773 - Via San Bernardino, Tappa 3

Of the village of Soazza you can admire the harmonious urban composition, the Capuchin Hospice, the church of San Martino as well as several nineteenth-century buildings. An educational trail that starts from Soazza allows you to confront the naturalistic, landscape and cultural aspects of the area, especially with chestnut growing. Our itinerary continues in the direction of the imposing ruins of the castle of Mesocco, a Renaissance fortress dismantled in the sixteenth century, and the church of Santa Maria del Castello, which houses an extraordinary cycle of frescoes from the 1400s. Mesocco, which in the past had an important role in the management of traffic through the S. Bernardino, has several interesting historical buildings; The first traces of human presence in the region date back almost 10,000 years. In Mesocco the proper alpine part of the route begins: the path climbs steeply towards Pian San Giacomo, skirting the old road routes several times. After Pian San Giacomo, the itinerary winds almost entirely along the ancient mule track or "strada francesca", through forests and pastures dominated by majestic peaks, to reach the enchanting basin of San Bernardino with the village with a tourist vocation.

6h walk, 14.5 km, 1042 m elevation gain.