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Alpe Alto Ancient Settlement

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Alpe Alto Ancient Settlement

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Alpe Alto Ancient Settlement

Name: Alpe Alto Ancient Settlement
Rating: 2

Recommended by 36 hikers

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Riserva Naturale Sasso Malascarpa

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Location: Canzo, Como, Lombardy, Italy

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1. Eremo di San Miro e Rifugio Marisa Consigliere – loop hike

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2. Alpe Alto and Agriturismo Terz'Alpe from Canzo – loop tour

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3. Monte Rai Summit Trail (via Route 323)

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Geological trail through ancient woodlands to Monte Rai's summit above the clouds.

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𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗬 𝗦𝗞𝗬𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗘 🇮🇹 🥾

December 26, 2024

As in the other rural settlements of the Ravella Valley (the “Tre Alpi” and Alpe Alto), the main activity in Alpetto was livestock farming. It was a summer mountain pasture, managed by two families from Civate, who went up from mid-May to mid-September with about fifty heads of cattle, including heifers and cows, and about fifteen goats. The cattle were left to graze freely, except in the Prà Grass, which was first cut to produce hay. Due to the freshness of the site, it is said that the best grass in the entire valley grew here.

The presence of a spring, now almost lost, was essential for watering the cattle. The freshly milked milk was immediately processed and transformed into cheese and butter, which were then stored in the casèll at the end of the pasture and taken to Civate, by donkey, once a week.

The structure:
The alp had two stone buildings, which still retain the perimeter of the walls:
• The alp itself, on a single floor, without a porch or barn, with a large stable for the animals divided into two areas, and a room, a kitchen and another vaulted area where supplies were stored
The latter is the only one to have been preserved almost intact, and has been made safe by ERSAF to be used by hikers.
The casèll, with two vaulted areas, shaded by two large
horse chestnut trees - castàn di fra - and a beech tree that still tower above
the building. The cheeses intended for sale were stored there.

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Andrew F 🇮🇹 (MTB e Trekking)

March 11, 2023

Beautiful place in the woods with benches and picnic tables, there are also 2 free barbecues available to all

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carla girola

June 13, 2025

very nice, in late spring everything around is full of flowers

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Alpe Alto Ancient Settlement

1. Eremo di San Miro e Rifugio Marisa Consigliere – loop hike

2. Alpe Alto and Agriturismo Terz'Alpe from Canzo – loop tour

3. Monte Rai Summit Trail (via Route 323)

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