The Italian Valleys of the Pennine Alps: A Tour Through All the Romantic and Less-frequented "vals" of Northern Piedmont, from the Tarentaise to the Gries |
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... Sesia and the Val Sesians - Vestiges of ancient glacier - Gold and copper mines . - Torrente Bianco - Pile Alpe- Noble view of Monte Rosa - Rich vegetation - Riva- Church and frescoes- Descent of Val Sesia - - - Scopello .. 359 CHAPTER ...
... Sesia and the Val Sesians - Vestiges of ancient glacier - Gold and copper mines . - Torrente Bianco - Pile Alpe- Noble view of Monte Rosa - Rich vegetation - Riva- Church and frescoes- Descent of Val Sesia - - - Scopello .. 359 CHAPTER ...
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... SESIA . - VAL SERMENTA . — VAL OLLOCIA . - - Fly - fishing in the Sesia - Future route Deserted foundry of Scopello - Start by moonlight — Scopa - Balmuccia " Osteria " vento - - - -- - ― - - Rock - blasting - - Peasants ' costumes ...
... SESIA . - VAL SERMENTA . — VAL OLLOCIA . - - Fly - fishing in the Sesia - Future route Deserted foundry of Scopello - Start by moonlight — Scopa - Balmuccia " Osteria " vento - - - -- - ― - - Rock - blasting - - Peasants ' costumes ...
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... by refresh- ing streamlets - they converge and form the Dora Baltea , the Sesia , the Tosa , and finally the Po itself ; which may not inaptly be termed the Gihon , Pison , Hiddekel , 14 CHAP . I. VAL DU GRAND ST . BERNARD .
... by refresh- ing streamlets - they converge and form the Dora Baltea , the Sesia , the Tosa , and finally the Po itself ; which may not inaptly be termed the Gihon , Pison , Hiddekel , 14 CHAP . I. VAL DU GRAND ST . BERNARD .
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... Sesia , our central depôt - retaining nothing but mountain costume and a reduced equipment for the rest of the tour . The diligence left at noon for Châtillon , and we secured the " banquette " again for the sake of the view . Having ...
... Sesia , our central depôt - retaining nothing but mountain costume and a reduced equipment for the rest of the tour . The diligence left at noon for Châtillon , and we secured the " banquette " again for the sake of the view . Having ...
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... Sesia . In the contracted gorge above the village , which we had descended from the Furca de Betta , another pass to the right takes over the Col d'Ollen to Alagna - while at the upper extremity of the valley , the great Lys glacier ...
... Sesia . In the contracted gorge above the village , which we had descended from the Furca de Betta , another pass to the right takes over the Col d'Ollen to Alagna - while at the upper extremity of the valley , the great Lys glacier ...
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Alagna Alpine Alps ancient Aosta ascent avalanches baggage Barailler beautiful Bernard blue bouquetin bridge châlets Challant chamois Châtillon church climb clouds Cogne colour Courmayeur Cramont crevasses crossed curé d'Ossola dark deep Delapierre descending distance Doire Fcap feet foot forest German glacier glen gneiss gorge granite green Gressoney Grivola head height houses Italian La Thuile larch lofty looked lower Macugnaga mass meadows Mont Blanc Mont Velan Monte Rosa Mora moraine morning mule narrow night pass path peaks Piedmont pine Post 8vo precipice range reached remarkable rich ridge Rimasco Rimella road rocks Roman round scene scenery Second Edition seemed seen Sesia singular slope snow steep stone stream summit Taurini torrent track trees Turin Val d'Aosta Val d'Ayas Val d'Ossola Val de Lys Val Sesia valley Valpelline Varallo vast village Vols walls wild Woodcuts Zumstein
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