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San Vittore Cave (World War I Shelter)

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San Vittore Cave (World War I Shelter)

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Location: Monte Di Malo, Vicenza, Veneto, Italy

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1. Chiesetta di San Valentino – Ortogonale Monte Piano loop from Priabona

8.99km

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270m

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2. Chiesa di Montepulgo – Campanile di San Vittore loop from Montepulgo

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04:16

490m

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3. Campanile di San Vittore – Strada degli Sconosciuti loop from Priabona

4.63km

01:25

170m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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January 13, 2025

A World War I shelter/cave depot, beneath the San Vittore hill. It was part of the complex military system of Orthogonale 1, an Italian defensive line that ran from the Piccole Dolomiti (Campogrosso Pass) to the outskirts of Vicenza (Monteviale), following the hilly ridge between the Agno Valley and the Leogra Valley (which then opens onto the plain). Orthogonale 1 was built after repelling the Strafexpedition of 1916, when an Austro-Hungarian invasion from the two valleys materialized. Along this line, there are sporadic, more or less visible, remnants of the Great War: cave shelters, trenches, emplacements, mule tracks, and carriageways (now mostly paved).

This tunnel has a narrow entrance and is unexpectedly long, winding for about twenty meters in total darkness. The most impressive thing, however, is the large colony of cave crickets that inhabit it: these light-shy creatures, disturbed by the flashlight, suddenly start jumping in dozens everywhere... a nightmare scene! Avoid if insects disgust you.

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Location: Monte Di Malo, Vicenza, Veneto, Italy

San Vittore Cave (World War I Shelter)

1. Chiesetta di San Valentino – Ortogonale Monte Piano loop from Priabona

2. Chiesa di Montepulgo – Campanile di San Vittore loop from Montepulgo

3. Campanile di San Vittore – Strada degli Sconosciuti loop from Priabona

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