The Ways of Water

What it is and where it is

From the delightful square of Cison di Valmarino, a nature trail begins, leading up the valley of the Rujo stream to the Bosco delle Penne Mozze, a memorial in honor of the Alpine soldiers who fell in the war. The trail features old wash houses, fountains, and old mills in perfect fusion with the lush green nature and its scents of earth and water.

Why it is special

In this place, nature is sovereign and water accompanies every step giving a sort of uterine feeling, like a large womb that envelops and cradles the wanderer eager to lose himself in an imprecise time from which a Mad Hatter or, better yet, the dreaded Mazzariol of the local legends might very well appear. The walk is crowded with enchanted trees, but what is astonishing, truly jaw-dropping, is the large beech tree surrounded by intertwined roots that make, of that particular corner of the forest, a meeting point between heaven and earth. For the more observant, it is rumored that near this pillar of nature, dwell goblins and fairies and many tiny magical creatures that could inspire the boldest witches or the most restless souls.