A Place to Go: Let's Discover Oga

SHORT DESCRIPTION
Being a small hamlet, quite detached from the inhabited centers, there has been little contamination in beliefs and traditions, which have remained much more so than elsewhere. The persistence of certain rites (fiamma di Tadè, the cult of St. Columbanus, marzarol) is quite exceptional and has become a very powerful element of identity among the inhabitants. Although some of these are today affected by a certain cultural change (see the marzarol or the giro della Stella, which in the past were a unifying force for young people, while today they tend to disappear, replaced by other “rites”), for other traditions devotion is very much alive in all social strata, probably because they have been better able to connect with the present day.
Oga is located on a highly sunny panoramic balcony, projecting toward Bormio and Valdidentro. It is the northernmost hamlet of the municipality of Valdisotto (= a very ancient name already attested in 1309 together with the equally common “Valle de Cipina”).

EQUIPMENT
Standard hiking gear.
Hiking boots and poles are recommended.
Length: 1.7 km - Starting altitude: 1450 m a.s.l. - Elevation gain 80 m
Walking time: about 1.5 hours

ACTIVITY: Guided tours led by the volunteers of Pro Loco Valdisotto, to accompany you in discovering the places of worship and historical treasures that tell the story of the soul of our area.

RECIPIENTS: for everyone

FREE ACTIVITY: Limited places available!

INFO AND BOOKINGS Booking required by 6:00 PM on the previous day.