coord. N.46°00.267'  E.11°56.270'

Saints Victor and Corona are two Christian martyrs. Most sources state that they were killed in Syria during the reign of Marcus Aurelius (170s AD). However, various hagiographical texts disagree about the site of their martyrdom, with some stating that it was Damascus, while Coptic sources state that it was Antioch. Some Western sources state that Alexandria or Sicily was their place of martyrdom. They also disagree about the date of their martyrdom. They may have been martyred during the reign of Antoninus, Diocletian, while the Roman Martyrology states that it was in the third century when they met their death.

 

Legend

Their legend states that Victor was a Roman soldier of Italian ancestry, serving in the city of Damascus in Syria during the reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius. He was tortured -including having his eyes gouged out- by a commander named Sebastian.

While he was suffering from these tortures, the sixteen-year old spouse of one of his brothers-in-arms, named Corona,^[2] comforted and encouraged him. For this, she was arrested and interrogated. According to the passio of Corona, which is considered largely fictional, Corona was bound to two bent palm trees and torn apart as the trunks were released.

Victor was beheaded in Damascus in 160 AD.

Other sources state that they were husband and wife.

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MALGA GARDA

Malga Garda. A Malga is a mountain pasture/ Alpine building. Ususally located over 1000 m. Malga Garda (1.300m) is open from late April to mid September. Serving only local dishes produced in their farm. Great hike (circa 250m) but you can drive there as well. Beautiful views! Restaurant open only Weekends. Call for reservations.

The owner is a character, your first impression might be that he is just rude, but just the opposite, he's as nice as loud. No menus, he'll come out and scream the options, you don't answer fast and he'll decide for you, which will be a mixt of their dishes. (there're only about 5 dishes anyhow)

Everything is from their farm, from cheeses to salami, chicken, goat, duck, rabbit, whatever they cooked that day, that is your menu. As we said, you can drive there but the walk is a bit hard, but very rewarding.

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ZINGE Sentieri in Pedavena

Simple walk near Casa Fifty in Pedavena, BL

This "Sentieri" is called ZINGE and it's in the small Town of Norcen next to Pedavena.

Running time 45min and very easy walk.

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Casera Dei Boschi / Hike to Monte Avena

Very Nice day for a walk nearby our house. (Casa Fifty)

Drive up the mountain towards Croce D'aune and go stop at the

Agriturismo Casera dei Boschi and you'll have plenty of parking.

The local recent restructuring and located inside the National Park of the Belluno Dolomites at 1250 m a.s.l. , in an ideal position to undertake various excursions on foot or by mountain-bike in the heart of the Park itself or on the top of the Mountain Oats; Welcoming environment, surrounded by green forests and the traditional cuisine that uses the products arising from the farm itself.

The walk is short and not very hard, will take you depending how your pace is around 30 min to get to Monte Avena where you can view all the paragliding taking off from that point.

Bring some water, comfortable shoes. You can drive there as well, the road is not all paved but easy for any type of vehicle. Once there you have a couple of Malgas open and ready to serve you local meat & cheeses.

Below are some photos of our walk..... and a map as well, 

Enjoy and as always, if you have any questions, feel free to email us at info@vafeltre.com

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