Monte Cinto, Mountain peak in Veneto, Italy.

Monte Cinto is a mountain summit in Veneto that rises 282 meters above the surrounding area with natural woodland and diverse terrain across its slopes. The landscape features a mix of forested areas and more open spaces, creating varied conditions for exploration.

A castle stood on the summit from around 1000 AD. It passed from the De Lendinara family in the 12th–13th centuries to Ezzelino da Romano, then to the Commune of Padua and the Carraresi in the 14th century. It lost strategic value for centuries; in World War II the German Todt organisation dug trenches there, partly visible today.

The name Buso dei Briganti, near the summit, comes from the Veneto dialect word for hole: the trachyte rock resembles a doorway. It recalls the brigandage widespread here around the mid-19th century, when bands took refuge in these hills after Governor Josef Radetzky's repression of 1849.

Trail 11 climbs from the former lime kilns of Cava Bomba to the summit, passing the disused columnar rhyolite quarry and the Buso dei Briganti rock. The path is marked, so no climbing equipment is needed; wear walking shoes and carry water, as the route is exposed in places. The kilns and geopaleontological museum sit at the trailhead.

Near the summit stands the Buso dei Briganti, a trachyte rock pierced by a hole that resembles a doorway; "buso" means hole in the Veneto dialect. Legend holds that bandit bands used it as a refuge and lookout, especially after Governor Josef Radetzky's harsh repression of 1849.