Lombard salt route
The Lombard Salt Road (in Italian : Via del sale lombarda ) is an ancient salt trade route between the northern Italian cities of Genoa and Pavia . In this way, goods from the north, such as wool and weapons, reached the port of Genoa . On the way back, however, the then very valuable salt was transported. This was of great importance for the areas far from the sea, as it served to preserve food and tanning .
course
In the province of Pavia, the trade route followed the course of the Valle Staffora and after a section along the ridge that separates the Val Borbera in the province of Alessandria and the Val Boreca in the province of Piacenza , it reached the Val Trebbia .
The section of the route from Pavia to the south ran partly on roads and partly on mule tracks. After passing Voghera , one came to Varzi in the Staffora Valley , from there, always following the valley floor, to reach the municipality of Castellaro . After an ascent to Monte Bogleglio (1492 meters) you reached the mountains Monte Chiappo (1700 meters), Monte Cavalmurone , Monte Legnà , Monte Carmo and Monte Antola (1597 meters) over a ridge . From here you descended at Torriglia in the Val Trebbia. From here further trade routes went to the northern regions of Piedmont and Emilia-Romagna . The city of Genoa was finally reached via the Passo della Scoffèra .
Web links
- La Via del Sale , archive.org, December 23, 2014