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Campodolcino (SO)



picturesque mountain village of Valchiavenna in the province of Sondrio, Campodolcino is a destination for summer and winter tourism, excellent starting point for excursions into the mountains in the Vallespluga. The town probably owes its name, which appears as early as 1186, the position on a flat area and open. The capital of the municipality only
Valley St. James the seventeenth century., A time its economy was based on Porten, messengers linking the valley to the Swiss canton of Grisons, and the famous grapàt (distillers of brandy). Today Campodolcino is a charming tourist town that preserves valuable monuments, such as the Parish of St. John the Baptist, consecrated in 1528, restored in 1727 and 1844. In the hamlet of Port Rezza also worth visiting the church of S. Gregory, at the Church of St. Fraciscio And Rocco, in Motta, the Shrine of Our Lady of Europe, with a large gold-plated statue of the Virgin. Of particular interest is the natural 'creek ravine angry, real monument natural.

Starleggia
hamlet of Campodolcino, Starleggia seems to derive its name from the dialect "Sterl" as early as 1200 up there 'is only to graze the animals infertile, meaning "sterlamenta. E 'was once an important center of trade and communications to the nearby valleys and Mesocco; of a road through here also paved with stones by which we arrive at Chiavenna Ilanz in a little more' than 16 hours, avoiding the dangers of Cardinello gorges and Spluga. Starleggia, today, in addition to his church, built in 1768 and dedicated to St. Philip Blacks and Our Lady of Good Counsel, a valuable historical monument, is an excellent base for escursioni e ascensioni alpinistiche e offre un grandioso panorama sull'altra parte della Valle del Liro: lo sguardo, da qui, può spingersi a nord fino ai Pizzi Mater ed Emet.

Motta Di Sotto
Frazione del comune di Campodolcino, dal quale dista però quasi dieci chilometri, Motta di Sotto si trova in quel territorio della provincia di Sondrio che comprende anche la non distante Madesimo, apparentemente incuneato all'interno della confinante Svizzera. Di Campodolcino Motta sembra una estrema propaggine settentrionale; arroccata a piu' di 1700 metri di altezza, sul pianoro omonimo, dotata di moderne infrastrutture di tipo ricettivo-alberghiero e attrezzata per la pratica degli sport invernali con gli svariati chilometri ski station of Alpe Motta, is now linked to its capital by an underground funicular, the SkyEspress. A huge statue of over 13 meters high, designed by Giles Casagrande, stands out on this tiny town, the statue is part of a massive outdoor shrine, the Shrine of Our Lady of Europe, which rises about 2000 meters high.

Fraciscio
hamlet of Campodolcino, Valle Spluga Fraciscio is within walking distance from the capital and its position is particularly suitable for mountain lovers: the town is indeed surrounded by a great mountain scenery and position overlooking the plain below Gualdera; offers also discrete possibility of downhill skiing and accommodations run mostly 'family. Beyond this, Fraciscio boasts the presence in his village of interesting documents from the historical point of view, such as the Church of San Rocco, with its small tower block, the birthplace of the blessed and the Casa Don Guanella Bardassano, notable examples of local architecture.
Curiosity, Fraciscio located near the so-called Grotto of Lourdes: the cave as it was "created" to vote, around 1934, a local woman who installed within one of the typical area of \u200b\u200ba statue of crotti Madonna.

Text taken from: http://www.turismo.regione.lombardia.it/

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