Monteforte d'Alpone
Monteforte d'Alpone is a comune in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about west of Venice and about east of Verona.
Monteforte d'Alpone borders the following municipalities: Gambellara, Montecchia di Crosara, San Bonifacio, and Soave. The economy is based on the production of wine.
It is famous for the production of Soave Classico wine, the Montefortiana running event, the great carnival, the historic grape festival and the tall bell tower, which has become the symbol of the town.
Main sights
- Church of St. Anthony
- Church of the Capuchins
- Church of Santa Croce
- Bishops Palace, built by bishop of Verona Ermolao Barbaro on design by Michele da Caravaggio. It has a chapel with a fresco by Francesco Torbido
- Palazzo Durlo-Montanari