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The houses and bell tower of Oltre il Colle on the meadows, with the rocky peaks of the basin in the background
Ago76 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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The main village of Oltre il Colle spread out in the basin below the long rocky ridge of Monte Alben
Ago76 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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The war memorial in the centre of Oltre il Colle, on the small porphyry square with Italian flags, the houses of the main village and the mountains behind
Amadvance · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The village of Zambla Alta, a hamlet of Oltre il Colle, under snow with the houses and bell tower among the fir woods
Ago76 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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The still snow-covered ridge seen from the meadows of Plaza Arera, above Zambla Alta, among beech woods and firs
Dante33bis · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Plaza Arera stream above Zambla Alta, running clear between pale rocks below a small waterfall in the spring woods
Dante33bis · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Zambla Bassa, a hamlet of Oltre il Colle, with the bell tower and houses on green meadows at the foot of rocky peaks
Ago76 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Zambla Bassa, a hamlet of Oltre il Colle, covered in snow with the church and white meadows seen from the summit of the Grem
Ago76 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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The houses of Zorzone, a hamlet of Oltre il Colle, lined up among the meadows and woods of the slope
Ago76 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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The houses of Zorzone gathered around the bell tower of the church of the Santissima Trinità on a January day, below snowy slopes
Ago76 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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The snow-capped peaks above the Oltre il Colle basin in spring, with green meadows and woods in the foreground
Alberto Restifo · CC0
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The snow-covered Presolana massif rising from a sea of clouds, seen from Monte Alben above Oltre il Colle
Ago76 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Monte Alben and Val Serina seen from the summit of the Pizzo Arera in summer, with the villages of the basin among the meadows
MatthewGhera · CC BY 3.0
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The snow-covered Pizzo Arera seen from the Passo di Mezzeno on a sunny winter day, with tracks in the snow
Orobicon · CC BY-SA 3.0
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The snow-covered Pizzo Arera lit pink by the sunset, above Oltre il Colle
Ago76 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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The stone Capanna 2000 hut with the Italian flag on the pastures of the Alpe Arera, below the rocks of the Pizzo Arera
Bovero gerino · Public domain
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The Capanna 2000 hut on the grassy ridge of the Alpe Arera, with Monte Alben and the Oltre il Colle basin behind
Ago76 e Cesare Frigeni · Public domain
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A wrought-iron cross on an iron table on the pastures next to the Capanna 2000 hut, looking out over the valleys and villages below
Amadvance · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The parish church of San Bartolomeo in Oltre il Colle on its arched embankment, with the Alben in the background
Ago76 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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The canvas of the Death of Saint Joseph by Enrico Scuri in the parish church of San Bartolomeo: the dying Joseph between Jesus and Mary, with angels above
Ago76 (dipinto di Enrico Scuri, 1872) · CC BY-SA 3.0
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The church of Santa Maria Maddalena with the bell tower and the houses of Zambla Bassa, a hamlet of Oltre il Colle
Ago76 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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The snow-covered slopes of the Alpe Arera climbing towards the Capanna 2000 hut, with big clouds above the ridges
Dante33bis · CC BY-SA 4.0
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A snowy plateau on the slopes of the Arera, with the snow shaped by the wind and the ridge of Monte Alben on the horizon
Ago76 e Cesare Frigeni · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Monte Alben seen from the Arera in winter, with the slopes and meadows below whitened by snow
Orobicon · CC BY-SA 3.0
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The Colle di Zambla and the houses under fresh snow, with the rocky ridge of the Alben among the clouds
Orobicon, uploaded by Giorces · CC BY 2.5
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The still snow-covered Monte Grem seen from the Conca dell'Alben, above the houses and meadows of Oltre il Colle
MatthewGhera · CC BY 3.0
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The snow-covered ridge of the Cima di Grem with a hiker on the summit, under a clear blue sky
Ago76 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The ridge of Monte Grem laden with snow and cornices, with the pyramid of the Pizzo Arera in the background
Ago76 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The lattice-steel summit cross of the Cima di Grem on autumn meadows, with the pyramid of the Pizzo Arera in the background
Amadvance · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The CAI signpost at the Bocchetta di Grem (1,976 m), pointing to the summit, the Mistri and Telini bivouacs and the Capanna 2000
Amadvance · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Monte Alben and the Zambla pass seen from the Pizzo Arera, with the villages of the basin among the meadows
MatthewGhera · CC BY 3.0
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The road at the Colle di Zambla in winter, with piles of cleared snow and the road signs of the pass
Lucifero4 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The drinking fountain carved into a stone block and the Valle Brembana welcome board at the Colle di Zambla
Amadvance · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The signpost at the Passo di Zambla (1,260 m) with the cycling route sign and the distances to Serina, Dossena and San Giovanni Bianco
Amadvance · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Two edelweiss in bloom among grass and dwarf juniper, along the Sentiero dei Fiori
Matteo (diablomilanese) · CC BY 2.0
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The Sentiero dei Fiori sign marking the area of special botanical interest at 1,920 metres, with the Corna Piana and larches in the background
Amadvance · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The limestone walls of the Corna Piana seen from the Sentiero dei Fiori, with stony pastures and low clouds
MatthewGhera · CC BY-SA 4.0
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An open blue gentian flower in the grass on the slopes of the Pizzo Arera
Nicola Fotonico · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The yellow star-shaped flowers of yellow star-of-Bethlehem (Gagea lutea) among the leaves of a meadow below Monte Alben, in spring
Nicola Fotonico · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Lake Branchino from the path to the pass, with blue-green water among the pastures and the peaks of the Orobie on the horizon
Brum Brum Bruni · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The path descending through the pastures towards Lake Branchino, blue-green below grassy and rocky slopes
Brum Brum Bruni · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Rifugio Branchino with its wooden terrace on the pastures, just below the lake, at the foot of a rocky ridge
MatthewGhera · CC BY 3.0
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Lake Branchino in early May, still partly frozen, among snowfields and the large limestone boulders of the basin
nucce · CC BY 2.0
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The rocky peaks of Monte Alben from the meadows of the Monte di Zambla, with woods and hamlets of Oltre il Colle
MatthewGhera · CC BY 3.0
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The iron summit cross of Monte Alben at 2,019 metres, on the rocky ridge against the blue sky
Ago76 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Monte Alben seen from the pastures of the Alpe Arera in front of the Capanna 2000 hut, with the villages of the basin below
Bovero gerino · Public domain
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A hiker passes through a cleft in the rock on CAI trail 501, between the summit of the Alben and the Cima la Croce
Mænsard vokser · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Monte Alben reflected in a pool on the pastures, with its limestone spires under a clear sky
Ecomuseogorno · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Monte Alben with its slopes still dusted with snow and green woods at its foot, seen from Monte Suchello
MatthewGhera · CC BY 3.0
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The snow-covered Cima di Menna seen from the Conca dell'Alben, with the houses of Oltre il Colle on the valley floor
MatthewGhera · CC BY 3.0
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The long ridge of the Cima di Menna with the first snow, seen from the path to the Capanna 2000 hut
MatthewGhera · CC BY 3.0
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The iron summit cross of the Cima di Menna on meadows with patches of snow, with the Alps on the horizon
MatthewGhera · CC BY 3.0
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The snow-covered Cima di Menna in the warm light of sunset, seen from the west, with the moon rising in the sky
Italian walrus-63 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The meadows of the Conca dell'Alben above Oltre il Colle, with an old ski lift and the rocky spires
MatthewGhera · CC BY 3.0
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The trail signpost at Pian della Palla (1,270 m), on the gravel road of the walk, pointing to the Conca dell'Alben and the Passo di Zambla
Amadvance · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Passo Branchino with the sign for the Capanna 2000 hut and the limestone walls of the Arera group
MatthewGhera · CC BY 3.0
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Lake Branchino seen from the pass, with the paths descending through green pastures to the shore
Luigi Chiesa · CC BY 3.0
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The Rifugio Branchino seen from the path leading to it, a hut with a flag on the grassy slope below the Branchino ridges
MatthewGhera · CC BY 3.0
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The signs at the Passo della Crocetta (1,267 m): CAI trail 501 to Baita Nembrini, la Forca and Monte Alben, trail 526B to the Madonna del Frassino and the arrows to Pian della Palla
Amadvance · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The rocky pyramid of the Pizzo Arera with the first autumn snow, seen from the Cima di Menna
MatthewGhera · CC BY 3.0
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The limestone massif of the Pizzo Arera in autumn, with the south walls lit by the sun and the woods at its foot
Fabio Giudici · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The east summit of the Pizzo Arera with the summit cross among clouds rising from the slopes
Orobicon · CC BY-SA 3.0
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The Pizzo Arera seen from Lepreno on an autumn day, with its bare south face and the villages of the valley at its foot
MatthewGhera · CC BY 3.0
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The limestone walls of the north side of the Pizzo Arera seen from the path to the Laghi Gemelli, with a hut on the pastures in the foreground
Giuseppe Scuri · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The view from the summit of the Pizzo Arera: the pale rocks of the top in the foreground, green valleys below and the chain of the Alps on the horizon
MatthewGhera · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Pizzo Arera still covered in snow in May, above the green pastures and limestone boulders of the Alpe Corte side
nucce · CC BY 2.0
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A cairn with a stick on the path climbing from Plassa towards the Arera, with Monte Alben opposite
Amadvance · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The hand-written wooden sign "Sentiero Arera" among the brambles, at the start of the path from Plassa
Amadvance · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The rocky summit of the Pizzo Arera covered in snow, with the final ridge climbing to the cross under a blue sky
Giuseppe Scuri · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The snow-filled couloir between the Pizzo Arera and the Corna Piana, with a tiny figure climbing up the snow and the snowy Alps on the horizon
Orobicon · CC BY-SA 3.0
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The Pizzo Arera and the Cima di Valmora covered in snow at the end of November, under a mackerel sky
Ago76 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The rocks of the Pizzo Arera with the first snow, under a dark sky streaked with clouds, above pastures browned by autumn
Pietro Grassi · CC BY-SA 3.0
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The road at the Passo di Zambla, at 1,264 metres above Zambla Alta, between high walls of snow after a snowfall, with snow-capped peaks in the background
MatthewGhera · CC BY 3.0
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The rocky walls of the Pizzo Arera and the Corna Piana dusted with snow in late-afternoon light, seen from the Sentiero dei Fiori, with a hut among the pastures
Stetteo · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Crocuses flowering on the meadows of the Alpe Arera along the path to the Capanna 2000 hut, with the Pizzo Arera still snow-covered
Dante33bis · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The grassy valley crossed by the Sentiero dei Fiori under an overcast sky, among the pastures and rocks of the Arera group
Ago76 · Public domain
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The red waymark of CAI trail 222 painted on a limestone boulder among grass and flowers, along the Sentiero dei Fiori
Matteo (diablomilanese) · CC BY 2.0
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A meadow in bloom with pink bistort and yellow buttercups along the Sentiero dei Fiori, with the grassy ridges of the valley behind
Matteo Belotti · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The pasture valley crossed by the Sentiero dei Fiori, with a stone hut and a limestone peak on the right
Matteo Belotti · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The limestone spires of Monte Alben above Oltre il Colle, seen from the meadows of the ridge path
Mænsard vokser · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Val Parina hemmed in between rock walls and bare woods, seen from a viewpoint on CAI trail 259
MatthewGhera · CC BY 3.0
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Flowering meadows and huts above Zambla Alta, a hamlet of Oltre il Colle, with Monte Alben still snow-capped in the background
Dante33bis · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The village of Oltre il Colle in spring, with the bell tower of the parish church among the houses and wooded mountains behind
Ago76 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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The IP petrol station on piazzale degli Alpini in Oltre il Colle, with its canopy and pumps, seen from behind the wooden trough fountain in the flower bed
Amadvance · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The hut of the Alpe Zambla with the hand-written sign "Vendita prodotti tipici d'alpeggio: formaggi, salumi, taglieri, burro" (local alpine produce: cheese, cured meats, platters, butter), next to the CAI trail 238 signpost
Amadvance · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The stone Capanna 2000 hut with its metal roof, on the snow-covered pastures of the Alpe Arera, below two snowy peaks
Ago76 · Public domain
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A stone hut lit up at night under a starry sky, with the snow-capped peaks of the Orobie in the Brembana valley
Giampiero.pesenti · CC BY-SA 4.0
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High pastures and alpine huts along the Sentiero dei Fiori, around the Pizzo Arera above Oltre il Colle
Ago76 · Public domain
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The autumn transhumance in Val del Riso, with the flock, the shepherds and the dogs along the road in the rain
Museo delle miniere di Gorno · CC0
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The completely snow-covered Pizzo Arera seen from the summit of Monte Grem, above the Colle di Zambla
Ago76 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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The Pizzo Arera rising from a sea of clouds at sunset, seen from near the Tre Pizzi in the Brembana valley
Emanuele Livietti · CC BY-SA 4.0
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A sea of clouds seen between two rock walls of the Pizzo Arera, with the peaks of the Prealps emerging on the horizon
Emanuele Livietti · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The village of Oltre il Colle under snow seen from above, with the houses, the church and the white meadows of the basin
Ago76 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Oltre il Colle in a photograph from 1900: the church with its bell tower, the houses and the mountains of Val Serina
Autore sconosciuto · Public domain
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The wooden sign "Forno miniera" (mine kiln) on a meadow in the upper Val Vedra, among hazel trees and limestone walls, in the area of the old Oltre il Colle mines
Amadvance · CC BY-SA 4.0
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The exit of a mine tunnel with the wagon rails, at the Gorno Mines Ecomuseum in Val del Riso
Museo delle miniere di Gorno · CC0
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