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following the GTA route from Lago di Camposecco to Rifugio Andolla, the trail loops through rocky terrain and passes near the Bivacco Città di Varese, which can actually be seen on this image (but you really have to look for it - a clue: it's red)
from Lago di Campsecco, there's a difficult path up to here. The last bit is very steep. There are ch...
from Lago di Cingino, the path to Lago di Camposecco actually passes through a tunnel, alongside a wa...
Probably my favourite Lake in upper Antrona Valley.
The road from Antronapiana leads up to Alpe Cheggio and Lago Alpe dei Cavalli. From thereon, it's foo...
Lago di Cingino is one of several reservoirs in upper Antrona valley. There's also a roomy, quite new...
Furggstalden is a typical and old village of Wallis near Saas Almagell in Switzerland. It is situated...
After several days above the treeline, the lush greenery lower down makes for a welcome change. Befor...
The Zermeiggern pumping station is located in Saas Almagell, Canton of Valais in Switzerland. It was ...
After crossing Passo di Valaverta, I finally arrive at the Alpe of the same name. The buildings are a...
Saas Almagell is the most southern village of Saas Valley is situated at 1672m above sea level in the...
The name Piedmont comes from medieval Latin Pedemontium, i. e. "ad pedem montium", meaning "at the foot of the mountains": Piedmont, whose capital is Turin, is surrounded on three sides by the Alps, including Monviso, where Po river rises, and Monte Rosa. It borders France, Switzerland and the Italian regions of Aosta Valley, Lombardy, Liguria and Emilia Romagna.
Its history was linked for centuries to Savoy dynasty: since 1046 Piedmont was part of County of Savoy, raised to Duchy of Savoy in 1416, evolved in the eighteenth century into the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia. The role of Piedmont for Italy's unification is comparable to the role of Prussia for Germany and his army was the engine of the unification process, ended with the creation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861. The presence of Savoy in its territory bequeathed a large number of castles and residences.
Lowland Piedmont is a fertile agricultural region, producing wheat, rice and maize and is one of the great winegrowing areas in Italy. The region contains major industrial centres: FIAT automobile plants in Turin, Ferrero's chocolate factories in Alba, tissue and silk manufactories in Biella, in Ivrea Olivetti was an important technology center, publishing in Turin and Novara.
