Calamina Mines Val di Scalve Alps Mountains Italy
Valle di Scalve It s extended for 19 km and surrounded by a ring of mountains among whose summits the massif of Mount Presolana 2521 m Cimon della Bagozza 2409 m and Pizzo Camino 2492 m stand out Val di Scalve is Bergamo s the smallest valley Its little Alpine villages and wide uncontaminated wooded areas make the valley an enchanted place If you run along this valley at the beginning of summer when the meadows fill up with coloured flowers and the little lakes reflect the light blue of the sky the grey of the Dolomitic rocks and the white of the remains of the snow in the gullies the sight is unforgettable Via Mala the narrow road linking Valle di Scalve with Val Camonica is particularly suggestive From a narrow precipitous split among the rocks made up in 1861 you can admire exciting views of steep rock faces precipices springs of water gushing out of rocks and falling in deep chasms In Valle di Scalve Azzone Colere Schilpario and Vilminore are worth visiting for their extraordinary natural and artistic beauties Along the long road taking from Colere to Vilminore in a valley among the mountains you see the ill omened Gleno Lock which broke in 1923 causing an unprecedented disaster The lock can be reached on foot from the village of Pianezza But what represents most this valley that is worth paying a visit is surely Via Mala the ancient road of Valle di Scalve hollowed out in the rocks one of the most interesting ravines in the Bergamo s province Leaning out from the little protection wall in the street you can glimpse between very narrow rock faces the torrent that hollowed out gorges little waterfalls and wonderful blue pools In winter downwards by the sides of the street you can admire several and huge ice stalactites
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