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The Road Above the Vineyards

Ninety minutes from a courtyard in Verona there is a plateau of dry-stone walls and pale grass where almost nobody rides. An argument for Lessinia over everywhere more famous.

7 min readIn preparation

This piece is being made. Rather than publish something written to fill the space, here is what it will contain — and it will appear here in full when it is finished.

What this piece will cover

  1. 01The climb, described honestly — gradient, surface, how long it actually takes.
  2. 02The moment the landscape changes above the tree line.
  3. 03Why the region's fame went to Garda instead, and why that is fortunate.
  4. 04Practical notes: season, weather, what to carry, where lunch is.
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