Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd of September, at Parco Grignetta in Ballabio, will be the Pork Day, a day dedicated to food and funny with the company of “Il Pianeta dei Sogni”.
Look the placard for further information.
There are 13 Churches in the village of Vendrogno (Bellano): if you are interested in discovering the beautiful Churches, the itinerary starts in the centre of the village and continues along the hamlets. It is possible to admire Romans Churches, of the ‘400 and ‘500, or Baroque Churches or Churches with a recent history. The Churches are in the middle of the narrow alleys of the villages or in suggestive position overlooking Lake Como.
Photo by Paola Massari, Alessandra Maffei, Camillo Vitali.
The Civic Ornithological Museum “Luigi Scanagatta” is located in Varenna, a characteristic tourist village on Lake Como.
The Museum shows an interesting ornithological collection of the Larian territory. It was founded in 1962, thanks to the work of the naturalist Luigi Scanagatta, well known researcher in ornithology, malacology and botany, who collected specimens of birds of the area. Considered the relevance of the collection, in the ‘80s, thanks to a contribution of the Lombardy Region the Ornithological Museum became Civic Museum.
Once dead the naturalist, Father Tarcisio Scanagatta donated the important scientific library, the epistolary and the malacology collection belonged to his brother Luigi.
The library consists of more than 1,500 volumes, monographs and brochures, divided into ornithology, zoology, malacology and botany and includes many works of high scientific level.
The museum promotes the comprehension and the diffusion of the knowledge about the natural environment of Varenna and Lake Como.
Please find here the Civic Ornithological Museum’s brochure: Museo Civico di ornitologia e scienze naturali L. Scanagatta
The Ornithological Museum “Luigi Scanagatta” is open during the opening hours of the Tourist Office of Varenna.
Ticket:
Photo by Sistema Museale Lecco Province website
The Pioverna creek flows through the whole Valsassina Valley, creating a beautiful green waterfall near Taceno before flowing into Lake Como.
The Tartavalle waterfall, where a small hydroelectric power plant is also located, is well visible from the Valsassina cycle path. It is a very suggestive place into a picturesque natural setting and it is a destination for tourists and photographers.
Beyond the waterfall, the course of Pioverna becomes steep, closed between rocks and narrow gorges, and the green water of the Tartavalle creek forms the Bellano Gorge. It is a natural waterfall that flows down into a deep gorge, formed in over thousands of years, that can be visited through walkways and stairs.
The Tartavalle destination is famous as former thermal destination. In 1839 Antonio Fondra, a resident in Taceno, discovered a source of potable water with beneficial effects on health. In 1847 Father Ottavio Ferrario, a chemist, came to Valsassina to analyse the water, and it was qualified as ferruginous magnesia water. Thanks to this fact, the fame of Tartavalle source grew (in 1907 there were 1500 visitors per year), so much that it encouraged establishment of a bathhouse and an hotel managed by the brothers Don Clemente and Don Tranquillo Fondra.
In 1929 was built the thermal bath, then expanded in 1966. A few years later the first analysis, in 1911 a complete water analysis was carried out, and today the water is considered as one of the most alkaline water in Italy.
The Tartavalle baths brought a period of great tourism development for Taceno, that used to count numerous hotels and restaurants, and, more generally, for the entire area of the Upper Valsassina.
Unfortunately, the baths were later closed.
Photo by Gabriele Orlandi, Adso da Melz e Diego Panzeri.
The “Casa della Memoria” Alpine Museum is located at Pian delle Betulle, a beautiful mountain destination in Alta Valsassina, and you can find it at the cellar of the famous Votive Church, dedicated to Battaglione Morbegno.
The exhibition space of the museum is organized between the large entrance corridor and the three halls, on whose walls there are panels with photographs and texts. Hall Cereghini, dedicated to the architect of the Votive Church, Hall Morbegno, where there is the history of Battaglione, and Hall Tridentina dedicated to the homonymous military division, are very interesting.
In the exhibition there are also a handmade small scale reproduction of the Votive Church and a wrought-iron native scene, also it handmade, which refers to the Nazi camps and the white war in Adamello and the Russian Front.
It is possible to organize visits at the Alpine Museum. Please contact ANA of Lecco (mob: +39 0341 364108).
The Alpine Museum is open the first week-end of September, during the Alpine Feast.
Photo of the Alpine Feast by Alberto Locatelli.
The St. Agata Church in Tremenico has a history closely linked with the history of the small village of Valvarrone. Its origins are really ancient, as there are traces of its history in the parchment code “Liber Notitiae Sanctorum Mediolani” preserved in the Library of Duomo of Milan.
Over the years, many renovation and expansion works, strongly supported by the population of Tremenico, very devoted to the Holy Agata, have been made. In particular, said works have been supported also by citizens of Tremenico expatriated abroad for work (for instance: the altar comes from Venice).
The organ and the choir arrived in Tremenico in 1853 from Brianza, thanks to the generosity and the work of inhabitants.
Rassegna Organistica Valsassinese organizes several beautiful concerts and events into St. Agata Church, where you can find also many artworks.
The patron saint of Sant’Agata is celebrated with a traditional procession on February 5, involving civil and religious authorities and the people of Valvarrone, culminating with a solemn moment in the Church in Tremenico.
Visit also the historic village of Tremenico and the beautiful hamlet of Avano
Photo of the village by Paola Massari
Cortenova Sports Center, with the approval of Fidal, on August 20th organizes the II° Trophy Pian delle Betulle – Memorial Piero Carnovali, a race valid as Italian Championships Mountain Race for individual and companies (uphill and downhill).
The race takes place at Pian delle Betulle in Margno and the track, along meadow and moutain trails, is divided into a short path of 2,2km and a long one of 5,5km. The inscriptions are open to all athletes of Juniores, Promises, Senior and Master both male and female.
Inscriptions must be submitted by 8pm on August 17th, by registering online at www.otc-srl.it or by filling and sending the form to iscrizioni@otc-srl.it or at the fax-number 0318120248.
The program includes:
SATURDAY 19th: from 3pm to 7pm, pick up of race pennants at the competition office located in Piazza V° Alpini in Margno
SUNDAY 20th: – at 7.30am meeting at the cable-car and climbing towards the race field
– at 9.30am starting Junior Female and Master Female over 60 years old
– at 10am starting Absolute Race Female – Junior Male – Master Female < 60 years – Master Male over 60 years old
– at 11.30 starting Absolute Race Male – Master Male < 60 years old
Then, after all races will be the awards.
At the finish line there will be refreshments available to all athletes.
The Northern Grigna is not only a place where renowned climbings have been made, but is also a place deeply studied and explored during the last 40 years by numerous speleologists.
The Grignone is one of the largest and more important Italian karstic basins: there are wide white stretches and hundreds of caverns, predominantly grown vertically, due to the limestone. In particular, over the last 25 years, the knowledge about cavities has increased and still nowadays most of the caves are under exploration.
The Moncodeno cave with the glacier part is near the Rifugio Bogani and it can be reached from Alpe Cainallo, following the path number 25. Just before the huts of Moncodeno, at an altitude of 1700 meters, leave the path and turn on your left: pay attention and follow the yellow signals painted on the trees and the rocks until you will reach the entrance of the glacier part, after about 15 minutes from the deviation.
If you are interested in visiting the glacier cave please contact the mountain guides (Le Guide Alpine del Lario e delle Grigne). It is possible to organize guided visits.
Photo of the Moncodeno cave by vacanze2013.weebly.com web site.
Photo of the W Le Donne Cave by InGrigna project.
The Fiumelatte creek is a short water course originating from Grigna group of mountains and flowing into Lake Como near the homonymous village in Varenna.
It is known for the particular brevity of its course, only 250 meters.
Another particularity of the river is its regular intermittence since March 25th (which is also a festival of the village of Fiumelatte and Annunciation) until October 7th (Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, Patron Saint of Varenna).
For this reason, it it nicknamed “River of two Virgin Marys”.
The intermittence is due to the fact that Fiumelatte creek represents the overflow of a karstic system, which begins in Moncodeno, inside the Grigna mountain.
In 1992, through an experiment with a non-toxic colourant in Abisso W Le Donne, located along the peak of Piancaformia, the link between Fiumelatte and the karst cave of Grigna Settentrionale (northern Grigna) has been demostrated.
The caves at the source of Fiumelatte stream and its evocative environment have favoured the birth of some legends.
From the cemetery of Varenna, on the left, there is a sign for the Fiumelatte’s source, where you can peek into the darkness of the cave.
Photo by: Carlo Borlenghi e Marco Pugliese
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