Holiday apartment in Valbrona: discover hiking and village culture

Valbrona combines various hiking destinations with village and church culture. Between Osigo, Maisano and Visino, you will find specific starting points for tours, a church with works of art, traces of historic agriculture and destinations in the surrounding area. The mix of hiking trails, church culture and village history gives your stay in Valbrona a variety of focuses.

Hiking trails with clearly defined starting points

The Corni di Canzo trekking route from Valbrona begins at Alpe Oneda at an elevation of 719 metres and ends at Rifugio SEV – Società Escursionisti Valmadreresi at 1,239 metres. The Visino–Alpe di Megna circular route is 4.33 kilometres long, has an elevation gain of 211 metres and an elevation loss of 213 metres, is classified as a Class E hiking trail and takes approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes. A hike to Monte Megna begins in the Maisano hamlet at the sports centre car park.

The recommended starting point for the route in Osigo is at one of the car parks on Via Monte Grappa in Valbrona. This starting point can be reached via the SP46 from Oliveto Lario or by bus route C35 to the Via Veneto 21 stop. The various details on starting points, elevation gains and duration make it easier to plan different hiking days without requiring every tour to fit the same time frame.

Chiesa di San Michele in Visino

The Chiesa di San Michele in Visino stands on a rise at the edge of the Visino hamlet; access from the rear is via a stone staircase. The first document attesting to the existence of the church is the “Liber notitiae sanctorum mediolani” from the second half of the 13th century. The Chiesa di San Michele houses the polyptych by Ambrogio da Fossano (Bergognone), as well as other works of art from various periods that were loaned on deposit by the Pinacoteca di Brera.

Village history and special discoveries

The Massi avelli of Valbrona are earth graves carved into erratic blocks of granite, Serizzo, gneiss or serpentine. At the entrance to the old centre of Maisano, traces of an ancient torchio were rediscovered during the renovation of a rustico. This device, frequently used in farming culture, was associated with oil and wine as traditional agricultural products. In Visino, the pond is equipped with water features, including an Archimedes’ screw.

Mountains, museums and palaces in the surrounding area

The Museo Moto Guzzi is a museum in the immediate vicinity of Valbrona. The summits of Monte Oriolo, Monte Colla and Monte Rai, as well as Mount Cornizzolo, are also located nearby. The Palazzo Secchi, the Museo Etnografico Dell'Alta Brianza and the Palazzo Belgioioso are also located in the surrounding area of Valbrona.

Other places in the same area

You can find other places in the same wider area here: Casasco D'intelvi, Plesio, Ossuccio, Lezzeno, Mozzate, Inverigo, Lurago D'erba and Dascio.

To the wider travel overview: Como.