Historic site
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Parre
Val Seriana village on the site of Parra, an Orobian hill settlement, now an archaeological park and museum.
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- 4Routes
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Highlights
8 from neighbouring places
Rifugio Santamaria in Leten
A hut on the Leten pastures above Parre, on the Orobie paths.
Oppidum Parra degli Orobi
The excavated hill settlement of Parra, an Orobian town on the terrace above the Serio.
Chiesa Parrocchiale di San Pietro
Parre's parish church, on the terrace above the Serio.
Santuario della Santissima Trinità
A pilgrimage church above Parre, looking down the Val Seriana.
Museo Casa dell’Orfano Mons. Antonietti
3.2 km away, in Clusone
A museum in the former orphanage above Clusone, on the priest who founded it and the children it took in.
Sorgenti Nossana
3.6 km away, in Ponte Nossa
One of the largest karst springs in Italy, rising at the foot of the Val Seriana rock face.
Maglio Museo
4 km away, in Ponte Nossa
A working tilt hammer at Ponte Nossa, water-driven, kept as a museum of the valley's ironwork.
Santuario della Madonna delle Lacrime
4.3 km away, in Ponte Nossa
A pilgrimage church at Ponte Nossa, built after a weeping-image miracle of 1511.
Chiesa del Paradiso
4.6 km away, in Clusone
A church on the edge of Clusone, named for the hill it stands on.
Chiesa della Beata Vergine del Paradiso
4.6 km away, in Clusone
A Marian church above Clusone, on the terrace looking down the Val Seriana.
Santuario Madonna delle Grazie
4.6 km away, in Ardesio
The sanctuary of the Madonna delle Grazie at Ardesio, a Marian pilgrimage church of the upper Val Seriana.
Nothing of this kind in Parre.
Routes
16 from neighbouring places
Tour al Rifugio Vaccaro
A long, demanding round from Ponte Nossa to the Rifugio Vaccaro on the hills of the middle Val Seriana.
- 24.2 km
- Distance
- 1 190 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 45 min
- Duration
- 69
- Check-ins
Dal fiume Serio in bici fino al Rifugio Santamaria
A long climb out of the Serio valley through fir and beech woods and high pasture, past the huts of Alpe Vaccaro to the Baita Forcella.
- 30.9 km
- Distance
- 1 800 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 46 min
- Duration
- 52
- Check-ins
Vaccaro Tour
A long circuit from Ponte Nossa in the Val Seriana, climbing the slopes towards the Vaccaro pastures and back.
- 23.2 km
- Distance
- 1 282 m
- Ascent
- 9 h 6 min
- Duration
- 63
- Check-ins
Da Parre al Monte Vaccaro
A long climb from above the village of Parre in the upper Val Seriana, through worked pasture, to the Cima Vaccaro.
- 8.0 km
- Distance
- 1 302 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 3 min
- Duration
- 48
- Check-ins
Altopiano Tour
4.6 km away, in Clusone
A short circuit of the Clusone plateau, ridden or walked, through its fields and old lanes.
- 17.8 km
- Distance
- 212 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 47 min
- Duration
- 10
- Check-ins
Miniera di Foghera (BG) e dintorni
5.2 km away, in Gorno
An easy walk from the mining ecomuseum at Gorno to the Foghera adit, in a valley worked for zinc and lead.
- 5.9 km
- Distance
- 343 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 10 min
- Duration
- 12
- Check-ins
Da Clusone a Bossico Un inizio che profuma di avventura
5.4 km away, in Clusone
The first stage of the green route, from Clusone to Bossico through beech wood and pasture, with Lake Iseo in sight and nothing hard underfoot.
- 13.7 km
- Distance
- 541 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 19 min
- Duration
- 9
- Check-ins
Pozza d'Ast 1 027 m
Val Sedornia in MTB
7.8 km away, in Gromo
A climb out of Gromo into the Val Sedornia, passing the Ristorante Posta al Castello and the barns at Stalle del Flesco.
- 21.0 km
- Distance
- 884 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 42 min
- Duration
- 43
- Check-ins
Via del Latte in Mountain Bike
10.7 km away, in Castione della Presolana
A climb from Castione della Presolana through woodland and open pasture to the dairy huts of Malga di Campo and Malga Pozzetto below the Corna Cava.
- 21.1 km
- Distance
- 937 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 46 min
- Duration
- 194
- Check-ins
Cycle path of river Serio
3.4 km away, in Clusone
A long ride beside the Serio, on the cycleway that runs from the lower valley up through Clusone towards Valbondione.
- 53.9 km
- Distance
- 716 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 25 min
- Duration
- 51
- Check-ins
Da Clusone a Selvino lungo la Val Seriana
4.7 km away, in Clusone
A long low-level route down the Seriana valley from Clusone to Selvino, on the Bergamo side of the Orobie.
- 27.7 km
- Distance
- 647 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 45 min
- Duration
- 19
- Check-ins
MTB Bossico - yellow route
14.7 km away, in Bossico
An easy circuit from Bossico, out on tarmac to Località Volpi above the lake and back on forest track past the picnic ground at Pila.
- 6.7 km
- Distance
- 207 m
- Ascent
- 48 min
- Duration
Open route VisitlakeiseoMiniera Costa Jels (BG) e dintorni di Oneta
5.9 km away, in Gorno
A walk around Oneta from the Costa Jels mine at Gorno, in the old zinc-mining country of the Val del Riso.
- 4.2 km
- Distance
- 133 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 28 min
- Duration
- 14
- Check-ins
In Val Seriana al Rifugio San Lucio
5.8 km away, in Clusone
A short climb from the Clusone plateau to the San Lucio hut, set on the north ridge of Pizzo Formico above the Seriana valley.
- 4.4 km
- Distance
- 442 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 55 min
- Duration
- 37
- Check-ins
MTB Bossico - red route
14.7 km away, in Bossico
A mountain-bike loop from the middle of Bossico into the pine forest, passing the Pozza d'Ast pool and the campsite at Placàt.
- 8.7 km
- Distance
- 330 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 5 min
- Duration
- 15
- Check-ins
- Pozza d'Ast 1 027 m
Mountain restaurant 981 m
Open route VisitlakeiseoMONTE FARNO CON LA NEVE
10.7 km away, in Gandino
A long winter climb to Monte Farno and the Parafulmine hut, on frozen snow above Gandino.
- 20.9 km
- Distance
- 1 095 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 59 min
- Duration
- 180
- Check-ins
Ciclabile dell'Alta Val Seriana
3.4 km away, in Clusone
A valley cycle path through the upper Val Seriana, following the floor of the valley from Clusone as far as Valbondione at 869 m.
- 24.3 km
- Distance
- 565 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 34 min
- Duration
- 51
- Check-ins
Out: tappa numero 1
4.8 km away, in Clusone
The opening leg of the Orobie Ultra Trail, running from Clusone up to the Albani hut under the walls of the Presolana.
- 19.3 km
- Distance
- 2 229 m
- Ascent
- 10 h 58 min
- Duration
- 136
- Check-ins
mtb PERCORSO GIALLO
14.7 km away, in Bossico
A short waymarked ride around Bossico, starting and finishing at the Pro Loco in the village centre, with under 300 metres of climbing.
- 6.7 km
- Distance
- 285 m
- Ascent
- 52 min
- Duration
Dal Monte Farno al Rifugio Parafulmine
7.8 km away, in Gandino
A well-signed family walk from the Monte Farno car park above Gandino to the Rifugio Parafulmine.
- 3.7 km
- Distance
- 312 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 27 min
- Duration
- 179
- Check-ins
No routes of this kind in Parre yet.
The region's own picks
Featured route
Tour al Rifugio Vaccaro
A long, demanding round from Ponte Nossa to the Rifugio Vaccaro on the hills of the middle Val Seriana.
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Data sources
- Official website: valseriana.eu ↗
- Routes and highlights: Val Seriana, in Lombardia, Visitlakeiseo, Visitbergamo, Trekkingpresolana, Valleserianabike, Bossico
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