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B&B Il Nido

B&B at the Passo di Zambla, the 1,264-metre pass above Zambla Alta: the Pro Loco publishes only its location and phone number, no rooms, services or codes.

AddressPasso di Zambla, 24013 Oltre il Colle (BG)
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Il Nido is a bed and breakfast that the Pro Loco of Oltre il Colle lists among the accommodation of the basin with its location, Passo di Zambla, and a mobile number, 340 7022921. That is all an official source publishes about it: there is no website, no street address with a house number, no CIN code and no information on rooms, beds, breakfast or prices.

The B&B does not appear in the municipality's accommodation list and we did not find it among the properties with a regional code published on the Lombardy Region tourism portal. Before booking it is worth phoning and asking for the essentials, starting with the national identification code, which properties must show in their listings.

The Passo di Zambla: where it is

The Passo di Zambla, which maps also call the Colle di Zambla, is the pass linking Val Serina to Val del Riso and from there to the Seriana valley; OpenStreetMap gives it an altitude of 1,264 metres. It lies just above Zambla Alta: from the pass to the centre of the hamlet it is about 580 metres as the crow flies.

At the pass there is a public car park, marked as free on OpenStreetMap, and CAI Bergamo also mentions a small car park at the roadside for those setting out on the paths.

Getting to the pass by bus

Passo Zambla is the terminus of Bergamo Trasporti bus line B, which starts in Bergamo and runs via Zogno, where changing buses is compulsory, Serina, piazza Tiraboschi in Oltre il Colle and Zambla Alta. Services run Monday to Saturday only, with different times on school days and in the holidays.

What's at the pass: restaurants, adventure park, ski trails and paths

At the Passo di Zambla the Pro Loco lists the Al Trapper restaurant and pizzeria, La Baita, the Centro Sportivo Valle, with minigolf, tennis, five-a-side football, billiards, trampolines, table tennis, a games room and a bowling green, and the Monte Alben Adventure Park. Going round the Al Trapper restaurant, the blog of B&B Sotto l'Alben explains, you reach the adventure park meadow, where the cross-country ski trail starts: in summer it is an almost level walk, about 2.5 kilometres to Pian della Palla.

Two CAI paths also start from the pass. Path 238 heads north to the wayside shrine of the Madonna di Caravaggio, five minutes away, and continues via the Cascine Sinelli and the Baita di Monte di Zambla to the Baita Camplano, at 1,830 metres, and to the Capanna 2000 in about three hours. Path 501 follows the forest road south to the Passo della Crocetta and then climbs to the summit of Monte Alben, at 2,019 metres: 2 hours 15 minutes of ascent, for expert hikers.

What to ask on the phone before booking

With a property that has no public information, the questions to ask are the ones the other houses in the basin answer on their websites.

  • The national identification code (CIN)
  • The exact address and whether there is a parking space
  • How many rooms there are, with which beds and whether the bathroom is private
  • Whether breakfast is included and how it is served
  • Arrival and departure times and whether pets are accepted
  • How to pay and what happens if you cancel

FAQ

Frequently asked questions: B&B Il Nido

Does B&B Il Nido have a website?

We did not find one. The Pro Loco of Oltre il Colle publishes only the name, the location, Passo di Zambla, and the mobile 340 7022921.

Where exactly is B&B Il Nido?

The Pro Loco places it at the Passo di Zambla, the pass above Zambla Alta, but does not publish a street address with a house number: ask on the phone.

How do I book?

By phoning 340 7022921, the number published by the Pro Loco. Before confirming, ask for the CIN code, the type of room and what the price includes.

Can I get to the Passo di Zambla by bus?

Yes: it is the terminus of Bergamo Trasporti bus line B. From Bergamo you change buses at Zogno and services run Monday to Saturday only.

What is there near the Passo di Zambla?

The Al Trapper restaurant and pizzeria, La Baita, the Centro Sportivo Valle, the Monte Alben Adventure Park, the start of the cross-country ski trail and CAI paths 238 to the Capanna 2000 and 501 to Monte Alben.

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