アルコのおすすめウォーキング＆ハイキングルート

素晴らしい道で、この休憩地点で報われました。

Great view into the distance and also of Arco Castle.

The summit cross is illuminated at night.

Here the path goes up to the Croce dei Colodri.

A steep but easy path leads up to the cross.

Here you can also walk up the mountain path to the cross and have a great view.

Probably Italy's most famous crucifix is not found on the heights of the mountains, although there are of course many summit crosses across the country - like here on Monte Colodri - but in literature: The author Giovanni Guareschi, spiritual father of the protagonists 'Don Camillo' and 'Peppone', has included another main character in his stories - which are well known and popular far beyond the country's borders: the crucified Christ, who speaks to Don Camillo from the high altar. The author himself makes the following comment: "So one must explain: If the priests feel offended by Don Camillo, they can smash a candlestick on my skull for all I care; if the communists feel offended by Peppone, they can break a club on my back; but if someone feels offended by Christ's speeches, there's nothing one can do. Whoever speaks in my stories... is my Christ, that is, the voice of my conscience. My personal business, my cause. And therefore: each for himself, and God for all." (G. Guareschi)

This is the botanical garden of Arco. Admission is free and it is definitely worth a visit. The dense presence of a wide variety of trees recalls its origins as an arboretum commissioned by Archduke Albert of Habsburg. A truly evocative place.