로아스키아‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪20‬개의 산 정상

환상적인 정상입니다. 해발 1919m의 고도와 특별한 위치 덕분에 모든 방향에서 막힘없는 전망을 제공합니다. 북쪽 또는 남쪽에서 정상에 도달할 수 있는 주요 트레일 외에도, 동쪽 경사면에서 도달할 수 있는 '비밀스러운' 표시 없는 매우 인상적인 경로가 있습니다. 이 경로는 숲 속의 희미한 흔적을 지나 폐기된 서비스 도로를 따라 눈사태 방지벽 사이를 통과합니다.

길을 걷는 순례자에게 계속해서 나타나는 십자가 표지 하나하나가 신성한 아들 예수 그리스도의 죽음을 기억하기 위한 표시로 세워졌지만, 동시에 그것은 죽음의 극복, 즉 우리 그리스도인들에게도 약속된 영광스러운 부활을 향해 나아갑니다. 2026년 부활절을 기념하여 예루살렘의 라틴 총대주교인 피에르바티스타 피차발라 추기경이 신자들에게 몇 마디 말을 전했으며, 저는 이곳에 머무는 분들에게 묵상을 위해 이를 전하고 싶습니다: + „부활은 불신과 두려움에 대한 불복종입니다! – 우리는 주님과 빛에 순종하고자 합니다! 우리는 어둠이 아니라 우리에게 오는 빛을 기념하기 때문입니다. … 그리고 이것이 모든 사람에게 나의 격려입니다: 죽음의 그늘에 영원히 저주받은 상황은 없습니다.“

A beautiful stretch of ridge that goes from Cima Rossa to Cima Besimauda. Pay attention to the weather forecast for the risk of thunderstorms. If you hike in the sun, bring water with you, as there are no fountains except at the bottom of the valley. The stretch is challenging but doable with due caution.

great view

The "Dragon's Breath" is a large cavity between the rocks protected by a grill from which a light breath of air comes out. It is a bit hidden, it took me a while to find it. Once you reach the viewpoint you have to go down the steep path marked with the sign for the "Dragon's Breath". As soon as you see a blue sign on the rocks stop going down and take this path on the left, and after a few meters you will reach your destination. On windy days you might not hear this hiss of air coming from the cavity

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

Easily reachable summit with 360° panorama

Rocky peak with a view over the entire Cuneo area