You can linger in this beautiful meadow and imagine how the mountain group was formed from sedimentary rock, on the sea floor. In fact, here millions of years ago it was like being in the Caribbean. You would never have thought so, right? The history of how our mountains were formed is incredible, just as it is to see them now. It looks as if they have risen from the screes that surround them: this in fact is more or less true! Perhaps you are lucky and there some small clouds in the sky. In this case, during this short break, the famous Campanil Basso, enveloped in the mists that enhance its profile, may be visible!
From here, you can continue walking along the Val Brenta until you reach Malga Brenta Alta, in front of the Crozzon peak: a pleasant place where you can take a break and lie down in a beautiful meadow near a small stream.
If you continue in the direction of the Rifugio Brentei, you reach a crossroad that indicates the flattish sentiero Violi (path), a small stretch of which has a steel cable to help hikers, which leads to the Rifugio Casinei, where a dish of strangolapreti (literally “priest stranglers” – bread and spinach gnocchi) is compulsory! To get here from the parking area, you must climb up slightly more than a thousand metres.
