Italy Travel And Hotel Guide

From Clusone you can take a bus to Lago d’Iseo or further up the Valle Seriana, though this is of little interest unless you’re a committed skier. The same is true of the Val Cavallina , which has also suffered from industrial development, with much of it ruined by small factories and tacky housing. The holiday area around Lago d’Endine isn’t too bad, but you’re more likely to pass through the valley only on your way up to Lago d’Iseo. Beyond Lago d’Endine, to the northwest, Cantoniera della Presolana is a large ski resort with some swanky hotels, dating back to the turn of the century. It has fifteen slopes, an cover rink, ski and sled hire, and, surprisingly, a number of reasonable one-star hotels. Val di Scalve , beyond Presolana, is famous for the Gorge of the Dezzo , a narrow chasm forged by the torrents of the River Scalve, whose overhanging rocks are spectacular even if the river has been reduced to a miserable trickle by hydroelectric works.

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