At Cima Rest hamlet you may enjoy a peerless view of the celestial vault and there is an astronomical observatory built at a 1,200’ altitude....
During the week or the week ends, in a setting respectful of the rural Austro-Hungarian tradition, they give a moment of close contact with nature, in one of the nicest location in the Prealpi Bresciane mountains. ...
Coming from the Idro Lake - Valle Sabbia, the village of Moerna is the gate to Valvestino, surprising the tourist with its houses surrounded by very well maintained and mowed meadows....
Green coves and impending rocks chasing each other and finally reflecting in the artificial Valvestino lake. A fjord wedging amongst mountains, where waters and vegetation melt together....
Val Vestino is a fascinating mountain area, located between Garda Lake, the Ponte Cola high altitude dam and the Idro Lake; it’s heaven for those fond of nature, sports and quietness. ...
The barks of Armo’s pine trees bear evidence of a lost practice, relegated to souvenirs of a time when everything the forest had to offer was tapped into. This was the case with resin, a valuable compound prior to the advent of organic chemistry....
La Segheria "veneziana" è perfettamente funzionante e rappresenta un esempio di archeologia industriale per la Valle. È situata in località Cola, comune di Valvestino, in laterale destra sulla strada Provinciale per Magasa a una distanza di circa mt. 300 dalla rotatoria....
Each member brought the milk produced by their own cows to the dairy every day and had the “right to their turn”, i.e., to process it into cheese and butter in proportion to the milk supplied....
The “calchera” was used to produce quicklime by firing limestone extracted from local rocks. Partially dug into the ground, it was dry-lined with other stones and barrel-shaped with a small door for lighting and feeding the fire which had to burn non-stop at a steady...
A borgo Cima Rest è possibile scrutare i corpi celesti dall’Osservatorio Astronomico, posto a 1200 metri di quota, in una zona ancora poco contaminata dall’invadenza delle luci artificiali....