For fans of snow this resort certainly sounds familiar, because it is located in Val Camonica, a few kilometers from the famous ski resorts: Passo Tonale, Ponte di Legno, Borno... But I don't want to talk about snow (also because I don't know how to ski). Capo di Ponte is interesting for another reason: it is a beautiful and quiet, surrounded by thick chestnut woods, a small village where there are some medieval buildings that surely there are they will enchant.

One of them is the monastery of San Salvatore, from which in our time only the church (always medieval) and the Church of the Saints, settled on a wall, and not surprisingly dedicated to Saint Faustina and Santa Liberata. The legend has it that the two Saints saved Capo di Monte from destruction by blocking two boulders that threatened its existence. Even today you can see two huge boulders with handprints.

There are two charming villages of Capo di Ponte with charming and romantic, narrow medieval alleys and ancient houses: Cemmo and Pescarzo. The first, one of the first inhabited centers of Valcamonica, hosts Pieve di San Siro, a military Romanesque parish church set in the rock overlooking the Oglio River. Cemmo is also interesting for another reason. At the end of May there is an event entitled “Cemmo 4 doors 4 squares”, whose purpose is to present the history and traditions of Cemmo.

It is a route of about two km that winds through the streets of the village and allows the visitor to relive its past and taste the local dishes, accompanied (we would miss more!) from the wines of Val Camonica. The second town of Pescarzo is located just above Cemmo and has preserved the characteristic rural architecture with doors, alleys and slate roofs