Holiday apartment in Rasura: Alpe Culino, trails and Valtellina culture

Rasura combines alpine landscapes, historic trails and local cheese-making traditions. If you are looking for a holiday apartment in Rasura, you can plan your trip around a wide range of experiences: mountain hikes, museums, an old route through the area or regional cheeses. It is precisely this combination of nature and culture that makes the village an interesting destination for varied days out.

Alpe Culino and the mountain landscape

The Foresta Demaniale dell’Alpe Culino state-owned forest covers 311 hectares, lies within the municipality of Rasura and stretches downhill from Monte Rosetta at an altitude of 2,357 metres. Alpe Culino combines alpine meadows at medium and high elevations with woodland. From there, views open out over the valley floor of Morbegno, the Costiera dei Cech and the mountain group of the Val Masino valley.

A hiking trail in the Alpe Culino area begins at Bar Bianco at an altitude of 1,506 metres. It ends either at Baita dei Vèn at 1,801 metres, Lago Culino at 1,959 metres or Cima della Rosetta at 2,142 metres. The different endpoints give your day trip a clear alpine focus.

Museums, a church and trails through history

The Mulino del Dosso houses the Vanseraf Ethnographic Museum. The Museo Vanseraf was built in 1836 by Giacomo Pezzini from Rasura. A visit provides insight into the history of Valtellina and the lives of its inhabitants. The parish church of Rasura is dedicated to Saint James the Elder and was built in 1634 on the remains of an older church dating from the 14th century. The Museo della montagna is located in the Polifunzionale di Rasura.

The ancient road through Valgerola is still marked, can be walked in around two hours and passes through Campione, Sacco and Rasura. The “Dal Pizzo dei Tre Signori alla Valtellina” trekking route also passes below the parish church of San Giacomo in Rasura. After a short descent, the Mulino del Dosso can be seen on the right; today, it is known as the Museo Etnografico Vanseraf.

Bitto, Pezzotti and the Sagra della Castagna

Alpe Culino is one of the most important ERSAF alpine pastures for producing Bitto DOP. Bitto DOP, ricotta and goat cheese are sold directly at Bar Bianco. Rasura is one of the traditional centres for producing Valtellina Pezzotti. In addition, the 39th edition of the Sagra della Castagna took place in Rasura on 5 and 6 October.

Hiking and cycling routes

The access road to Alpe Culino leads from Morbegno through Val Gerola to Rasura and then continues onwards. The route is approximately 6 kilometres long; the final 2 kilometres run along an unpaved road. The International Rosetta Skyrace route starts in Rasura and climbs towards the alpine pastures of Ronchi and Corte. A 16-kilometre route uses the Polifunzionale di Rasura as its start and finish hub and then follows the Via-del-Bitto trail, a wide and accessible cycling route, to the Olano alpine pasture. A running route starts at the Polifunzionale di Rasura and covers 3.2 kilometres, almost entirely along a trail, through the Orobic Mountains of Val Gerola to Cima Rosetta at an altitude of 2,150 metres.

Choose a holiday apartment in Rasura based on your travel interests

When choosing a holiday apartment in Rasura, you can take the starting points Bar Bianco, Polifunzionale di Rasura and Rasura itself, as well as the different route lengths, into account when planning your day. This allows you to combine mountain landscapes, culture, regional specialities and marked trails according to your preferred travel theme.

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