On the path of music, dances and the tabià of Peniola

<p>You can still hear the sound of the hurdy-gurdy of those arriving in May at Malga Peniola on a pilgrimage to the church of San Giovanni and its festival. People danced until late at night…</p>

<p>A walk that enters the heart of the mountain people’s history, where the sacred celebrated the profane and vice versa, in a mixture of fatigue and praise for fertility. Penìa is the name the Moena locals use to call the area: here the tabià, the ancient wooden haylofts, are postcard-perfect. Malga Peniola is one of the few restaurants left where you can taste the traditional &#34;fortaie&#34; and the fragrant apple fritters. A precious place, chosen as the setting for the last work of director Carlo Mazzacurati, &#34;La sedia della felicità&#34;. Next to the Malga, the little church of San Giovanni Nepomuceno still holds the echo of the hurdy-gurdies that on May 16 made the pilgrims who came for the festival dance until late at night. The building was constructed between 1729 and 1732 by the Donei family as thanks to the saint, protector of waters and floods, for surviving a great flood. Inside are preserved works by the priest-painter Martino Gabrielli.</p>