ボルゴサンダルマッツォの絶景の山頂・トップ20

巡礼者が道中でたびたび出会う十字架の標は、受肉した神の子イエス・キリストの死を記念する印として建てられたものですが、同時にそれを超えて、私たちキリスト者にも約束されている栄光の復活における死の克服を示しています。2026年の復活祭の祝典に際し、エルサレムのラテン総主教であるピエルバティスタ・ピッツァバラ枢機卿は、信徒たちにいくつかの言葉を述べました。それをここに立ち止まる人々に瞑想のために提供したいと思います。 + 「復活とは、不信と恐れに対する不従順なのです！ – しかし、私たちは主と光に従います。なぜなら、私たちは闇ではなく、私たちに来る光を祝うからです。… そして、これはすべての人への私の励ましです。死の影の中に永遠に閉じ込められるような状況はありません。」

great view

Hill at the confluence between the path that comes from Bernezzo and the dirt road that comes from Chiot Rosa. From here you can easily reach Mount Tamone

beautiful in all seasons on foot, by bike and on skis.

I was really looking forward to going up to the Santuario della Madonna del Colletto. I had been to this area several times and had not had the opportunity to go up here. So on the trip through Piedmont in July 2022 I made sure that the planned route passed through here. We went up the western slope, the one used by the Giro d'Italia when it first went up here in 1999, on the famous stage where the Fauniera was climbed, with the spectacle of Pantani climbing and the stratospheric descent of Paolo Savoldelli. I have to admit that the climb itself is not very attractive. Once you leave the village of Festiona behind, you enter a forest and there are hardly any views over the valley. You can only focus on the road, its curves, straights (which there are) and difficult slopes. The asphalt is old, with a lot of gravel and very uneven, which obviously adds difficulty to the climb. The climb up the western side is 7.1 km, 576 metres of elevation and an average gradient of 8.1%. Therefore, it is very hard!! And there are several sections above 12%, especially in the first kilometres, where the gradient is irregular, with very hard sections and small rest areas. The views of the Valdieri valley from the Sanctuary are very beautiful, and also of all the mountains covered with forests and vegetation in the surroundings. We took advantage of the porch at the entrance to the Sanctuary to take shelter from the sun and the heat, and to stock up on food and eat some spectacular sandwiches. I remember it fondly. Below is the altimetry of the climb published by @cyclingcols, the best in these matters --> http://www.cyclingcols.com/col/Colletto

Easy hike to reach this panoramic peak. From Chiot Rosa it is possible to do a circular tour. The last stretch that leads to the summit cross is the steepest. Peak also frequented by many cyclists

Since 2023, work has been carried out on the path that leads from the Ortiga hill to the Alpe, with a mini excavator, the part that descends from the Alpe and still grooved, will be restored in 2024

From 2023 on the upper part of the equipped area on the right there is a dirt road, even further on the right towards the bush there is the TR1 path which will take you down to Rittana, ps: some sections are a bit complicated due to the uneven surface