Castasegna to Chiavenna
Lombardia
1. Castasegna to Chiavenna
Easy
Difficulty3h
Duration10,5km
Distance+260m
Positive Elevation-609m
Negative ElevationStep
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Border crossing between Switzerland and Italy, which also marks a cultural change between the canton of Graubünden and the province of Sondrio. A very small transition step to enjoy Switzerland or discover Italy.
7 points of interest
- Panoramic
Perched village
First village perched on the Italian side of the Alps. - Panoramic
Lake Mera
Water retention lake for electricity production in its setting of snow-covered mountains. - Tourist
Church of San Martino in Aurogo
A small mountain church with a bell tower that is characteristic of the churches in the valley. - Panoramic
Waterfall
A waterfall among others falling from the mountains in the Fiume Mera valley. - Tourist
Church of the Blessed Virgin of the Assumption
Beautiful mountain church with a cave of Lourdes accessible by stairs on the left. - Tourist
Museum Mill of Bottonera
Museum installed in an old mill that allows to understand all the phases of the transformation of cereals obtained by the driving force of water. - Tourist
Palace Balbiani
Beautiful 15th century building bought by the Generali group which made it its offices. Nestled in the heart of a medieval village full of small alleys where it is pleasant to stroll around to admire the windows of small shops and other porches that overlook courtyards or indoor gardens.
Description
Join the cycle path that follows the river Mera to Chiavenna:
- After the Lovero torrent which marks the border, continue along the Via Dogana until you reach the car park marking the junction with the state road or Strada Statale SS37. Turn left and follow the path that crosses the state road, descends towards the river Mera and then follows the right bank until you reach the Ponte della Vigna. Cross the bridge and then follow the left bank of the Mera along the San Barnaba path, which climbs through the forest and then descends to cross the Mera again and reach the Santa Croce Ponteggio cycle path.
- Cross the Mera to return on the right bank to the next footbridge.
- Cross the Mera to the left bank. Continue straight on the cycle path until you reach the footbridge at the cemetery of the village of Prosto. Cross the Mera again.
- Take the road bridge on the left and turn right at the church opposite the bridge. Following this bank, reach Chiavenna via Maurizio Quadrio. Turn left into via don Giovanni Battista Picchi to reach the Basilica of San Lorenzo.
- Departure : San Giovanni Church, Main street village, 7608 Castasegna (Suisse)
- Arrival : Basilica of San Lorenzo, Piazza Don Pietro Bormetti 3, 23022 Chiavenna (Italy)
- Towns crossed : Lombardia
Altimetric profile
Transport
Bus:
St Moritz-Chiavenna: line 4
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Villa di Chiavenna:
Stps, bus line A5 connections to Chiavenna, tel 0342-51.12.12, info@stps.it, stps.it.
Train:
Chiavenna and Verceia:
Trenord, line R11 Colico-Chiavenna,
tel 02-72.49.49.49, trenord.it
Stazione Ferroviaria Chiavenna, Piazza Caduti per la Libertà, 23022 Chiavenna SO, Italy
St Moritz-Chiavenna: line 4
sbb.ch
Villa di Chiavenna:
Stps, bus line A5 connections to Chiavenna, tel 0342-51.12.12, info@stps.it, stps.it.
Train:
Chiavenna and Verceia:
Trenord, line R11 Colico-Chiavenna,
tel 02-72.49.49.49, trenord.it
Stazione Ferroviaria Chiavenna, Piazza Caduti per la Libertà, 23022 Chiavenna SO, Italy
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Il Cammino di San Colombano (Terre di Mezzo)
New guidebook in Italian published in 2022 on the Cammino di San Colombano between Villa di Chiavenna and Bobbio, at the end of the Septimer pass in Switzerland.
A previous guidebook was published in 2016 by Piernoè Barbante and Daniela Pescatori which detailed in a different way the route between Chiavenna and Bobbio after the Splugel pass in Switzerland. - Accommodation
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