Where you reach the Gleno Dam, but also Nona, the birthplace of the sculptor Piccini. Finally, we reach Vilminore, the political and religious centre of the Ancient Republic of Scalve.
Leaving the centre of Colere, via the path from contrada Carbonera, you reach the natural terrace on which the village of Magnone stands. As you temporarily take leave of the view of Presolana, the scenery of Val di Scalve between Pizzo Camino and Pizzo Tornello mountains opens up. You enter the Val Notte forest via an easy path, to reach the territory of the municipality of Vilminore. The hamlets of Teveno, Pezzolo and Nona ( the valley’s highest village) follow one another in rapid succession, revealing the treasures kept in the 18th century churches. Here one encounters the figure and work of the great sculptor Giovanni Giuseppe Piccini, who was born in Nona and is today buried in the small village church. Now comes one of the most poignant moments of “Via Decia”: the ascent to the Gleno Dam where the beauty of the landscape frames the greatest tragedy these valleys have known, the Gleno disaster. Leaving the Dam, you reach delightful Pianezza, with its six-hour clock. It is just a short distance to this stage final destination Passing the Gleno bridge and the suggestive Roche white road, the village of Vilminore, which has always been the political and religious heart of the Valle di Scalve comes into view