FESTIVAL AT COLLE D’ANZANA

ecomuseo — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:20:57 +0000

After several years, the traditional Festa al Colle d’Anzana, held in partnership with Brusio, returned in July 2025. This year, the event will take place on Sunday 19 July and will also feature a group from Teglio.

The Mass will be celebrated by Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro and Father Tullio Schivalocchi.

Setting off on foot as a group:

– from Nemina Alta, subject to purchasing a day pass from the Town Hall or the Alex Bar, at 8.00 am; or, for those without a car, the meeting point will be in Piazza Vanoni at 7.30 am.

– from Prato Valentino, by taking part in the walk organised by the CAI in Teglio, setting off at 8 am; please call 349 8302848 (Paolo) or 347 3578756 (Cai Teglio)

The walk will be approximately 4 km one way and of moderate difficulty, following a dirt track, half of which is in the shade.

It is also possible to reach the Colle from Campione by following a section of the eco-museum trail COL D’ANZANA: A BORDERLAND.

We recommend that you bring hiking equipment:

-Hiking boots

- A rucksack containing water and food supplies

-Clothing suitable for changeable weather

-Items to protect you from the sun: sunglasses, a cap, sun cream

For those who are unable to walk the route from the Italian side, there is the option of doing so from Switzerland. The path starts in Campascio, heading towards the Anzana mountain hut.

High-altitude programme:

– 11.30 am: Holy Mass on the hill at the Madonnina

– 12.30 pm Packed lunch

– Around 2.30 pm: Return

For further information, please call Don Tullio on 334 2536830

Attached you will find:

some slides taken by Igino Ronchi during a ‘Festa al Colle’ in the 1980s © Igino Ronchi 1984
Photos from last year’s Mass © Luana Dorsa 2025

L'articolo FESTA AL COLLE D’ANZANA proviene da Ecomuseo Bianzone.

THE FESTA AL COLLE IS BACK

ecomuseo — Sun, 20 July 2025 15:17:53 +0000

During the summer, on occasion, there was the ‘prucesiùn del sciüc al Col’. This procession took place only in exceptional circumstances, when a persistent drought threatened to ruin the harvest in the countryside. It was an extremely long and arduous journey: on foot, from the Church of San Siro, the procession made its way to the cross situated on the Italian-Swiss border at Colle, to pray for rain.

Today, 20 July 2025, Don Tullio, parish priest of Bianzone, celebrated Holy Mass in the presence of the faithful from various villages: Teglio, Campei, Campione, Bianzone, Villa, Brusio, Poschiavo, and even one from Milan.

The theme of the Gospel reading centred on hospitality, which is so precious that days such as today hold special significance.

After a break, this lovely ceremony on top of the hill has returned this year and is set to take place again next year.

The meeting point was in Piazza Vanoni in Bianzone at 7.30. After travelling to Nemina Alta, the walk began, taking the group to Colle in a couple of hours, where Don Tullio celebrated Holy Mass at 11.30 near the Madonnina.

This was followed by a packed lunch on site.

A large delegation also arrived from Switzerland, taking the road at Campascio towards the Anzana mountain hut.

Attached:

L'articolo RITORNA LA FESTA AL COLLE proviene da Ecomuseo Bianzone.

Nature Archives | Ecomuseo Bianzone

FESTIVAL AT COLLE D’ANZANA

THE FESTA AL COLLE IS BACK