Via Francisca - From Chiavenna to Samolaco

Stage 1 - Chiavenna to Samolaco

We leave Chiavenna along the long straight stretch of Via Volta until we cross the bridge over the Liro stream, after which we turn right entering San Mamete. We descend to the Mese power plant and then climb up to Coloredo locality, where we cross the Crezzo stream to enter Gordona. We leave the village along Via Piazzoli and Via Segname to take the path that leads to the ancient Boggia chapel. Here we can choose to take either the low or the high variant, which is definitely more challenging.

The low variant follows the path of the Boggia stream to its confluence with the Mera River, which we follow to the fortified farmstead of Cesura. We soon reach San Pietro where we rejoin the high variant.

We pass the Culumbée Ethnographic Museum and the church dedicated to San Pietro to descend on the left the steps of the Stradina delle Fontane to the Peremonte road, which we follow to the right. Near a curve to the left we continue straight along a path that leads us to ford the Bolgadregna stream near Nogaredo. We continue along the path past the Era Valley until we reach the paved road that descends to the hamlet of Era.