The town, the result of the union of four districts and characterized by a unique geographical conformation, is best known for its water springs and thermal cures.
It is said that here in distant times, in the area named Posanguei, there was a silk spinning mill and a limekiln, activities that were buried along with the village by a landslide that came down from the slopes of Mount Cornalera.
The history of Gaverina Terme is very complex and developed from the Middle Ages.
The two villages were rivals, and in time two municipalities were established, Piano and Gaverina, just a few hundred metres apart. Only with the rule of the Venetian Republic were the two municipalities merged, first under the name Gaverina with Piano, then just Gaverina. Today, the town is called Gaverina Terme.
The geographical conformation of this municipality is singular: today, it is composed of four districts located in the basin between the slopes of Gallo Hill and Mount Altinello. Coming from Casazza, one encounters the hamlet of Fonti, rich in greenery and springs where precisely the bicarbonate-alkaline-sulphurous waters are exploited for bottling and thermal cures.
Further, there is Trate, a “small ancient village,” where one can admire the small Baroque church dedicated to the Vergine Addolorata (Our Lady of Sorrows), in which two 18th-century paintings are preserved. The central altarpiece is attributed to Giovanni Carobbio.
Climbing from Piazzale delle Terme, one reaches the districts of Gaverina and Piano. The centre of Gaverina is dominated by the Church of San Rocco, which dates back to the 17th century, situated on a rocky spur where the medieval castle of the Giovannelli princes once stood.
In Piano, on a plateau towards the Gallo hill, the tower of the Suardi family, known as Facoc, from the era of the Seigniories is still visible.
