The PRODUCTIVE Activities

in the “Lagoni di Mercurago”

Orange path (about 12,5 Km long)

Italiano

One of the most important productive activity inside the Park is the breeding of racing horses, with a tradition that was started well back at the beginning of the XX Century. (Well known are the breeder F. Tesio and the Dormello-Olgiata horses).
In addition some artificial cultivations of the “Strobo” Pine in the southern area, some small “part time” farms and the remains, still quite visible today, of the agricultural activities still important in the '60 (vineyards, orchards, cereals, gardens).

The woods are currently extremely fragmentised and not well preserved. The path starts not far from the Park's visit center, with "Stra' di Valett" and then "Sente' dal Mótt", going along the borders of an area called "Nusitt" (Nusitt in the local dialect means small walnut).

Not far from there are the pastures of the "Surga", the most important of the two companies dedicated to the breeding of the purebreds horses: the “S.A.S. Allevamento Lagoni”. Later on along the "Stra' di Lagon", the farmsteads "Surga" and "Lagoni" are visible.

Left behind the Lagone, along the "Stra' dal Muntasc" the horse farm "Cucchetta" is visible together with the "Cascina Camott" a small agricultural farm. When "Stra' dal Muntasc" is turning south, on the side there are the pastures of the Montaccio, (owned by the S.A.S. Lagoni Breeding).

Walk for a while along the municipal road Dormelletto-Comignago at the Park border, and then cross this border close to the "Cascina Bergamina", where there is a sawmill.

The path remains on the borders of artificial pine area (approximately 30 hectares, heavily damaged by the cyclone on 21 July 2003). Going all over "Stra' d’la Buscarola", it reaches the “Cascina Buscarola”, an old farm. Just in front of it the buildings of a modern bovine farm are visible.

Going all over the "Sente' dal Custon” and then "Stra' d’la Buscarola", the path reach the "Torbera" meadow (an old farmstead in ruins) where there is a horses training area. Reached again the Lagone, you can follow the same road as at the beginning toward the visitor center of the Park.

Out of this path there are some small farmsteads called “Bagaini” (coming from Oleggio Castello, at the beginning of "Stra' dal Bagain"); “Pulette” (on “Stra' di Pianel da Gatic) and “Riviera” (on the right site of Gattico street, before the Park ).

Translated by Stefano Rossi

Last updated: January 16th, 2005

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