Brenzone Field

Campo di Brenzone is a small medieval hamlet in the municipality of Brenzone sul Garda, perched about 250 meters above sea level on the northwestern slopes of Mount Baldo, overlooking the Veronese shore of Lake Garda. Its earliest documentary records date back to 1023, in a deed of the monastery of San Zeno of Verona: an antiquity that can still be felt today in the web of stone houses, narrow alleys and dry stone walls that make up the fabric of the hamlet.

At the center of the small community stands the church of San Pietro in Vincoli, built between the 12th and 14th centuries and decorated with a cycle of Byzantine-influenced frescoes executed in 1358 by master Giorgio da Riva-an unexpected artistic unicum in such a secluded place.

How to reach

Campo can be reached exclusively on foot or by MTB, following ancient paved mule tracks that wind through olive terraces. The most accessible trail starts from Marniga or Castelletto di Brenzone (parking available) and partly follows CAI trail No. 31, with about 250-500 meters of elevation gain depending on the route chosen; the going distance is 3.5-4 km, with an ascent time of 1-1.5 hours.

Atmosphere and views

Progressive glimpses of the lake open up along the way-the light changes with altitude, and among the branches of olive trees the basin appears at times like a painted backdrop. The absence of carriage roads has preserved the village from any modern alteration: inhabited today by very few families, Campo retains a rare atmosphere of suspended time, heightened by the silence and the presence of water fountains still in use.