Enego
Enego is one of the seven historic municipalities of the Asiago plateau, perched on its eastern edge, in a position offering one o...
Updated 12 July 2026
The story
The story of Enego
On the eastern edge of the plateau
Enego is one of the seven municipalities making up the Altopiano dei Sette Comuni, together with Asiago, Foza, Gallio, Lusiana-Conco, Roana and Rotzo, a vast plateau of the Vicenza Prealps stretching between the northern part of the province of Vicenza and the south-eastern part of Trentino. Compared with the other centres on the plateau, Enego holds a unique position, perched on the eastern edge of the tableland, overlooking a sheer drop onto the Valsugana and the Brenta valley. This location historically made it a strategic observation point, and today makes it one of the most striking destinations for those seeking mountain views that combine the breadth of the plateau with the depth of the valleys below.
The Cimbri, a Germanic legacy on the plateau
The Altopiano dei Sette Comuni, including Enego, was settled by the Cimbri ethnic minority, distinguished by their use of a particular Germanic-origin idiom, the Cimbrian language. Most of the scientific community traces the origin of the Cimbri to migrations from southern Germany between the 11th and 13th centuries, with groups of families coming mainly from the Bavarian-Tyrolean linguistic area. This cultural legacy, made up of place names, traditions and in part language itself, is still today a defining trait of the whole plateau, and represents one of the most fascinating aspects for anyone visiting Enego with curiosity for an alpine history quite different from that of the surrounding Veneto valleys.
The memory of World War I
The Altopiano dei Sette Comuni was one of the harshest fronts of World War I, and Enego's territory still bears the marks today, with trenches, positions and commemorative markers scattered along the historic trails linking the plateau's municipalities, from Rotzo to Gallio to Foza. A particular detail of local history is worth noting: between May and August 1916, when 76,338 civilians were forced to abandon the Alto Vicentino area, Enego was the only plateau municipality that did not fall under the Asiago district, depending instead on that of Bassano del Grappa, an administrative difference that also partly shaped its experience of wartime displacement compared with neighbouring towns.
Views over the Valsugana and Brenta valley
Enego's truly distinctive feature remains its spectacular vantage point: from the town's eastern edge, the view stretches over the Valsugana and the deep Brenta valley hundreds of metres below, forming one of the most striking panoramas of the entire Altopiano dei Sette Comuni. This sheer-drop position has made Enego a point of reference for landscape photography, panoramic trekking and ridge-line walks, where the high-altitude plateau abruptly gives way to the void toward the valley below. It is a spectacular natural contrast, combining the gentleness of the plateau pastures with the drama of the rock faces plunging toward the Brenta.
Mountain life, among pastures and woods
Beyond its history, Enego remains today a genuine mountain municipality, with an economy resting on livestock farming, forestry and still-modest hiking tourism compared with nearby Asiago. The woods surrounding the village offer numerous trekking and mountain-biking routes, while in winter the territory lends itself to snowshoeing away from the crowds of busier ski areas. It is a town still living by the true rhythms of the mountains, where alpine huts and high-altitude pastures reflect an agro-pastoral daily life that still endures on the Altopiano dei Sette Comuni, offering visitors a genuine, largely uncommercialised mountain experience.
Experiences not to miss
- Ammirare il panorama a strapiombo su Valsugana e valle del Brenta
- Admire the sheer view over the Valsugana and Brenta valley
To see
What to see in Enego
Routes · Trovido Route
