I Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed)
is one of the most
famous historical Italian
novels, written by Alessandro
Manzoni between
1827 and 1840. The writer
was from Milano, but had
a family house in Lecco,
where he spent most of
his childhood. The inspiration
for his novel came
from gazing at the scenery
of the mountains and the
lake. In the pages we will
read together, we will find
a perfect description of
the landscape he loved so
much. Surprisingly, it’s not
difficult to retrace those
places: even the houses of
the little hamlets, now Lecco’s
neighborhoods.
This hike is an opportunity
to walk through beautiful
places, the first urban,
then natural trails between
woods and meadows,
and at the same time, an
opportunity to see I Promessi Sposi
from the author’s eye.
Meeting point and time:
at 8:10am we meet at Milano
Centrale Railway Station, at the front
of the platform of Regional train
2816 (headed to Tirano). At 8:20am,
train to Lecco (arr. 8:59am).
Hike: Lecco train station (200 m),
Olate, Bonacina, Ponte della Tenaglia
(500 m), Madonna della Rovinata
sanctuary, Germanedo, Pescarenico,
Lecco
Lunch at Agriturismo Ponte Tenaglia
(à la carte)
Difficulty: easy/medium; ascent:
400 m descent: 400 m; minimum
altitude: 200 m, maximum altitude:
574 m; walking time (excluding
stops): 4.5 hrs, 14 km. (If someone
is interested in a shorter hike, it is
possible by taking a bus. In this case
the ascent is 150 m)
To come back: 5:01pm train to
Milano Centrale (arr. 5:40pm).
Equipment: daily backpack, hiking
boots or good running shoes,
trekking poles (if you use them),
comfortable clothes in layers,
rain jacket, 1 liter bottle of water
(canteen), identity card
Cost: €25 (includes insurance, does
not include train tickets and lunch)
minimum 6 participants
Ticket cost: Milano–Lecco train
€5.20 each way
Guide: Elena Cortellessa, 339
3509742 ormaineve@gmail.com
Sign up: Fiona Betournay,
fbetournay@yahoo.co.uk