Villa Draghi volcanic trail to Bettola del Refosco

Simple route, trekking shoes recommended, mostly shaded

First experience alone, the satisfaction was great ✌🏻

Really tough for just 5 kilometers, some sections were steeper and more difficult than the elevation profile suggests. It was great fun again 😀😀

Nice tour near Montegrotto Terme, starting from the car park of the Museum of Ancient Thermalism and the Territory. Follow path n°18, then various deviations are possible to shorten or lengthen. A really pleasant walk on a great walking day. Ad maiora

Villa Draghi With its neo-Gothic style and large romantic park, it represents the last testimony of the civilization of the Venetian villa Villa Draghi stands isolated on the slopes of Monte Alto, on a small hill west of the town of Montegrotto. The building, as we see it today, is an elegant building constructed between 1848 and 1850 by Pietro Scapin. In its place in the 17th century, there was the holiday home of the Venetian Alvise Lucadello, a wealthy accountant in the service of the government of the Serenissima. Later owned by the Donati family, the 17th century property was then purchased by Scapin, who, finding the villa in a state of serious decay, decided to demolish it and rebuild it. The new building has been largely preserved and for over a century it has no longer been known by the name of its former owner, but is called Villa Draghi, in reference to the family that owned it from 1874 to 1965.