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FONTENO (BG)
FONTENO IS A TYPICAL MOUNTAIN VILLAGE, BETTER KNOWN AS " THE
BALCONY OF THE LAKE" FOR ITS DELIGHTFUL POSITION WHICH AFFORDS A
RARE AND WIDE VIEW OF THE LAKE AS FAR AS THE "ADAMELLO" SUMMITS..
FONTENO IS A NICE VILLAGE, SORROUNDED BY FIELDS AND WOODS AND
WITH A SEVERAL FARMHAND’S COTTAGES WHICH REMIND YOU ITS ANCIENT
ORIGINS. HOUSES WITH WOODEN BALCONIES, NARROW AND COBBLED
STREETS WILL CERTAINLY CHARM THE GUESTS IN THIS ENCHANTED PLACE.
HERE THE RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS ARE VERY INTERESTING: THE MAIN
CHURCH DEVOTED TO THE STS. FAUSTINO AND GIOVITA PRESERVES A ONE
-THOUSAND PIPE ORGAN DATED BACK TO 1885. IT’S ALSO WORTH
VISITING THE 16TH CENTURY SMALL CHURCH OF ST. ROCCO AND THE
CHURCH OF ST CHARLES IN XINO AREA.
THE BEST ATTRACTIONS IN FONTENO ARE THE MOUNTAIN TRACKS BECAUSE
YOU CAN ENJOY PEACEFUL HIKES IN THE UNCONTAMINATED NATURE WITH
NO NEED OF ANY PARTICULAR EQUIPMENT. DURING YOUR JOURNEY YOU’LL
REDISCOVER THE RESPECT FOR THE ENVIROMENT AND THE IMPORTANCE OF
THE TRADITION AND CUSTOM.
ALL OVER ITS TERRITORY THERE ARE MORE THAN 365 FARMSTEADS
(CASCINE), MADE UP BY THE COWSHED, THE BARN AND THE FARMER’S
HOUSE, WHERE THEY USED TO BREED THE LIVESTOCK AND PRODUCE
EXCELLENT CHEESE.
ANYWAY, ONE OF THE MOST IMPRESSIVE ATTRACTIONS WOULD BE A 6
METERS LONG CAVE, THE FOTENO’S CAVE, UNFORTUNATELY NOT ADMITTED
TO THE PUBLIC.
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