Mione: Sant’Antonio Abate, Palazzo Micoli Toscano and valley-floor trails

Mione is situated on a slope descending towards the Val Degano. The village is home to the Church of Sant’Antonio Abate and Palazzo Micoli Toscano; the Stalon belongs to the palazzo.

Church of Sant’Antonio Abate

The Church of Sant’Antonio Abate in Mione was first mentioned in a document dated 26 July 1382. Its choir dates from the 14th century. In the 16th century, the choir was decorated with frescoes by the painter Pietro Fuluto. The frescoes are therefore explicitly assigned to the choir, while the early mention concerns the church building in Mione.

The bell tower has pointed-arch openings, while the clock face bears Roman numerals. Inside, a contract dated 4 February 1538 contributed to attributing the altarpiece to Simone di Paolo. The choir, bell tower and altarpiece therefore represent different architectural and artistic details of the Church of Sant’Antonio Abate.

Palazzo Micoli Toscano and the Stalon

Palazzo Micoli Toscano in Mione was commissioned in 1836 by the brothers Giovanni Angiolo and Giovanni Francesco Micoli Toscano. In the same year, it was designed by the architect Giovanni Battista Bassi, who came from Pordenone. The client and architect are therefore recorded by name for the year of construction, 1836.

The building was erected to highlight the family’s social standing. It was also intended to provide a complete view over the Ovaro valley. The purpose of the palazzo thus combines the family’s status with a view explicitly oriented towards the Ovaro valley.

The Stalon belongs to the palazzo; it is a rustic building dating from the 17th century. It was originally used as a coach house and stable. The Stalon’s former function was therefore associated both with housing carriages and with keeping animals.

Valley-floor trails along the Torrente Degano

The municipality recently restored and signposted the easy-to-walk valley-floor trail “Ovasta–Mione–Pieve di S. Maria di Gorto”. It is accessible from July onwards. If you include this trail in your plans for Mione, the indication that it is accessible from July is the relevant timeframe for its availability.

Two municipal valley-floor trails run on either side of the Torrente Degano. The river is therefore the specific spatial reference distinguishing the two trails.

On the “Pesariis–Prato Carnico–Mione–Ovaro” route, the trail heads southeast, passing close to the Church of Sant’Antonio Abate. It then leaves Via Mione and continues straight ahead along a path. For orientation on this section, the southeast direction, the passage close to the church and the subsequent change onto the path are therefore key.

Route via Mione and the “Lancio delle cidulas”

In Ovaro, in the Mione district, the “Lancio delle cidulas” is associated with 17 January.

Cludinico

For the higher-level travel overview: Ovaro.