{"id":6135,"date":"2023-04-09T11:04:35","date_gmt":"2023-04-09T09:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valcavallina.publifarm.com\/?post_type=luogo_di_interesse&p=6135"},"modified":"2025-07-28T12:30:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T10:30:45","slug":"valle-del-freddo-nature-reserve","status":"publish","type":"luogo_di_interesse","link":"https:\/\/invalcavallina.it\/en\/place_of_intrest\/valle-del-freddo-nature-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Valle del Freddo nature reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You will find all the fascination of mountain flora and fauna without endless hours of climbing. This environmental rarity with Europe’s unique microclimate is a true natural refrigerator. You do not need crampons to admire edelweisses and gentians in the Valle del Freddo: normally, you would only encounter them along the trails at more than 1700 metres above sea level. Instead, here you will find them only 360 metres above sea level in the surroundings of Solto Collina. Environmental merit and an alpine temperature are the perfect combination for this summer nature exploration…in the company of a sweatshirt!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the glacier receded 20.000 years ago, this area near the Gaiano pond remains a wonderful corner of the mountains at low altitudes<\/strong>. This fascinating place with its delicate Alpine microclimate can be visited every year, from May to July, by following a path through hornbeams and hazels.
Here in Valle del Freddo<\/strong>, there is no need to turn on the air conditioner even in mid-August. A unique climatic condition<\/strong> is created here: in summer, air streams around 2\u00b0 to 4\u00b0 come out of the holes at the bottom of the valley. Moreover, they are cooled thanks to the passage through the large blocks of ice, created underground in winter.
The discovery of the valley came about thanks to an edelweiss. Botanist Guido Isnenghi<\/strong> found it in 1939 following the indications of a hunter who wore the harvested flower on his hat without climbing to altitude.
Gentians, Heather, and Globularia are some of the other flower species that can be admired along with the thousands of colours of the wild Orchids<\/strong> growing in the valley: from fuchsia to brown, to white, to the deep green of the Listera Ovata, a species that reaches up to 60 centimetres in height.
To keep you company if you are quiet enough during your visit there will also be foxes, squirrels, weasels, and hares. And with your head up, you will be able to see finches, robins, hoopoes, and titmice: just in case they do not want to look out over the foliage, you can always hear them singing while you enjoy the coolness… without boots and chopsticks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FOR VISITS AND RESERVATIONS, CALL +39 3487596650<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duration of visit: 90′ approx.<\/p>\n\n\n\n