The Piccolo San Bernardo pass is a borderland between Italy and France.
The hill has been frequented since ancient times, as the numerous archaeological and historical finds that can be found in it still testify.
A place where time seems to have stopped, nature is barren but wonderful with pink flowers everywhere, the cows graze in these green meadows in the summer, the clouds chase each other driven by the wind, that wind that seems to accompany every change or passage
The landscape is soft and relaxing, the valleys are wide and populated by tourists.
Just below the Colle, in Italian territory, is Lake Verney (fr., Lac du Verney), one of the largest natural lakes in the Valle d’Aosta. The lake, of glacial and very deep origins (up to 40 meters) hosts a large quantity of fish and is therefore a destination for fishermen.
At the passage one immediately notices some typically French buildings such as the Hospice: Around the year one thousand San Bernardo di Mentone (923-1008), the future patron saint of mountaineers and a specialist in the fight against paganism, ascends the hill to hunt demons and brigands. He founded the first hospice, intended to ensure the protection of pilgrims against brigands and the oddities of the climate … the statue of San Benardo di Mentone, ruins of old stables, the church …
A magical place, rich in history, which seems out of the modern, frenetic era: a place to rediscover one’s inner times.
