Itinerary Blenio–Lukmanier : stage Biasca–Olivone

Through the sunny Valle di Blenio up to the Lucomagno Pass, one of the most beautiful mountain pass landscapes in Switzerland. Passing along the artificial lake in the Val Medel, with rhododendrons and the rushing water in the Höllenschlucht gorge, you reach the destination: Disentis.
The starting point is Biasca, the center of the Ambrosian valleys Leventina, Riviera and Blenio. On the lower slopes of the Brenno valley extend wide chestnut forests; chestnuts, once considered a "poor man’s fruit," are often left on the ground today. In the Serravalle castle, before Ludiano, Emperor Barbarossa stopped; the ruins still testify to his power. In the sunlit valley, agriculture is practiced on terraces. High up, isolated on an alpine pasture, stands one of the most impressive Romanesque buildings in Ticino, San Carlo di Negrentino, with its magnificent frescoes. Butterflies accompany us during the ascent while the landscape changes; in the quiet alpine valley Santa Maria the fir trees smell of resin and the tinkling of cowbells follows us up to the Lucomagno Pass.
After crossing the Lucomagno Pass, we follow the artificial lake in Val Medel, where fragrant rhododendrons, dark wooden houses and the rush of water in the Höllenschlucht gorge accompany us to Disentis.

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