
the old salt route
the old salt route
I advise you to do the Via del Sale – The Via del Mare in 4 days as well described on this always updated page (I live in Uscio), and the free map can be used from my website. Via del sale in Lombardia and Via del Mare ( VM) in Liguria, is our ancient path that unites 4 provinces (Ge, Pc, Pv, Al) .This route therefore proposes the classic itinerary from Varzi to Portofino Park, for a dip in the clean, deep sea at Punta Chiappa ) full of fish that do not run away, after 80 years of Park, the fish do not fear us anymore! wearing a mask weighs little.
Stage 1 Varzi-Capannette di Pei / Capanne di Cosola trail sign The way to the Salt
maintained and managed by the Lombardy region, it starts in the heart of the town of Varzi, in the province of Pavia, easily reachable from Pavia by bus, so you avoid going unnecessarily with your own means for a true eco-sustainable tourism. (40 min )
We recommend sleeping in Varzi as the first stage includes 8 hours of walking so as to leave early in the morning (departure at 8 am) I recommend the B&B La Corte di Nando a stone house, excellent hospitality by Renato www.lacortedinando. it
From the parking lot overlooking the Staffora, follow the signs in the direction of the bridge, then the path on the left. A wide path, first flat, then of variable slope, will accompany you to Monteforte and then to Castellaro, periodically intersecting the asphalted provincial road and the local cart track.
At the end of the town, continue on a wide dirt road surrounded by woods until you meet the border between Lombardy and Piedmont. On the border line continue on the ridge that will accompany us up to the 1700m of Monte Chiappo, where at the bar / refuge it is possible to refresh yourself before the descent to Capanne di Cosola (province of Alessandria, Piedmontese cuisine) or to Capannette di Pey where a large historic hotel will welcome (Carlo with his wife are really super kind) with excellent Piacenza cuisine Hotel Capannette di Pey, www.capannettedipei.it province of Piacenza, Piacenza cuisine.
Stage 2 Capannette-Torriglia signposting the Via del Sale
The second day of walking begins along another border: the one between Piedmont and Emilia, initially slightly downhill, first in a wooded area, then on the ridge that looks to the underlying pastures in a southerly direction. Once past Monte Cavallaro and Carmo, the path continues on the dividing line between Liguria and Piedmont within the Antola park.
Reached the top of the mountain, after a stop at the Antola refuge, a beautiful farmstead continues steeply downhill towards Donetta and then Torriglia, where you can stay overnight and take a nice tour in the village where I recommend you buy the famous canestrelli. Recommended the Rifugio Antola before Torriglia, so you can go to the summit of Mount Antola, the highest mountain in the province of Genoa www.rifugioantola.com, while the B&B Villa Tiffany (Porto location) www.villatiffany.it is for a stay more romantic, right on the beautiful lake of Brugneto in the heart of the Antola Park, in liberty style.
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