Val Formazza

Val Formazza offers ideal terrain for modern hiking, which combines the pleasure of walking through valleys and mountains with the discovery of nature and Alpine civilization. In Val Formazza you walk on historic paths that in the 13th century saw the migrations of the Walser, the small people of the high mountains. This book guides you to discover Val Formazza in all seasons, from easy spring and autumn trips to the more extensive routes of midsummer, up to the Arbola and Basodino glaciers; on foot, by bicycle, on skis or snowshoes. Val Formazza offers nature, culture, hospitality and refined Alpine gastronomy which sees Bettelmatt, the "cheese of the Gods", the prince of mountain cuisine.