Today we retraced the route Frank's mother used to take once a year up the mountain - albeit in the car, (thank goodness) not foot. Reading between the lines, looks like Stations of the Cross on Good Friday was the occasion. Route goes from nearby town Piovene Rocchette, up through sphincter-clenching narrow one-way backstreets (would the car fit? - no wonder they're so fond of the fiat punto) then hairpin turn after hairpin turn up the mountain past the stations of the cross to the Chiesa Dell'Angelo. Very sweet little church.
In the past this historic path was traveled by the Girolimi friars to reach the Sanctuary (little remains apparently) at the top of the mountain. The track up to the top was foot only and we didn't have our walking shoes, bad luck.
Afterward we revisited Tezze, a one street town up the mountain for a coffee, really a sweet little town, a bit arty farty now. In the past if the priest from Caltrano had to walk up to give someone the last rites, he wore his clogs so he didn't wear out his good shoes.
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Chiesa Madonna Dell'Angelo |
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Chiesa Madonna Dell'angelo |
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Station of the Cross on route up the hill |
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| Station of the Cross |
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The Tezze street |
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Artwork on Tezze house |
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Sweet little St Rita Tezze |
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Mrs C's childhood home, now done up |
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