The best walks and hikes around Vittorio Veneto

The staircase of Sant’Augusta is a pedestrian path that, starting from Via Calcada, behind the Duomo of Serravalle, leads to the Sanctuary of the same name. It is a monumental work built in the thirties of the last century, with a symmetrical double-ramp staircase, in the center of which a fountain indicates the axis of development. The staircases and landings are bordered by railings made of cement grit. The double flight of stairs ends with a wall section with arches that allow passage to the destination at altitude, and at the same time create an architectural element for closing and delimiting the first part of the path. After this first starting section, the devotional path develops into a stretch of simple, narrow, and sudden hairpin bends, where the "Codolà" (pebbles) pavement is contained downstream by a wooden fence and upstream by the sloping ground. At the steepest points, masonry elements in rubble masonry contain the natural terrain. Over the years, this part of the path has been affected by uncontrolled vegetation growth, which has caused damage to the walking surface. The long stretch of path upstream of the staircase is characterized by linear sections interrupted by three full-width steps made of red stone monoblocks, concluding with a final staircase in view of the Sanctuary.

Monte Baldo di Tarzo, reaching an altitude of 599 meters, is a panoramic ridge that towers above the village of Nogarolo and the lakes of Revine. Despite its modest altitude, its strategic position offers a 360-degree view stretching from the Venetian Lagoon to the Dolomite peaks. Characterized by summit meadows and chestnut woods, the mountain is an ideal destination for trekking and mountain biking thanks to trails that ascend from the 225 meters of the lakes below. This place combines nature and history, preserving traces of ancient rural traditions and offering a regenerating solitude to those seeking direct contact with the pre-Alpine landscape and its unspoiled beauty.

excellent in winter for the sunny exposure and the view

Simple, shaded path, also suitable for small children

A long avenue lined with cypress trees leads to the Pieve di Sant'Andrea di Bigonzo, isolated in a clearing that once served as a cemetery. The term pieve indicates an early church, equipped with a baptistery, which was responsible for the Christianization of a territory, and this corresponds to the foundation of Sant'Andrea in the 4th or 5th century, at the time of the martyrdom of Saint Augusta. The building in question was however rebuilt in Romanesque style and consecrated in 1303 with great prominence in the chronicles of the time. The façade has a five-lobed rose window in the center and two sepulchral canopies. On the south side stands the 17th-century bell tower while opposite is a small Renaissance portico. The interior, very suggestive, has a single nave covered by trusses, with four elegant canopies at the corners. The decorative set is noteworthy: frescoes mostly from the 15th and 16th centuries (Antonello da Serravalle, Francesco da Milano, Palma); sculptures (baptismal font with monolithic basin from the 11th century, two wooden crucifixes from the 14th and 15th centuries, a Renaissance altar with Saint Catherine), wooden tabernacle and polyptych from the Titian school; paintings attributed to Palma the Younger (1548-1628) and Francesco Frigimelica (ca. 1560-1649). Extract from «Vittorio Veneto e le Prealpi Trevigiane»

Past the stairs and the monument, the path is quite dilapidated. Wildly cut or uprooted trees; chaotic and unmaintained path. In short, a rather desolate ascent. Fortunately, the spectacular view at the summit is worth it. Access to a water point for refreshment and to toilets. Descent on the other flank on a path that is hardly more comfortable but authentically wild and shaded.

Attention, one side of the river is closed. Landslide...

Beautiful panoramic peak despite the low altitude.