ViaSett: Stage 6

Medium

24 km

6:00 h

360 mhd

1100 mhd

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This historical trail sets off from Vicosoprano, the largest village in the Val Bregaglia, and finishes in Chiavenna in Italy. Along the way, you will encounter villages with real local character, dry stone walls and ruins, gorgeous chestnut forests and an impressive waterfall.

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Vicosoprano

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Chiavenna (I)

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46.350611306567, 9.6199178500862

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Description

Cultural hike on well-developed hiking trails. A journey of discovery into the rich historical and cultural past and present of Bergell.

Stage 64.06: Vicosoprano – Stampa – Piuro – Chiavenna

On the historic valley path through Bergell – home of the famous Giacometti artist family – you will encounter, among others, the Pretorium with the round tower in Vicosoprano, the valley museum Ciäsa Granda in Stampa, the Palazzo Castelmur in Coltura, the chestnut educational trail in Castasegna, the relics of ancient Plurs "area museo degli scavi" or the Palazzo Vertemate Franchi in Piuro. The cultural long-distance route Via Sett ends in the Italian Chiavenna, a thriving Alpine town with a well-preserved old town center rich in culture and gastronomy.

Variation: Vicosoprano – Chiavenna in 2 days

Stage 6a: Vicosoprano – Stampa – Promontogno
On a tour through Vicosoprano you will encounter, among others, the Pretorio (1583) and patrician houses. Cross the stone arch bridge and visit the EWZ residential settlement designed by architect Bruno Giacometti. Enjoy the Salsiz from Salumeria Chiesa and a piece of Mascarplin. Walk through the flower-decorated streets of Borgonovo and visit the church San Giorgio with the graves of the Giacometti artist family in the same place. The valley museum Ciäsa Granda in Stampa surprises with Bergell history and present, in Coltura the Palazzo Castelmur. Through the medieval valley dam "Müraia" you reach Promontogno with the narrow village street and multi-storey houses.

Stage 6b: Promontogno – Bondo – Piuro – Chiavenna
Stroll through Bondo with its stately houses, palaces and gardens, look over the Coltüra plain with its characteristic stable buildings, hike on the historic road to the border town Castasegna with its classicist commercial buildings, Villa Garbald and the red customs pavilion. Treat yourself with Soglio products and allow yourself an additional detour on the chestnut educational trail. Do not miss the waterfalls Cascate dell’ Acqua Fraggia in Borgonuovo, the Palazzo Vertemate Franchi in Prosto and the famous biscuits from Prosto. Walk through shady forests to the "Marmitte dei Giganti" before reaching Chiavenna on footpaths.

Stages:

64: Entire Via Sett tour

64.01: Chur - Lenzerheide

64.02: Lenzerheide - Tiefencastel

64.03: Tiefencastel - Savognin

64.04: Savognin - Bivio

64.05: Bivio - Vicosoprano

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With our new acoustic hiking guide, you can learn interesting facts about nature and culture, history and legends while walking the Via Sett.

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Hidden Gem

The Via Sett is walkable from mid-June to mid-October, depending on weather conditions. The long-distance hike of about 93 km from Chur (CH) to Chiavenna (IT) can be completed in 6 or 7 daily stages. The average walking time per day is 4 - 7 hours.

Book the Via Sett now at:

Tour-Explorer

+41 81 356 22 44

info@tour-explorer.ch

www.tour-explorer.ch

Equipment

Border crossing Switzerland – Italy. A valid identity card or passport is required for the border crossing.

Directions

Vicosoprano-Promontogno - Chiavenna

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Public Transport

All stage locations of the Via Sett are reachable by public transport (RhB or Postbus Graubünden). Reservations are sometimes necessary. Return travel from Chiavenna can be done via Splügen Pass or Maloja-St. Moritz.

Travel Information

From Bivio over the Julier Pass down to Sils in Engadin. Ride along Lake Silser until you reach Vicosoprano.

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There are some parking options in Vicosoprano

Waypoints

Public Facility Bregaglia Engadin

Chiesa San Giorgio

The Protestant church of San Giorgio is a simple late Gothic building with an arched glass window by Augusto Giacometti.

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Following the footsteps of the Giacomettis in Stampa (oua_67445824_image)

Museum Bregaglia Engadin

Museo Ciäsa Granda

The Bergell Valley Museum is located in the Ciäsa Granda, an imposing patrician house from the 16th century.

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Bistro Bregaglia Engadin

La stala Bistro d'Arte

Art gallery and bistro - a meeting place where art and cuisine meet.

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Museum Bregaglia Engadin

Palazzo Castelmur

The Palazzo Castelmur does not date back to the medieval period and, despite its two characteristic towers, it is not a fortress. It is rather a Zuckerbäckerschloss (a castle of a confectioner).

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Public Facility Bregaglia Engadin

Lan Müraia e Nossa Donna

Lan Müraia is located near the Castelmur rocky outcrop. A medieval ruin of the fortification wall with a passageway in the middle where tolls used to be collected.

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Event Venue Bregaglia Engadin

Artigianale Bregaglia

Local handicrafts are exhibited and sold at the "Artigianale Bregaglia". The wide variety of objects show the craftsmanship of the people of Bregaglia and give visitors an insight into rural culture.

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Gallery Bregaglia Engadin

Galleria il Salice

The Galleria il Salice was opened in 2012. It is located in the historic part of the village of Castasegna, a town on the border with Italy.

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Store Bregaglia Engadin

Soglio Produkte- store and production

Since 1979, the local raw materials and their gentle processing are the foundations for the quality of the SOGLIO body care products.

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Forest Bregaglia Engadin

Chestnut forest with village huts

On the plains of Brentan above Castasegna, huge trees stretch their branches towards the sky and form one of the largest and most beautiful chestnut groves in Europe.

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Public Facility Bregaglia Engadin

Villa Garbald

None other than the famous architect Gottfried Semper designed the "Italian country house" in 1862, which was renovated in 2004 by the architects Miller & Maranta and supplemented with the new "Roccolo" building. The buildings can be visited on weekly guided tours.

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