In the dust and in the clear light of the seasons we can follow the track through Ossola Valley by bike, car, bus, train and on foot.
Through the wind, the steep sides of the mountains and the woods we can go to and past the national park of Valgrande along the ancient road going beyond Candoglia and its marble quarries. Premosello Chiovenda and its sunny mountain ridge of Colloro and Vogogna, the capital of the lower Ossola Valley with its ancient and gothic charming centre.
We find Domodossola beyond the plain of the valley: we cross the Square Mercato and a quick glance reminds us the King Berengario. We can admire the fine harmony of the grey and the sun reflected on Silva Palace, on the Square Fontana and on the Napoleonic San Francesco Palace nearby.
The exclusive profile of the International Railway Station was designed by progress and Art Noveau, the thought of movement and enthusiasm. Chavez’s plane loomed in the sky above the station and the wind offered him immortality.
Leaving Domodossola we plunge into the vineyards of Ca’d Maté, Prunent and Bruschett, fine red wines which thrive with the strong flavours of rye bread and honey on our palates.
Everywhere in the valley we can taste the credenzin (rye bread with nuts and figs), alpine cheeses, spicy salami and pumpkin or chestnut gnocchi. We must not forget to taste the stinchett, a wafer of pastry with flour, salt, water and alpine butter and the famous viulin, a goat ham in Vigezzo Valley and Bettelmatt and other sorts of cheese in Formazza Valley and last but not least the delicious cuchela. They all teach us one of the gastronomic secrets from this corner of Lepontine Alps.
Now we should begin our adventure starting from the next page….