A closer look
Monte Tobbio: at a glance
The Mount Tobbio (Pipes in Bosiese Liguria, Mount Tunnel in Liguria[1]) is the mountain located in the center of the Capanne di Marcarolo natural park.
Toponimo
The name of the mountain probably comes from the Germanic term tug ( hut).Explore this chapter
The name of the mountain probably comes from the Germanic term I'm sorry. (hut).[2]
Description
The mountain is located north of the Padano/Ligure watershed; compared to all other reliefs of this part of Appennino, the Tobbio stands out for great visibility...Explore this chapter
The mountain is located north of the Padano/ligure watershed; compared to all other reliefs of this part of Appennino, the Tobbio stands out for its great visibility (from the plain in front), due to its spire and particularly steep slopes. On top there is a small church built in 1897 and dedicated to Our Lady of Caravaggio and an emergency refuge owned by the Italian Alpine Club Novi Ligure. From its top you can see both the Gulf of Genoa, just 18 km away as the crow flies, the hills of the Langa and Monferrato as well as vast portions of the Alps and, on days of exceptional visibility, Corsica.
Access to the top
In addition to reachable from the nearby Voltaggio, you can also get to Tobbio through the panoramic road coming from the municipality of belonging, Bosio , which shows...Explore this chapter
In addition to reachable from the nearby Voltaggio[3], you can also get to Tobbio via the panoramic road coming from the municipality you belong to, Bosio, which shows one of the most interesting profiles.
Characteristic is the Christmas walk at night that the various CAIs of the province organize every year for the evening of December 25 with departure from Eremites Valic, crossroads where the three roads coming from the Capanne di Marcarolo, from Bosio and from Voltaggio meet, located immediately north of Monte.
History
During the Resistance, the whole area around the mountain was home to several partisan brigades and a place of fighting and battles.Explore this chapter
During the Resistance, the whole area around the mountain was home to several partisan brigades and a place of fighting and battles. [4]
Notes
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- ^ Acts of the Ligurian Society of Homeland History (PDF), vol. 30, Ligurian Society of Homeland History, 1900, p. 325. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ CAI-TCI, Ligurian and Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, page. 86-87.
- ^ SENTIERO VOLTAGGIO - MONTE TOBBIO, top sheet www.provincia.alessandria.gov.it Archived on 17 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ The April 1944 rake, up www.istitutorerano-ge.it, ILSREC - Ligurian Institute for the history of the Resistance and the contemporary age. Retrieved 5 April 2016 (archived fromoriginal url on 10 May 2017).
Bibliography
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- Marco Salvo and Daniele Canossini, Group of Monte Figne, in Ligurian and tosco-emiliano Appennino, series Guide of the Mountains of Italy, CAI-TCI, 2003, ISBN 9788836527755.
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