Rural architecture: paths in the landscapes and architecture of Valbelluna.
The rural architecture and the traditional agricultural landscape of Val Belluna present unique characteristics, still perceivable today in all their original beauty, if we know where to look for them and how to understand them.
They tell us about constructions with local materials, suitable crops for the area, social organization, ancient and resilient knowledge; in short, they speak of living in the mountains. A visitor who wants to understand how people have lived in these territories for centuries, grasping the most authentic characteristics and being moved by the spirit of places far from the more well-known circuits, will find along this itinerary the most symbolic and interesting towns.
Although some common features prevail in the rural architecture of Val Belluna, it is also very interesting to underline the differences and variants developed by the different local communities, due to altitude, available materials, predominant crops, local knowledge, etc.
In this journey to discover some rural architectures of Belluno and the surrounding landscape, with which they are in a relationship of close interdependence, we propose six towns chosen for their peculiar characteristics:
- Solivi di Fastro (Arsiè): the 'feltrina house'
- Val di Seren (Seren del Grappa): the fojaròi with vegetative roofs
- Montagne (Cesiomaggiore): the settlement of half-mountain
- Meano (Santa Giustina): the common courtyards
- Col (Borgo Valbelluna): the linear settlement
- Frontin (Borgo Valbelluna): the 'Belluno house'
The cycling tourism route through the six towns can be traveled in a loop (about 120 Km) or in stages of interest; secondary roads with little traffic and great scenic value have been chosen, or, where available, bike paths. From a technical point of view, there are no particular difficulties, despite some elevation changes that could certainly not be lacking, being a route in the landscape of half-mountain!
