Vione: Churches, Museum and Trails through Val Canè

Culture and Local History

The Parrocchiale di San Remigio di Vione, the Museo Etnografico dell'Alta Valle Camonica 'LZuf and the trails through Val Canè each focus on different aspects: sacred art, everyday history, historical traces and mountain landscapes.

The Museo Etnografico dell'Alta Valle Camonica 'LZuf houses numerous artefacts and objects documenting everyday life, fieldwork, as well as the customs and traditions of the people of Valle Camonica. The exhibits range from woodworking and farming and livestock-breeding tools to women's activities such as spinning and weaving.

The museum is open seasonally: in July and August it is open daily from 5 to 7 p.m.; during the rest of the year, visits are available by prior arrangement.

Religious Buildings and Historical Traces

The Parrocchiale di San Remigio di Vione is a three-aisled hall church with four rectangular bays in the central nave and four square bays in each of the side aisles. It contains numerous Baroque wooden sculptures and paintings from outstanding artistic schools. Construction began in 1580; the church was consecrated on 10 September 1603. A semicircular fragment of the Romanesque apse of the former parish church, possibly dating from the 13th century, has also been preserved at the Parrocchiale.

The Santuario di Cortaiolo stands near the old road to Dalegno. The Santuario del Redentore stands on the old road to Canè. The sanctuary has a 17th-century presbytery; the octagonal nave was added in the 18th century. The Panca Karolingia is 1 metre high and 2.5 metres long. It was made from a single block of Adamello tonalite, which is also commonly referred to as granite.

Trails through Forests and Mountain Landscapes

Tor dei Pagà can be reached from Vione or – more easily – from the hamlet of Canè via a steep mule track, only partly paved, through a dense larch forest. The trekking route through Val Canè passes through larch forests and along white marble veins in the metamorphic rock complex of Monte Coleazzo. It crosses the Rio Fumeclo twice and reaches the Casere di Valzaroten and the Laghetti di Pietra Rossa. These small pools lie at the foot of the eponymous peak.

There is also a specific point of reference for those travelling by bicycle: the area near the Case Vallaro district lies next to the Oglio and a cycle path. There are around 20 parking spaces and several water points nearby.

Those wishing to combine culture and trails will find different starting points in Vione: the Parrocchiale di San Remigio di Vione and the museum represent sacred art and everyday history; Tor dei Pagà and the trekking route through Val Canè lead through larch forests and mountain landscapes.

For the higher-level travel overview: Brescia.