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- Sarah
Vercana, 30-09-2022
The Tibetan Bridge in Valtellina
Guess where we all went last weekend? I'll give you three clues: an incredible view, a really high bridge and a very clear sky.
Now put these three things together and the answer will be none other than... Il Ponte nel Cielo!
In Val Tartano at an altitude of 1034 m is one of the highest suspended bridges in Europe. Situated at a height of 140 metres from the ground, it floats with its steel structure but without wobbling too much.
The two sides of the Val Tartano are united by its 234-metre length, but we wish it were much longer so that we could prolong the marvellous experience suspended in the air!
Of course, if you suffer from vertigo, it's certainly not the place for you, but luckily none of me, my husband and Leonardo have this problem, so we were pretty relaxed! Once we reached the centre of the bridge, the view was truly spectacular: the Valtellina valley ending in Lake Como, and on the way up, the Colombera dam, the Maggengo Frasnino, and the green Tartano valley from which the mountains rise.
We found ourselves suspended 140 metres above the ground surrounded by nature, an unbelievable and inimitable sensation. Seven hundred larch planks run the length of the bridge. On the other side, there is a path of cobblestone stairs that leads up to a small hut where, with photos and captions, the story of the design and the building of the bridge is told. Just to answer Leonardo's question that I had been trying to answer in my own way for 10 minutes, "Mum, how did they do that?"
Once back home, we discovered that on Saturdays, the bridge stays open not until 4.30 pm as usual, but until sunset. We definitely plan to go back there to enjoy the sunset colours from the bridge!
- Sarah