Pezzotti from Valtellina are an handcrafted product born from the processing of old cotton and wool fabrics with wooden looms… Pezzotti from Valtellina are an handcrafted product born from the processing of old cotton, wool and linen fabrics with wooden looms. The origins of this Valtellina’s product are distant and even a little uncertain. The…
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Through the seasons, Como Lake and Valtellina – Video
Autumn and winter in Valtellina Updated 2/13/2022: this post was associated with a video that is no longer available! Vimeo Antonio Selva
Salamanders, mushrooms and walnuts. 4 autumn pictures.
Autumn has arrived and has brought with it the usual lazy salamanders, some mushrooms, walnuts and chestnuts. In my opinion autumn begins when the leaves become the same colour as the salamanders that are slow, lazy and coloured like an autumn day. Last of the season, maybe! As if they had waited for the signal,…
Blueberries, raspberries and blackberries, summer in the mountains in 5 pictures.
Blueberries, raspberries and blackberries, rain and little sun. Summer in 5 pictures! I think the picture above summarises the 2019 summer on the Costiera dei Cech perfectly. But there have been many opportunities for new hiking and various “wild” harvesting. Nature gives its fruits to those who have time and patience to go and collect…
Zero waste here!
B&B Costiera dei Cech, zero waste here! Simple steps, huge result. Serena
A Loop Around the Torre Bering, Hiking Along the Costiera dei Cech
The Torre Bering loop is a rarely frequented hike, along isolated places without traces of passage in some spots. Only for experts! Shortly: Elevation gain: 1323 m. Hiking time: 4/5 hours Difficulty: EE Max elevation: Eastern Passo del Colino 2412 m. Trail: marked by white and red signs, not always visible. Without trail markers or…
Happy Birthday B&B Costiera dei Cech: 6 years
6 years ago our adventure in the world of hospitality began, happy birthday B&B Costiera dei Cech. If I think back to these 6 years I see many types of emotions.The nature that surrounds me, the problems of every day, the mountains, the reservations that never arrive or that arrive all together, the sun, the…
Hike Val Merdarola to Valle dell’Oro – Bocchetta di Medaccio
The hike from Val Merdarola to Valle dell’Oro, through the Bocchetta di Medaccio, is a long and savage trail that goes through few popular areas and sometimes few signed. It’s also possible to follow the trail in the opposite direction. Shortly: Elevation gain: 1136 m. Hiking time: about 8 hours Difficulty: EE Max elevation: Bocchetta…
Walking on the Costiera dei Cech, in 4 pictures!
Walking on the Costiera dei Cech between the end of spring and the beginning of summer. 4 pictures of 4 hikes. The Colmen, a mountain for every season. This strange and compact mountain is reachable through different trails. This is my favourite hike to the Rifugio la Casermetta. The Croce di Ledino, due to its…
Hike to Passo dell’Oro – Valle dell’Oro
Passo dell’Oro, 2574 m. lies at the extremity of the Valle dell’Oro between the Val Masino and the Val Codera. Shortly: Elevation gain: 1400 m. from Bagni di Masino or 475 m. from Rifugio Omio Hiking time: 4 hours from Bagni di Masino – 1,30 hours from Rifugio Omio Difficulty: E Max elevation: 2574 m.…