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Valley of the Mills (Gallio)

Valley of the Mills (Gallio)

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Valley of the Mills (Gallio)

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Location: Gallio, Vicenza, Veneto, Italy

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1. Agriturismo Malga Steafle – View of Gallio loop from Gallio

8.48km

02:39

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340m

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2. Valley of the Mills (Gallio) loop from Gallio

5.40km

01:36

170m

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

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3. Buso Vecio Canyon loop from Gallio

12.6km

03:35

280m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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July 2, 2023

The Valle dei Mulini (Valle della Còvola) is one of the few valleys on the plateau with active water sources. In fact, since it is a karst environment, water retained on the surface is rare in the Plateau. Among the main sources is the Còvola, which flows right under the town of Gallio, giving its name to the valley.

Thanks to this wealth of water (combined with the abundance of wood and animals in the area), since the 16th century the water was channeled and exploited with the construction of numerous mills and factories, to grind wheat and to crush the bark of fir trees to obtain tannin, used in leather tanning.

Of this paleoindustrial hub, a former mill converted into a hydroelectric power station during the First World War, for military purposes, and subsequently used until the 1950s, survived and was recovered; a mill with working wheel and gears; various channels, bridles and remains of other structures.

The path is fast and accessible, very suggestive, immersed in lush vegetation: from Gallio you descend steeply to the valley floor; the walk continues peacefully along and crosses the Franzèla stream in several places up to the ancient Contrada Ronchi.

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August 16, 2024

Using the power of moving water to drive a mill wheel is an ancient invention that dates back to pre-Christian times. Thanks to such a construction, human or animal muscle power could be easily replaced by a watercourse - natural or artificially created - in order to grind grain into corn, for example.

There are essentially two different ways of driving watermills: Either the water simply hits the blades of the water wheel from below to set it in motion; or the water is guided above the wheel and falls onto the blades; this type of construction is more efficient due to natural gravity.

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Distance 1.66 km

Downhill 170 m

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2. Valley of the Mills (Gallio) loop from Gallio

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