그루몰로 델레 아바데스‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪7‬개의 천연기념물

Well kept - memories

The Grotta di San Bernardino is a small and fascinating medieval hermitage, nestled at the base of a ten-meter-high limestone pinnacle (the only rock tower in the entire Berici Hills). The building's façade encloses a karst cavity about thirty meters long and ten meters wide. An evocative and mysterious setting. According to tradition, the name derives from the shelter it provided to Saint Bernardino of Siena, who preached in these areas in the 15th century. In the early 16th century, this cave, like others in the Berici Hills, was adapted as a temporary refuge for the local populations, while the Venetian plain was subjected to enemy raids. The oldest prehistoric remains in the Vicenza area (tools and animal bones dating back 200,000 years) were found inside the cave: it was likely used by Neanderthals as a hunting base. Interesting fact: the abundance of animal bones was the main cause of soil removal and the resulting significant impoverishment of San Bernardino's paleontological heritage. In fact, in 1890, the Camerini family, owners of the site, had the rich phosphate material excavated from the cave. It was transported downstream by cableway and used as fertilizer for the fields! The cave is occasionally open to the public, with guided tours organized by the Mossano Tourist Board (Pro Loco), which you can contact for details. http://www.tuttoberici.it/arte/S-Bernardino-Grotta-Mossano.htm https://www.archeoveneto.it/portale/wp-content/filemaker/stampa_scheda_estesa.php?recid=189

Attila's Tooth is a rocky outcrop on the edge of a sheer cliff. It's enclosed by a wooden fence for safety, easily surmountable since there's no protection above the cliff and vegetation obscures the drop. A few steps along the trail is the Croce del Monte Brojon, another very exposed vantage point with a beautiful view of the village of Lumignano below, the Hermitage of San Cassiano, and the plain, with the Euganean Hills on the horizon.

The Tri Oci chasm (Three Eyes in Venetian dialect) is a vertically developed cave 8-10 meters deep. It is so called because of the three openings to the outside. Some time ago this natural well was part of a small educational speleological park, but it has been abandoned for several years: the old and narrow metal stairs remain, with which you can go down one chimney and go back up the other. WARNING! However, the stairs are corroded, rickety and unmaintained: you go down at your own risk, and it is necessary to carefully evaluate their condition and stability.

Public water fountain with table and benches in the shade

Panoramic place on the valley below and on the Euganean hills on the bottom !!! The path to arrive, visit and return to Mossano is wonderful

enchanting place and stopping point with benches to rest if necessary

🇮🇹 A place of peace and tranquility surrounded by nature, in a large park 🇬🇧 A point of peace and tranquility surrounded by nature, within a large park