Description
Albiano is well known for its mining activity, which has made it one of the world's most important centres for the production of porphyry cubes, slabs and tiles.
There is, however, a lesser known and extremely interesting face of Albiano: a mosaic of places rich in biodiversity that deserve to be discovered and known by walking at a slow pace.
With the medium-mountain guide Luca Stefenelli, we will make a day excursion that will show us a great variety of unexpected environments: starting from the historical centre of Albiano, we will climb towards the mountain and then up to the Santa Colomba Lake, which lies on the border between the porphyry zone and the calcareous area of Calisio, with its ancient canopic mines. We will visit the Biotope Le Grave, with its bonsai trees. We will cross wide meadows, mixed forests of firs, oaks, beeches and chestnut trees: once a fundamental source of sustenance for the people of Albiano and today the protagonists of important recovery projects.
Organisational information:
- Participation is free of charge.
- Registration compulsory by Friday 22 October and subject to availability(places are limited) at reteriservecembra@gmail.com or on 349 5805345 (preferably via whatsapp or SMS).
- Meeting point on Sunday 24 October at 09.00 in Albiano at the car park near the Municipality of Albiano and the Church of San Biagio(see location on Google Maps).
- Return is scheduled at around 17.00 hrs.
- Along the way we will stop for lunch in the open air. Lunch is free and packed. We recommend bringing a blanket to sit on the grass in case of need.
- The route has a length of about 12 km and an altitude difference of about 500 metres, so it requires some training and familiarity with walking uphill.
- We recommend clothing suitable for walking in the mountains, hiking shoes and a rain jacket.
- Dogs are welcome, but we ask you to notify us in advance so that we can inform the owners of the presence of other dogs.
- The initiative will take place in compliance with the Covid19 containment requirements.
