Anzasca Valley / Macugnaga

Half-way to Domodossola a road goes off, passes through Piedimulera and continues up the Anzasca valley (gold-mines), the upper part of which has been occupied since the 13th century by German-speaking settlers from the Valais, to Macugnaga (1,327m/4,379ft), a holiday resort in a magnificent situation below the east face of Monte Rosa.