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Issime
Walser comune of the Lys valley, where the Töitschu dialect is spoken and the houses carry painted facades.
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- 12Highlights
- 16Routes
- Featured summit · Pirubeck
Highlights
All 12 from neighbouring places
Castello di Graines
8.2 km away, in Brusson
An eleventh-century castle of the primitive type on a rock spur above Brusson, one of the oldest in the Valle d'Aosta.
Miniere di Brusson
10.1 km away, in Brusson
Gold workings in the Val d'Ayas at Brusson, driven along the Chamousira vein and open underground.
Laghi di Palasinaz
10.7 km away, in Brusson
Seven small lakes in the Palasinaz basin above Brusson, a long-standing walking round of the Val d'Ayas.
Chiesa di San Maurizio
11.1 km away, in Brusson
The church of San Maurizio in upper Brusson, built between 1870 and 1873 to a design by Giuseppe Lancia.
Rifugio Arp
11.8 km away, in Brusson
A hut at 2,446 m on a grass terrace in the Palasinaz valley, among its lakes above Brusson.
Lago di Brusson
11.9 km away, in Brusson
A lake among meadows at Brusson, with a lakeside path and playground on its shore.
La Falesia di Extrapieraz
14.3 km away, in Brusson
A sport-climbing crag at Extrapieraz above Brusson, with easy routes suited to families.
Casa Capriata-Rifugio Carlo Mollino
6.6 km away, in Gressoney-Saint-Jean
A hut in the Weissmatten ski area above 2,000 m, the Casa Capriata designed by the architect Carlo Mollino.
Castel Savoia
8.4 km away, in Gressoney-Saint-Jean
The fairytale residence built from 1899 for Queen Margherita above Gressoney-Saint-Jean, with five towers and its own park.
Lago Gover
10 km away, in Gressoney-Saint-Jean
A small lake in old conifer woods above Gressoney-Saint-Jean, with the Monte Rosa summits reflected on clear days.
Il Castello di Verrès
10.8 km away, in Verrès
A single great cube of masonry above Verrès, built by Ibleto di Challant in the fourteenth century.
Cappella Del Gom
13.7 km away, in Pontboset
A wayside chapel at Pontboset, above the Ayasse gorge in the Champorcher valley.
Historic site
Mountain hut
Nothing of this kind in Issime.
Routes
Pirubeck
A short climb to the Pirubeck above Issime, a Walser village in the Lys valley.
- 2.0 km
- Distance
- 242 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 26 min
- Duration
Alpe Simulettu
A climb from Issime in the Lys valley to the Alpe Simulettu, one of the Walser summer pastures on the slope.
- 9.3 km
- Distance
- 823 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 11 min
- Duration
Issime Staffal
A long valley route from Issime up to Staffal at the head of the Gressoney valley, under Monte Rosa.
- 24.1 km
- Distance
- 888 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 1 min
- Duration
- 68
- Check-ins
Brengij
A short steep climb from Issime to the hamlet of Brengij, on the wooded eastern side of the Lys valley.
- 3.3 km
- Distance
- 536 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 3 min
- Duration
Rifugio Barma
A long climb from Fontainemore to the Barma hut beside its lake, under the ridge of Mont Mars.
- 15.8 km
- Distance
- 1 147 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 30 min
- Duration
- 26
- Check-ins
Cappella di San Grato
A walk from Issime into the Vallone di San Grato to the chapel that gives the valley its name.
- 8.7 km
- Distance
- 582 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 55 min
- Duration
Col Dondeuil
A long climb from Issime up the San Grato side valley to the Col Dondeuil on the ridge above.
- 14.0 km
- Distance
- 1 127 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 14 min
- Duration
- 10
- Check-ins
Il percorso delle cappelle
A route linking the wayside chapels on the slopes around Issime, built by the Walser families of the Lys valley.
- 12.7 km
- Distance
- 470 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 8 min
- Duration
Piccoli laghi
A long route above Issime to a group of small tarns in the high pastures at the head of the side valley.
- 12.8 km
- Distance
- 970 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 20 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
Issime
A round from Issime through the scattered Walser hamlets and terraces on the sides of the Lys valley.
- 9.1 km
- Distance
- 465 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 22 min
- Duration
Lago Chiaro
A long climb from Issime to the Lago Chiaro, a tarn set high in the pastures above the Lys valley.
- 11.0 km
- Distance
- 1 154 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 2 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
Lago Kierse 2 091 m
Pressevin
A climb from Issime to the Pressevin pastures, on the steep flank above the Lys valley floor.
- 8.9 km
- Distance
- 883 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 26 min
- Duration
Bivacco Cravetto
A long hard climb above Issime to the Cravetto bivouac, high in the side valleys towards the Biellese crest.
- 12.1 km
- Distance
- 1 508 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 56 min
- Duration
Reich
A walk from Issime up to Reich, one of the German-named summer settlements on the valley side.
- 7.9 km
- Distance
- 512 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 28 min
- Duration
Galm
A long ascent above Issime towards Galm, gaining the high pastures on the ridge east of the Lys.
- 12.7 km
- Distance
- 1 337 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 8 min
- Duration
Lago Vargno
A steep short climb from Issime to the Vargno reservoir, held in a hollow above the Lys valley.
- 18.2 km
- Distance
- 965 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 57 min
- Duration
No routes of this kind in Issime yet.
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Featured route
Pirubeck
A short climb to the Pirubeck above Issime, a Walser village in the Lys valley.
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