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Gianni F.
November 10, 2022
Hiking
If you want to access the Upper Town of Bergamo on foot, quickly and without using the ladders, the Via Roccolino route is the ideal solution.
Going up from Via Maironi da Ponte in Valverde, you can easily access Via Roccolino which connects, with a direct line, to Via Beltrami in Colle Aperto along a "historical" path of about 710 meters and a difference in height of 100 meters.
Going up from Via Maironi da Ponte in Valverde, you can easily access Via Roccolino which connects, with a direct line, to Via Beltrami in Colle Aperto along a "historical" path of about 710 meters and a difference in height of 100 meters.
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•Gianni F.
November 10, 2022
Hiking
Between 1800 and 1900 Via del Roccolino was very popular with the inhabitants of the Castagneta area, who had to first descend to the bottom of the valley in Valverde to go to the Upper Town bypassing the Venetian Walls, and then go up again from Porta San Lorenzo.
Subsequently, to eliminate the obstacle of the western bulwark of S. Pietro, in the ring of the walls, an opening was created by breaking down part of the walls, along the current Via Beltrami at the point where the schools stand today.
Subsequently, to eliminate the obstacle of the western bulwark of S. Pietro, in the ring of the walls, an opening was created by breaking down part of the walls, along the current Via Beltrami at the point where the schools stand today.
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•Gianni F.
November 10, 2022
Hiking
Unknown is the criterion on the basis of which the Municipal Administration decided to demolish a large portion of the walls to facilitate the connection of the inhabitants of Castagneta …
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