Macugnaga
Like about 120km from Milan and only 40km from lake Maggiore, there is a small village situated on the italian side of the Alps. This beautifull pearl, surrounded by peaks and glaciers.
Monte Rosa is a fascinating attraction and a typical “Waldensian landscape”
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In a corner of the Piedmont region, 120 km far away from Milan and only 40 km from Lake Maggiore there is a small village situated on the Italian side of the Alps – its name is Macugnaga. This beautiful „pearl“, surrounded by peaks and glaciers that make up the Mt. Rosa massif was settled hundreds of years ago by Walser communities migrating from Switzerland, whose racial characteristics (language, tradition and folklore) have been practically preserved intact till nowadays. Ski Resort. The well equipped ski resort offers more than 40 km of slopes for skiers of all abilities. There are two skiing areas: Belvedere and Monte Moro at an altitude of more than 3000 Mt. 20 km of cross-country skiing tracks divided into two sections with different degrees of difficulty bring sports lovers in close contact with nature.
The Walser settlement of Macugnaga
In the thirteenth century German Walser communities crossed the Alps and settled peacefully in the Anzasca Valley at the feet of Mt. Rosa. Being much more advanced than the indigenous population, the Walser people introduced modern agricultural methods, cattle breeding and a new wood art. Their houses, barns and granaries, where wood is used with particular skill, can be still admired in Macugnaga.
In a corner of the Piedmont region, 120 km far away from Milan and only 40 km from Lake Maggiore there is a small village situated on the Italian side of the Alps – its name is Macugnaga. This beautiful „pearl“, surrounded by peaks and glaciers that make up the Mt. Rosa massif was settled hundreds of years ago by Walser communities migrating from Switzerland, whose racial characteristics (language, tradition and folklore) have been practically preserved intact till nowadays. Ski Resort. The well equipped ski resort offers more than 40 km of slopes for skiers of all abilities. There are two skiing areas: Belvedere and Monte Moro at an altitude of more than 3000 Mt. 20 km of cross-country skiing tracks divided into two sections with different degrees of difficulty bring sports lovers in close contact with nature.
The Walser settlement of Macugnaga
In the thirteenth century German Walser communities crossed the Alps and settled peacefully in the Anzasca Valley at the feet of Mt. Rosa. Being much more advanced than the indigenous population, the Walser people introduced modern agricultural methods, cattle breeding and a new wood art. Their houses, barns and granaries, where wood is used with particular skill, can be still admired in Macugnaga.
Travellers of the past
After many strenuous travelling days, the magnificent view of Mt. Rosa was like a regenerating balsam for travellers.
"I was so overwhelmed when I saw the first time Mt. Rosa that I cannot find the right words to describe it. Nothing had impressed me so much before. The landscape is so enchanting and beautiful! This scenery is really worth a journey from England."
So wrote in 1825 William Brokedon - a Scottish painter – who made a journey to Macugnaga in order to fix on the canvas the grandiose natural scenery of Mt. Rosa.
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