メンダーティカの峠・トップ20

Beautiful landscapes immersed in nature, at times it seems like a lunar landscape

Highly recommended, stock up on water

As Gian Luca wrote, it's best to drive on Thursdays, otherwise you'll just be swallowing road dust from the vehicles that drive on the gravel. https://youtu.be/zjW_mgeyPfk

At the Rifugio Don Barbera, a large number of e-bikes can be charged (approx. 15-20). During peak season, the shed with the sockets is mercilessly overcrowded with bikes and it's a real shambles. Longer waiting times at the food counter. If you don't need to charge, I recommend driving on to the Rifugio Gardetta. Very chilled, great location, brutally fast food, very friendly staff https://youtu.be/zjW_mgeyPfk

panoramic pass

An ancient meeting point for the people of the Rezzo, Impero, and Argentina valleys. From the pass, you can enjoy an incredible view; I recommend using an app to identify the peaks to orient yourself (e.g., PeakFinder, free). This wide, grassy saddle between Mount Arborea and Cima della Donzella is almost certainly the one mentioned several times by Italo Calvino in his novel "The Path to the Spiders' Nest."

The pass, actually just across the border, is the only way to get from the Monesi valley to the French side and the only cycle path.

Beautiful pass where you have to decide whether to go towards Monte Monega or Teglia Pass