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Sports for all tastes in Valle Camonica
In addition to being very beautiful and interesting from a landscape point of view, the Camonica Valley offers the most varied possibilities in the field of sports, allowing for multiple activities both outdoors and indoors.
With its many different environments, it is an ideal place to spend a week in the snow, having fun on skis but not only. In several locations, such as Montecampione, Borno, Ponte di Legno, there are modern and efficient facilities for downhill skiing, guaranteeing fun for the whole family.
Downhill skiing is the king of winter sports, but it is certainly not the only one that can be practiced in winter. Ice skating, cross-country skiing and exciting off-piste skiing are available in major resorts, for which the accompaniment of experienced guides is recommended. Those who want to try new experiences can enjoy beautiful snowmobile rides or relaxing walks in fresh snow with the help of snowshoes.
If you love climbing a good alternative to rock climbing is the ice waterfalls, particularly noteworthy in the Camonica Valley are those of Val Brandet. These magnificent waterfalls have a drop of as much as 600 meters, and the three ice flows offer varying degrees of difficulty to allow even the less experienced climbers to have fun climbing.
Surges on the left side of the Oglio River. It is a destination for snowshoers and the protagonist of the famous Ono-Schilpario crossing over the Passo dei Campanelli. Of considerable cultural interest are the parish church of Saints Cornelius and Cyprian and the Printing Museum. A small curiosity, the municipality of Artogne has been twinned since February 1999 with the Belgian town of Courcelles. The event was promoted in connection with the massive emigration of Artognesi to the Walloon community during the period of Italian labor in the coal mines of Belgium, dating back to the late 1940s.
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Small town that lies in the middle of the Grigna Valley surrounded by the peaks of Concarena and Presolana. The ancient village stands on one of the hills dominated by Dosso del Cerreto and preserves the medieval urban structure of the historic center almost intact. The small village shows striking views thanks to the Val Grigna Regional Forest partly present on its territory. Worth visiting are the Hill of Christ the King with its magnificent golden statue, the Hermitage of St. Peter and Paul, the parish church dedicated to Saints Faustino and Giovita and the Church of Santa Maria Annunziata.
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It is located in the Upper Camonica Valley in a strategic area, at the junction leading to the Aprica Pass on one side and Ponte di Legno and the Tonale Pass on the other. Its territory is partly included in the Adamello Regional Park and partly in the Stelvio National Park. Edolo's historic center offers stately mansions and churches with fine frescoes, including the beautiful and imposing Santa Maria Nascente, which dominates the town, and the more intimate but valuable little church of San Giovanni Battista. Fascinating are the many snowshoeing and moonlight skiing rallies.
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Located at the end of Val Grigna includes part of the Val Grigna Regional Forest. To visit The Church of Santa Maria Assunta, one of the most striking and best-preserved pictorial monuments in the Camonica Valley completely frescoed by Pietro da Cemmo, we also find his works in the Church of the Holy Trinity. Strolling through the village one can encounter many fountains, ancient wash houses and the Federici Tower that dates back to the 12th-13th centuries. Also in Esine, there are a number of rock engravings and archaeological artifacts found especially in Plemo.
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In summer, the beauty of the landscapes and easy access to some of the trails make the Camonica Valley an ideal place for relaxing walks. The various rock faces that dot the Camonica Valley lend themselves well to exciting climbs, guaranteeing fun in total safety, especially if you are accompanied by the valley's expert guides . Some of the most interesting equipped routes are to be found in Cividate Camuno, where there is a beautiful, easily accessible crag with varying technical difficulties; in Piancogno, where a charming south-facing crag has several routes equipped with resin-bonded taproots; and in Ponte di Legno, where fascinating, somewhat challenging climbing is possible.
A summer sport that has been getting more and more people hooked in recent years is golf , and here in the Camonica Valley it can be practiced in several locations, all of them magnificent in terms of landscape. In Ponte di Legno there is a Golf Club at an altitude of about 1,500 meters along more than 5,000 meters, or in Montecampione there is a beautiful Golf Club, enhanced by the stupendous scenery that can be enjoyed and the striking fir and pine forests.
The Camonica Valley is rich in small and large streams and lakes. In some it is possible to practice sport fishing, as in the Valli di S. Antonio. Worth mentioning is Lake Moro, renowned for fishing, but also for relaxing walks or bicycle rides and for the possibility of swimming and access to the lake's waters with small rowing boats.
In the central square of the village we can visit the Parish Church of San Martino, its entrance is made of white Vezza marble, once extracted from the nearby Borom Quarry. Near the village, stands the Church of San Clemente among the oldest in Valle Camonica. Also of great interest is the ancient Federici Tower, which houses the Garibaldino Civic Museum. In Vezza d' Oglio every year, in the period between January/February, the Caspolada al chiar di luna takes place, which with its 4000 participants approx., enters by right among the most important events that take place in the Camuno territory.
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Thanks to ski lifts connected directly with Ponte di Legno and the Tonale Pass, a soccer field surrounded by greenery for professional team retreats, and the possibility of numerous sports and excursions, Temù has become a popular tourist destination. Today Temù is home to the Museum of the White War in Adamello, dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of the historical heritage of the Great War. Also of interest are the Parish Church of St. Bartholomew the Apostle, with a 17th-century structure, and the 16th-century Church of St. Alexander.
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Its mainly mountainous territory is lapped by the Oglio River, which separates the Brescian and Bergamo sides. The hamlet of Montecampione (shared with the municipality of Artogne) is a well-known ski resort. Santa Maria della Rotonda, an original 15th-century church on which the 1439 Simona stone portal stands out. The cycle of frescoes by the school of Giovan Pietro da Cemmo is interesting, as is the oratory of the Disciplini closed to the public next to the church of Santa Giulia.
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Small town that lies on the right bank of the Oglio River. Not to be missed is the Santuario dell'Annunciata, in which the Perdon d'assisi is celebrated on August 2 in the splendid complex of the friars' convent. It is a day full of religious services that ends with a fireworks display clearly visible throughout the lower Camonica Valley area. Another regular event is the Flower Fair that takes place in early May with stalls, markets, music and food and wine events.
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