TOURISM OFFICE
Ponte 4 - 28863 Formazza (VB)
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Email: prolocoformazza@gmail.com
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Tourist Office opening hours from September 1st to May 31st
Tuesday from 2:30 pm to 6 pm
Friday and Saturday from 10am to 12:30pm and from 2:30pm to 6pm
Sunday from 10 to 12:30
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HIKING FROM FONDOVALLE
Fondovalle is the perfect starting point for exploring the Formazza Valley on foot, through woods, Walser villages, and scenic mountain pastures. From here, trails suitable for everyone begin, ideal for immersing yourself in the valley's nature, culture, and history.
ANTILLONE - ALPE VOVA - CÀ FRANCOLI - SALECCHIO UPPER 1509M AND SALECCHIO LOWER
Difference in altitude: 289m
Time: 4 hours
Difficulty: E
From Antillone, you pass through the beautiful forest to Alpe Vova, Cà Francoli, Salecchio Superiore, and Inferiore, before descending to Passo di Premia through the tunnel. Of great interest to the Walser culture are the ancient houses, a lime kiln, a communal sawmill, and a bread oven.
ANTILLONE - ALPE VOVA - CÀ FRANCOLI - SALECCHIO UPPER 1509M AND SALECCHIO LOWER
Difference in altitude: 289m
Time: 4 hours
Difficulty: E
From Antillone, you pass through the beautiful forest to Alpe Vova, Cà Francoli, Salecchio Superiore, and Inferiore, before descending to Passo di Premia through the tunnel. Of great interest to the Walser culture are the ancient houses, a lime kiln, a communal sawmill, and a bread oven.
HENDAR FURGGU 2419M
Difference in altitude: 1199m
Time: 4 hours
Difficulty: E
This pass, which connects the two Walser colonies of Formazza and Bosco Gurin, is less frequented than the better-known Guriner Furka. It can be traveled by varying the outward and return itinerary from Bosco Gurin.
BOSCO GURIN CROSSING 1503M
Difference in altitude: 1103 m uphill
Total time: 6.30 h
Difficulty: EE
Through the Guriner Furka, a historic pass at 2,324 m, you reach Bosco Gurin, a Walser settlement founded by the Formazzini in the 13th century. It's a charming wooden village that offers a visit to the ethnographic museum and the Chapel of Our Lady of the Snow.