You are now arriving in the Brolo square, the most important square in the village, dedicated to Monsignor Orler.

Large, sun-kissed and full of green spaces, it is the perfect spot to get together. The stage at its center carries the memory of the best performances of the Mezzano Romantica festivals and our village traditions. Look up at the Pale di San Martino mountain range, the largest of the Dolomites and part of the UNESCO World Heritage.

You can spot them just between the grey walls of the town hall and the yellow house. Take a moment to look at the simple facade of the Saint George Church with its onion topped bell tower.

Saint George, together with the Madonna of Carmelo, are Mezzano’s patron saints. The church has a simple and linear, yet quite large structure, clear evidence that the village population was always high in numbers.

It is the only church in the whole valley that was built at ground level, and is therefore more exposed to the flooding of the river Cismon or landslides, which last happened in 1966. The church supposedly dates back to 1300. It was rebuilt several times over the centuries and owes its present architecture to the last renovation in 1672.

It has three naves, a Baroque altar piece with a wooden statue of Saint George, five paintings of the Trentino artist Vittorio Melchiori with scenes from the Old and New Testaments, and in the apse and central nave you’ll admire half busts of saints. The 17th century altar pieces along the lateral naves are made by art school students from Veneto and Trentino.

Fun fact: In 1800, two of the facades and the highest portion of the bell tower were painted amaranth red, whilst the window frames of the bellcote were painted blue. It was probably for this reason that Mezzano is known as the “village of bright colors”.

On Brolo square you can already spot one of the wood-stack art installations (I will tell you more about that later). These are “The imagination’s spheres”, three spheres that completely change not only the forms, but also the meaning of it: the empty center space makes room for imagination and mystery.

Now, turn towards the Town Hall, you cannot miss it: the red gateway is awaiting you.