Sant’Ambrogio, situated around 18 km north-west of Verona, falls within the geographical area of Valpolicella.
The municipal territory is located a few km from Lake Garda, the River Adige and the endmost part of the Vallagarina, at the point where the Adige — which flows through the Vallagarina — enters the Po Valley. Sant’Ambrogio lies at 174 m above sea level..
The town hall with the monument to the stonemason recalls the traditional craft of the Valpolicella quarriers. The beautiful Romanesque church of San Zeno in Poia features walls with layers of pink lime and an interior decorated with Mediaeval frescoes. The hilltop village of San Giorgio di Valpolicella is built around a wonderful rural church, one of the most important monuments in the Verona area dating from the Lombard-Romanesque period, with a cloister built in the 12th century. Visitors are offered a splendid panoramic view of Valpolicella and Lake Garda. The archaeological park and the small museum provide evidence of San Giorgo’s thousand year long history.
The hamlet of Monte affords a view of the Mollinary fort, built under Habsburg rule between 1849 and 1852, using Sant’Ambrogio stone from the quarries below.
