20의 지나고가지 명소 & 주요 장소

December 28, 2025, wet trail, but completely doable even on gravel! Very nice

The small sacred monument we encounter on Monte Gottero is perhaps the perfect place for a brief moment of reflection. A few years ago, Christiane Völkel commented on the wonderfully fitting sentence by the Italian poet Francesco Petrarch (who lived in the 14th century), "Everywhere one has heaven above oneself," as follows: "What is the use of prayer? This question moves me (...) I have found for myself the answer and the certainty that when I pray I am with the Lord, or rather, that when I pray he is often noticeably closer to me than usual. Thus, I retain the possibility of pouring out my heart to him (...) This intimacy with him makes me believe in him."

A beautiful mountain pass at 1,400 meters. There's a refuge, a small chapel, a monument—in short, everything you'd expect in a place like this. There's even a small clothing store. The only thing that's jarring is the constant noise of a combustion engine, which I assume is a generator for the refuge's operation.

Rest point with picnic area

Passo 2 santi, known for its winter facilities, but it is also possible to stop in summer, there is a bar and restaurant and a way to stock up on water

a place to rest in the cool and sheltered just below the cross of Monte Gottero.

The Green Lake is located at an altitude of 1,053 meters and is particularly fascinating during the autumn, when the water level rises and the surrounding forest is tinged with shades from yellow to red, creating a spectacle of foliage. During the winter, the place is often covered in heavy snowfall. Here it crosses the Via degli Abati, an ancient road used by Piacenza monks since the 7th century, which connected the ancient monastery of Bobbio to Pontremoli. The Via degli Abati, older than the Via Francigena, was the main route to reach Rome since the year 600.

So called because it stands on the border between Liguria, Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany, the mouth of the three borders is a crossroads from which many paths branch off.