The “Arera 1600” project was born in the municipality of Oltre il Colle; the locality, in the center of the Orobie Mountains and near the Zambla Pass, is placed in communication with the Seriana Valley, the Brembana Valley, the Rice Valley and the Serina Valley. Consisting of three hamlets, namely Zambla Alta, Zambla Bassa and Zorzone, as well as the main town, includes in its territory four peaks over two thousand meters, such as Arera, Menna, Grem and Alben. An essential asset for tourism, hiking and winter sports activities. And from the vast possibilities, allowing for the enhancement of the Val Parina Wilderness Area, the largest in Bergamo and Lombardy, included between the municipalities of Oltre il Colle, access point, Dossena and Serina. Specifically, the intervention concerns the area that corresponds to the old ski resort, at a junction point between the various trails leading to the summit of Mount Arera, the Flower Trail and the path to the monumental Plant Cathedral. The structure itself has been decommissioned since the 1980s and consists of a series of reinforced concrete pylons, with the chairlift that can take tourists from the Capanna Hut located at 1,600 meters to the 2,000-meter peak. The project will consist of two phases, namely one of recovery of the receptive space, with a mountain mini-hostel that can carry out a hospitality and accommodation activity, and the second of an exhibition part, focusing on the Flower Trail and the promotion of the present natural heritage.
