Colle San Bernardo di Mendatica

Colle San Bernardo di Mendatica (1262 m) is a mountain pass in the Province of Imperia (Italy). It connects Colle di Nava with Mendatica, Colla del Garezzo and Monesi (Triora), all located in the Province of Imperia.

For the other pass of the Ligurian Alps, see Colle San Bernardo.
Colle San Bernardo di Mendatica
Elevation1,262 m (4,140 ft).[1]
Traversed byProvincial roads 74, 100, 2
LocationLiguria, Italy
RangeLigurian Alps
Coordinates44°05′06″N 7°46′59″E
Colle San Bernardo
Location of the pass

Geography
The church

Colle San Bernardo di Mendatica is located on the main chain of the Alps. It connects the basins of Ligurian Sea (south of the pass) and Po. Administratively it belongs to Mendatica municipality.[1]

Near the pass is located a small touristic village [2] with several holiday houses, some hotels, restaurants and a small church.

Hiking

The pass is also accessible by off-road mountain paths and is crossed by the Alta Via dei Monti Liguri, a long-distance trail from Ventimiglia (province of Imperia) to Bolano (province of La Spezia).[3]

See also

References
  1. Limiti Amministrativi (Comunali, Provinciali, Regionali) sc. 1:25000 - ed. 2011; Regione Liguria, see geoportale.regione.liguria.it (access: December 2015).
  2. Liguria, AA.VV.; Touring Club Italiano, 1982, pag. 443, see google books (access: December 2015)
  3. "San Bernardo di Mendatica - Colle di Nava". www.parks.it. Retrieved December 5, 2015.

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