Monteforte d'Alpone is a ''
comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Verona in the
Italian region
Veneto
Veneto, officially the Region of Veneto, is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the Northeast Italy, north-east of the country. It is the fourth most populous region in Italy, with a population of 4,851,851 as of 2025. Venice is t ...
, located about west of
Venice
Venice ( ; ; , formerly ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are li ...
and about east of
Verona.
Monteforte d'Alpone borders the following municipalities:
Gambellara
Gambellara is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. It is northwest of European route E70.
Gambellara is known for its wine production. The area has one Denominazione di Origine Controllata, DOC classified wine, Gambella ...
,
Montecchia di Crosara
Montecchia di Crosara is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about west of Venice and about northeast of Verona.
Montecchia di Crosara borders the following municipalities: Cazzano di ...
,
San Bonifacio, and
Soave. The economy is based on the production of wine.
Main sights
*Church (Oratory) of St. Anthony (13th century)
*Church of the Capuchins (14th century)
*Church of ''Santa Croce'' (14th century)
*Bishops Palace (15th century), built by bishop of Venice
Ermolao Barbaro on design by Michele da Caravaggio. It has a chapel with a fresco by
Francesco Torbido (1534)
*Palazzo Durlo-Montanari (15th century)
References
External links
*
www.prolocomonteforte.org/
Cities and towns in Veneto
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