Cammino dei 13 Campanili

On the plateau above Lake Garda, a community project links thirteen villages of Tremosine through their bell towers and the shared theme of respect. Local associations developed the project.

Why it matters

The Cammino dei 13 Campanili, also known as Il Cammino del Rispetto, was devised by Tremosine's volunteer associations and inaugurated on 1 October 2023. It followed the restoration of the plateau's thirteen bell towers, nicknamed the "Messaggeri dei Monti". Themes include freedom and human rights at Pieve, beliefs and religions at Priezzo, the environment at Voiandes and sport at Campione.

What to notice

The towers' themes connect the project to its communities. They include respect for ourselves at Ustecchio near Sant'Antonio Abate, respect for the elderly at Vesio near San Bartolomeo, respect for difference at Sermerio and respect for others' thoughts and words at Cadignano. Community custodians include local schools, the Alpini, a village band and a sailing club.

Context and history

Tremosine is a comune of eighteen scattered hamlets across a plateau high above the lake's western shore, and for centuries each borgo grouped its civic life around its bell tower. When a campaign to restore the thirteen towers took shape, the local associations turned the finished work into something more lasting. The project was presented by the Coordinamento Associazioni Tremosine Community and then carried forward by the Associazione Volontari Tremosine together with Pro Loco Tremosine, and it was financed entirely by donations — a crowdfunding campaign on BCC Garda's CREO platform raised around 6,000 euros towards the work. The project was inaugurated at Pieve on 1 October 2023.