shelter was used by the hermit Giovanni da Fassa who dedicated himself in solitude to the cult of St. Jerome. Regardless of the legends, it seems that the settlement in the cave of San Girolamo was already registered in the XIII century.The Grotta di San Girolamo is a karst cave, therefore with a typical conformation of the Montello area. Along the walls of the cave you can see hand-dug niches, now empty of content. It is located near Via Luigi Lama (intake IV), in the area called Valle delle Tre Fonti, a particularly humid and verdant place.