MOUNTAIN WALKS

Science, please: Hotel Bezzi - Biotopo in Tonale

This excursion takes you to the discovery of the so-called Biotopo, a botanical area, where the ancient biodiversity and wildlife is preserved. The tour lasts 2 hours approximately and is suitable for all. Outside the hotel, go uphill toward the Tonale Pass, following the mule-track, which passes in front of Faita restaurant, till its end; arrive at the terminal of the cable car lift Paradiso and go ahead toward the village; pass the Miramonti hotel and turn right toward the church; follow the signs to reach the info point, a wood cabin, where you will find useful information and an interactive kids area. Along the itinerary, which is 1 km long, you can admire the surroundings from 12 viewpoints. The tour forms a ring, so at the end you will go back to the “fitness trail”, from where you can descend back to the hotel.

The importance of this natural environment is due to the thousand-year old peat bog: peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter that sediment in wetlands and do not decompose, thanks to chemical processes. To set a date of this ecosystem, some trunks have been analyzed and the result is they date back to 7,000 B.C; this means the area is 9,000 years old!