Savogno
Savogno is perched on a magnificent sunny ledge at over 900 m, overlooking the town of Chiavenna lying on the flat floor of its valley, and the entrance to the Bregaglia valley, leading up to the frontier with Switzerland and to Malojapass at 1815 m., 30 km upstream. This ancient village has been uninhabited since the 60’s when its once 400 strong population finished migrating to bigger centres in search of better comfort and living conditions. No road has ever been built to overcome the 600 m steep drop from below, so the only way to reach the village is climbing up an enchanting cobbled staircase that winds its way across the woods, once the trail of peasants and wayfarers heading to the Graubünden. Now the Italy-Switzerland trail plies the ancient merchant route and you can get over the stalwart Alps to reach destinations beyond these soaring granite bastions. Alternatively a more scenic route has been traced that repeatedly crosses the stream and the spectacular Acquafraggia waterfall.