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| Upper Seriana Valley |
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The Upper Seriana Valley opens out at Ponte Nossa and immediately branches off into two large areas near Ponte Selva: on one side we have the Upper Seriana Valley proper, with Villa d’Ogna, Piario, Oltressenda, Ardesio, Valgoglio, Gromo, Gandellino and Valbondione, the last town, which lies fifty kilometres from Bergamo. On the other side, climbing away to the right, is the Clusone Plateau, and then the Presolana Basin with the Borlezza Valley. Separating these two vast areas is a double ridge of mountains, which culminate in the Presolana massif. With the Upper Seriana Valley we pass from hill holidays to out-and-out mountain tourism. The various towns and hamlets do not lie at particularly high altitudes (i.e. between 600 and 1,200 metres), but the landscape is dominated by rocks and mountains that reach heights of 3,000 metres. |