Giavera, the river of Treviso: from the hidden source to the rivulets of productivity
It springs from resurgences near the town of the same name, Giavera del Montello, in the locality of Forame, course near Povegliano and Villorba and finally flows into the Pegorile stream at Fontane. The spring originates from the circulation of groundwater from Montello, but what makes it even more interesting is that it is a ‘shy’ spring, which is not easily discovered. In fact, one has to wander along paths on foot or by bicycle to reach the accessible area where it’s possible to see it.
If the source of the river is rather shy, the character of its course is even more curious: in fact, the ‘capricious’ torrent blends in with a thousand other rivulets on the plain that runs from Giavera del Montello to Treviso, and to understand exactly its course you will have to immerse yourself in landscapes of unspoilt nature, waterfalls (the Cascatella Morganella) private villas and small churches, historically important railway tracks now closed (the Montebelluna-Susegana line), commemorative monuments (the Monument to Mario Fiore), inns and historic restaurants (Ristorante ai Tre Pioppi, Antica Trattoria Agnoletti).
The course of the Giavera is anything but trivial or predictable: a section of the river is in fact open to fishing, with rather fast waters, tree-lined banks and the opportunity to fish for eel, chub, brown trout and barbel italico or padano. Thanks to the fertile soils that characterise the area, the Giavera territory also welcomes agriculture, with the cultivation of cereals, vegetables, wheat, orchards, vines and livestock farming, especially cattle, pigs and poultry.
But the Giavera river has a special character, sometimes shy, at other points lively and vital or even slightly capricious, but never selfish or overbearing: in fact, the Giavera area also offers ample space for other economic sectors. The industries present in the area operate in the textile, food, footwear, and metallurgical sectors, flanked by companies engaged in dairy production, wood and glass processing, building materials, and optical and photographic instruments.
Find out more about the course of the Giavera river, its changes of direction and the many opportunities for recreation and productivity that it offers the area.
Translated by Dr Giada Gubert
Intern at the Chamber of Commerce of Treviso – Belluno |Dolomites
