Content on this page requires a newer version of Adobe Flash Player.

Get Adobe Flash player

Toscolano Maderno: Paper-Mill Valley, Opening times

The ancient Paper route - Along what is still known as the "Valley of the Paper-mills", the paper industry in Toscolano flourished as early as the 14th century. The paper was taken across Lake Garda to Verona, down the Adige River and up the Adriatic Sea to Venice. Due to the quality of its product, Toscolano gradually became one of the most famous centers in Italy, almost equal to Fabriano. Gabriele di Pietro introduced the first print shops in Cecina and Messaga. The Bible which Martin Luther used for his translation into German was printed there in 1487.

The Valtenesi Villages

The Valtenesi Villages - You can discover it along a network of minor roads criss-crossing the gently rolling hills, after leaving the main road that cuts through it north to south and divides it into a fl at strip running along the lakeside and a more varied area on the outer ring of the moraine that seals off the south-west corner of Lake Garda.
Valtenesi counts seven main towns, numerous castles, many churches and countless little villages and hamlets dotted all over the landscape.

Romanesque Garda

The Medieval churches of Lake Garda, which are often masterpieces of rural Romanesque style influenced by the architecture from the Como, Veneto and Po Valley areas, are the signs that remain of the ecclesiastic organization of the rural areas, which took place between the Longobard Era and the 13th century. These churches, which were responsible for the spiritual life of their parishioners from cradle to grave, were a point of reference for the local communities, and not only from a religious perspective.

Powered by AgileSoft