The isolation and the marginality of the place have brought the remains of an ancient early medieval metallurgical village abandoned with still unknown origins, but perhaps already inhabited since the Iron Age
HOSPITAL OF CADORE. The hamlet of Davestra, on the orographic left of the Piave in the municipality of Ospitale, is connected by a bridge to the old route of the state road 51. From here the volunteers will accompany visitors on a walk that takes an hour, with a difference in height of about 250 meters. , will go up to the archaeological site. On the slopes of Mount Cita, which overlooks the small town, in a place called “Le Vare”, at 750 meters there is a slight slope characterized by steep artificial terraces formed by groundwater debris. The isolation and the marginality of the place have brought the remains of an old abandoned early medieval metallurgical village of unknown origins, but perhaps already inhabited since the Iron Age. Remains of a smelting low furnace, slag and other findings from the Middle Ages have been found. The path, which from the typical stone houses of Davestra climbs up to the archaeological site, crosses a wild and mountainous naturalistic context along an old military mule track, along which volunteers will tell the story of the medieval steel village and its extremely lively position in the past. and strategic. It was built in an area crossed by an important long-distance road axis, which at the time represented a reason of interest for secular and religious political rulers, eager to exercise control over the road and the economic activities, particularly agricultural and pastoral, of the Valley.