Description
DISCOVER THE OTHER STAGES OF THE VIA DEL MERCATO:
Stage 1 – From Masera to Re
Stage 2 – From Re to Camedo
Useful info
Italian Alpine Club (CAI) site identification code
Sector M “Historic Routes” M00
Starting point
Camedo (Vigezzina-Centovalli Railway Station)
Places visited
Camedo, Borgnone, Lionza, Verdasio, Slogna, Calezzo, Costa, Pila, Intragna
Points of interest along the route
- Churches, chapels and oratories
- Hemp millstone
- Cappella del brigante (bandit’s chapel)
- Washhouses, mills and the remains of a hammer
- Old houses with arches and frescoes
- Tondù Palace in Lionza
- Waterfalls and glacial features along the way
- The Regional Museum in Intragna
- Ticino’s highest bell tower in Intragna
Accomodations
Accommodations facilities in Intragna.
Alternatively you can go back to Domodossola on the scenic Vigezzina-Centovalli Railway.
Useful info
If you’re not staying in Camedo after the previous stage, from Domodossola FS International Railway Station, follow signs for the underground tunnel from which the scenic Vigezzina-Centovalli railway departs, getting off in Camedo (we recommend you also get a return ticket back from Intragna).
Contact details: Comune delle Centovalli
CAI contact details: Valle Vigezzo Section
Difficulty
Length
Ascent/descent
440 m ascent / 659 m descent
Time to complete the route
Signage
Best time of year
Reference map(s)
Map no. 13 scale 1:25,000 (Valle Cannobina) by Geo4Map/CAI
Digital maps on the following apps: ViewRanger – PDF Maps
