| Page Views: 2,170 Last Visit to Valeggio sul Mincio: May, 2005 | Valeggio sul Mincio/Valès sul Mèns by JLBG - last update: May 11, 2005 |
| From the castle, may 5th evening |
Valeggio sul Mincio as it is named in Italian or Valès sul Mèns as it is named in Veneto is a charming little city of 10,927, belonging to the Province of Verona and the Region Veneto. Close to the Lake of Guarda, the elevation is 88 meters. |
|  | The city lays on the natural moraine amphitheatre which overlooks the Po valley. The Mincio valley crosses the town from north to south. Then, the city has always been a cross road and a strategic place. It was the stronghold of the Della Scala family, I Scaligeri. The Scaligeri castle dominates the city on top of its rocky peak. |
Inside the city, the huge Saint Peter cathedral makes a counterpart to the castle and also dominates the city. As usually in such a case, there must have been a rivalry between the church and the Scaligeri, between the religious power and the secular power !
However, the sudden interest for Valeggio is evidently due to the First VT European meeting held in the city on 2005 May 6th and 7th ! | | |
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volopolo Mon Feb 2, 2009 16:39 UTC
Great picture: From the castle, may 5th evening | LoriPori Mon Sep 1, 2008 13:31 UTC
Looks you you all had a very memorable visit here. Good food! good wine! good company! | scottishvisitor Wed Nov 14, 2007 19:06 UTC
Fancy shoes & pebbled streets don't go together A nice place for a VT meeting!! | evaanna Sat May 6, 2006 09:09 UTC
Great photo of the sunset ! Interesting tips and excellent pictures. Wish I could have attended the meeting. |
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