PASSO GAVIA
The Gavia Pass, one of the highest Alpine passes in Europe at 2,618 m above sea level, connects Santa Caterina Valfurva in the Province of Sondrio and Ponte di Legno (Alta Valle Camonica) in the Province of Brescia. From the Valtellina side the road offers an elevation gain of just under 900m in around 13km.
SATURDAY 3rd JUNE 2023
SATURDAY 14th JULY 2023
SUNDAY 3rd SEPTEMBER 2023
road closed to traffic 8.30 am – 12.30 pm
from S.Caterina Valfurva (SO) and from Sant’Apollonia (BS)
HISTORY
The Gavia valley and its immediate surrounding area have been frequented by man since antiquity. It is on this road, at the incredible height of 2,350m asl, that evidence of the presence of humans here was found, dating back approximately 9,000 years. In more recent times the valley was an important trade route, in the medieval period merchant caravans from the Republic of Venice headed via Bormio to the Tyrol.
The current route is much more recent, dating back to the First World War. Most of the peaks in around the Gavia Valley were guarded by soldiers on one side or the other. It is right at this point on the Italian front that at over 3,000m above sea level the battles of San Matteo were fought, among the highest of the whole conflict.
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