Courts of Cavaion Veronese

The courts have originated in the Middle Ages and were usually composed of: entrance hall with stone arch surmounted by the coat of arms of the masters house, decorated with marble friezes, balconies, balconies

Courts of Cavaion Veronese: peasants’ houses, consisting of stables and cellars on the ground floor , external stone staircase, first-floor apartments (one large room with fire and rooms) and granaries per second; open porch to the side of the houses, water well, open space, paved or dirt, and sometimes a turret, born to defense and then used for pigeons; boundary walls of stone, gravel and lime. In the historical center of Cavaoin were various courts, some examples are: Corte Quaranta, one of the oldest; Torcolo Court, originally of 500, took its name from a wine press for pressing grapes that would be located; court Pitch of 400; court Villa, with origins between the 500 and 600, has stables and external stairs to the street level with simple lines; court Porto, in the locality of Sega, which remains the entrance arch and a tower house of ‘300; court Le Colombare, characterized by a dovecote tower with windows and loopholes, once used for observation and defense against robbers