In the municipality of Centro Valle Intelvi from 8 August 2021 you will be able to admire the landscape sitting on a splendid "giant bench"!
The place defined for the installation is the mountain pasture at the foot of Pizzo della Croce in the Bolla area. Leave your car in the large car park available and you will reach the bench in a few minutes on foot.
The giant bench has the colors of the Municipality's coat of arms: petrol green and fuchsia red, while the light green will represent the natural environment of the mountain pasture in which it is located.
Born from the idea of the American designer Chris Bangle, the famous giant benches from which you can admire the landscape are part of a non-profit initiative called "Big Bench Community Project". At the moment there are 168 of these "oversized" installations which aim to increase tourism, making people discover the territories and some beautiful views, supporting the local communities and the artisan excellence of the countries in which they are located. The benches cannot be built using public funds but they are all the result of the voluntary work of the organizations that decide to install one on their territory.
In the municipality of Centro Valle Intelvi the promoters of the initiative were the Trematera della Valle Intelvi Association, the Friends of the Casasco Museum Association, the Per Castiglione Association, Pro Loco Casasco and Team Bike Valle Intelvi which, with the support of the Municipality of Centro Valle Intelvi and Valle Intelvi Turismo continued the initiative. In the Centro Valle Intelvi area there are 9 commercial activities where it is possible to purchase the passport and the stamp of the first giant bench in the Intelvi area: Punto Bar, Bar Sport, Ristorante La Bolla, L'osteria dell'Alpe, Bar Pizzeria Bellavista, Valleverde Restaurant, Capanna Bruno Restaurant, Baita di Orimento and Il Baretto. One way to make a visit to the Great Benches even more fun is to collect the stamps of each bench in your passport!
DIRECTIONS:
Reachable from Centro Valle Intelvi, loc. St. Fedele:
By car: from Piazza GB Carminati (Centro Valle Intelvi, locality San Fedele) continue on the provincial road towards Alta Valle Intelvi – Lanzo; after the Shopping Center, turn left onto Via Monte Generoso (second street on the left after the Shopping Center - visible bus station). Take Via Monte Generoso and continue straight until reaching Alpe Grande (you will find a large car park with a picnic area); from here continue straight until you reach loc. Lombardy bubble: https://maps.app.goo.gl/G6FLMhy1Dm1iAgVr9
Park your car in the large car park in front of the La Bolla restaurant
Finally follow the signs for “Capanna Bruno”. You will find the bench on the left!
Standing: (leave the car in Postiglione – bus station), continue on Via Monte Generoso for about 500 m and take the path on the right (you will see a small sign indicating the route and that of the “Aromi e Natura” farm); the route is immersed in the woods and leads to Alpe Grande; from here continue straight on the road until you reach loc. Bubble: https://maps.app.goo.gl/G6FLMhy1Dm1iAgVr9
Finally follow the signs for “Capanna Bruno”. You will find the bench on the left!
or going up from Centro Valle Intelvi, loc. Casasco:
By car: from Piazza GB Carminati (Centro Valle Intelvi, locality San Fedele) continue on the provincial road towards Alta Valle Intelvi – Lanzo; after passing the Shopping Center, turn left onto Via Casasco (first street on the left after the Shopping Center) and continue straight until reaching loc. Casasco. Before reaching the center of the town, turn right onto Via Fratelli Terragni (visible Bar Trattoria Pizzeria Bellavista at the crossroads). Continue straight until Loc. Bolla. Park in the large car park in front of the La Bolla restaurant. Finally follow the signs for “Capanna Bruno”. You will find the bench on the left!
