6Nov
Moltrasio's patronal feast
The feast of the patron saint San Martino in Moltrasio in November.
The parish church, Moltrasiountil 8 November
Torno
Pietra Pendula
- Visit duration
- 2 h – 3 h
- Booking
- Not required
- Area
- First Basin
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Why go
The Pietra Pendula is a glacial erratic in the woods at Montepiatto, above Torno, recognisable by its slender pedestal and mushroom-like shape.
The block of ghiandone granite came from the Val Masino, carried by glaciers to the lakeside slope. It rests on a pillar of local limestone, perhaps narrowed by human hands: the two rocks have different origins. It has been a regional natural monument since 1984. It is reached on foot from Montepiatto, linked to Torno by a stepped mule track.
- A balancing erratic boulder, a natural monument of the Lombardy Region since 1984.
- The climb from Torno is a stepped mule track, and nearby are the massi avelli, tombs carved into the stone.
Highlights
- The boulder balanced on its pedestal
- The massi avelli of Montepiatto
- The view over the first basin from the mule track
Getting there
- On foot from Torno: from the upper village, Largo degli Alpini, a stepped mule track climbs to Montepiatto in under an hour; the boulder is close by, in the woods.
- Torno is reached by boat or on the C130 bus from Como.
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- Maps, parking, services and distances: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- Freely licensed photographs: authors and licences under Photograph credits.