One beautiful day in March, Enrico and I went up to Erve, a village quite close to where we live in Lecco – as the crow flies. But we had to drive, and then hike. I’m not much of a hiker, so we only walked for about an hour, but that was plenty of time to take photos (and also some video, but I haven’t done anything with that yet).
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- The first path on this sign is marked as impegnativo – difficult.
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- plaque reads: Bridge of “Caterpillar.” To the mule, faithful servant and companion of the Alpini and mountaineers, who here ended his last labor
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- fountain of St. Charles Borromeo, who had a very impressive nose
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- “Pass tranquilly among the noise and hurry, but remember how much peace there can be in the silence of the mountains.”
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- “The dying kissed it like they kissed their mothers, they held onto it like a flag.” (the hat of the Alpini)
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- and the prosaic: “Please carry your trash to the valley.”
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- On the way back: plaques commemorating those who died to build this vertiginous road
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- Yes, that’s the name (in dialect) of a town.
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- I like the typeface used on the old road sign on the side of the building.
