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The Peaks of Feltre<br />
Pedavena and Feltre can be reached with the public bus service<br />
(look out for timetables) but also by foot. Of course, the purists can<br />
walk along the relatively uninteresting 473 main road for around 9<br />
km to Pedavena and another 4 km to Feltre.<br />
In Pedavena (359m) you have the chance to have a refreshing<br />
beer - as long as you do not arrive to find that the local brewery has<br />
closed! (There was talk of closing the Heineken brewery at the end of<br />
2004.) You could try a good pint in the local historical pub (but please<br />
remember to only drink alcohol in moderation) and in the dry cellar<br />
of the Bierstube as described in the twelfth stage.<br />
After this break, it may be difficult to reach Feltre on foot; but there<br />
is still public transport.<br />
Feltre is a town of ancient origin that is dominated in the north by a circle<br />
of mountain peaks and in the south by the base of the Prealpi (foothills of the<br />
Alps). It was probably founded by the Rhaetians or by the early settlers of this<br />
area, the Euganeans. What is certain is that the area was under Roman rule<br />
and that it has been destroyed and rebuilt many times – usually even more<br />
beautifully than before its destruction. The strongest rule imposed on the town<br />
was during the republic of Venice. The town was popular during this lordship.<br />
The old town, situated high on the Colle delle Capre and the Tombe (the hill of<br />
the goats and the tombs), is a perfect jewel of renaissance architecture. The<br />
Castello (castle) rises over the old fortification directly on the square: Piazza<br />
Maggiore with the Goldoni theatre. It connects the street Via Mezzaterra with its<br />
fresco-filled palaces with the lower part of the town. Quiet alleys and splendid<br />
gates lead you to churches rich in art and history.<br />
You can also find a wrought iron museum, a university with a Languages<br />
and Linguistics department, superb aristocrats’ villas in the surrounding countryside,<br />
hotels, restaurants, guesthouses, a youth hostel, tourism office, registered<br />
office of the Italian Alpine Club at the Porta Imperiale, train station (for<br />
a possible return to Brixen), hospital, mountain rescue service, banks, Italian<br />
Touring Club and travel agency.<br />
72 FROM BRIXEN TO FELTRE THE DOLOMITES “ALTA VIA” N.2 73
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