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It is in the mild spring term in Trentino. The sun shines from the azure sky. The numerous apple orchards and vegetable fields in the Val di Non provides the already warm climate for the first cracks in dry soil. Even the pretty village of Fondo Lenz gives a picture of the weather. Amidst this scene Well stapft a dozen tourists. Wrapped in yellow rain jackets, the head covered with helmets - although it does not really look after rainfall. Let alone after rockfall.
In geese, the group marching on the Segantini, past historic buildings, farm gardens and two ancient mill wheels that seem decades ago in a stone wall have been rectified. Allen Giulia marches forward. After about a hundred meters zückt them a key and gives the group access through a gate. A medieval-style Brücklein, which today is no longer used, rises above the heads. It connects the western and eastern part of the Fondo. The city is passing through Canyon Rio Sass.
After just a few meters, it becomes clear why the inlet into the gorge with leaders such as Giulia and advance booking is allowed: the steel pier visitors doing a raging torrent on. With the thundering roar of the river roars through the valley Sass sometimes very narrow gorge, gushes over rounded rocks and splashing in some places specially meter wide by narrow passages. The water reaches a speed of up to 40 km / h. It flows through several detours end up in the river Adige.
Impressive and scary
The landscape in the Val di Non is partially strongly furrowed. Streams and rivers have long, arduous process, the erosion of the cliff effect, which in addition to the Canyon Rio Sass further emerged. Some are on their own walkable. But the Canyon Rio Sass is undoubtedly the most spectacular.
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It offers an impressive and at the same moment eerie backdrop. The forces of nature are at the same time to hear, see and feel. Especially at the beginning of the small hike. After a few meters, namely verdüstert the canyon abruptly. Looking upwards it becomes clear why no daylight between the damp walls arrives: The valley is overbuilt at this point, it is located below the Piazza Dante. Approximately 15 meters above the heads of visitors makes Signore Zanoni, the local jeweler, his business. Next cue family sells women's and men's clothing.
The old foundations of houses are partly equipped with steel cables and carriers secured against slipping. The whole thing inevitably gives the appearance of an intermediate solution. But in improvisation, the Italians know, master, and some apparent Bauprovisorium holds for centuries.
The Canyon Rio Sass is only seven years for everyone. Previously, researchers could only Bautrupps and specialized in the depths - of course only with climbing gear. 2002, a nearly one kilometer long pier for the public is created. Moreover, in order to allay concerns, a very stable and look anything but improvised works.
Round trip, about one and a half hours walk is required. For the first few visits after the opening were the inhabitants of Fondo deeply impressed - because they have been roaring through this pharyngeal gehaust had. "Moved but nobody is," says Giulia. The participants listen through headphones. In some places, it is because of the water noise is too loud for a live speech.
Bottlenecks and gaps
Shortly after Piazza Dante sunbeams fall again into the gorge. It is early afternoon, the best time for light and shadow. Because the gaps between the rocks vary widely, there are fascinating light effects in all colors. At the narrowest point of the canyon is barely 40 centimeters wide at the widest 30 meters. Sometimes visitors have to squeeze past Felsbeulen slippery, while among them up to 50 meters in depth.
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Giulia indicates a colony of small, heart-holes in the rock. "Here were formerly petrified shells in it," she explains, "but the water has, over time, ripped out." Shortly thereafter, it reverently, and he shows once again on the rock. Here, the freak of nature a pattern in the stone behind which a human figure to remember.
A few meters away, the visitor the baptism Canyon: groundwater gushes as from a watering can on the bridge, everyone is happy now, the rain jacket anzuhaben. But no, the water's murky mood, especially as the sun's rays again a magical light on the rock throwing. In the rear part of the way to red rocks have a color on it. The intense red comes from algae, which in turn striking tinge of strong iron-water.
Windfall for the tourism industry
"The opening of the canyon is a godsend for the Val di Non," says Giulia. Tourist highlights are otherwise scarce. Most, thus promoting the tourism industry is supported by the wildly romantic mountain and valley provided. For mountain bikers, the hype around the lake to escape, the region is a good tip. In addition, for mountain hikers who are aiming high. Because the Non Valley is a good base for excursions into Ortler massif and the Brenta.
At the foot of the massive mountain range lies the idyllic Tovelsee. Gamekeeper want already brown from the Adamello-Brenta Nature Park have been sighted, as they have a bath gegönnt. Worth a visit is the Monastery of San Romedio above the town Sanzeno. The plant, one might take the Walt Disney fairy tales have served to present. Verwunschen it flashes between the forest and rocks.
It is no longer just a flash of its rays, the sun the visitors towards the end of the canyon tour treat. The gorge is wide and always runs in a lovely meadow from. Birds overpowers the Rio Sass, the only harmless dahinplätschert as if nothing had. No comparison to the deafening roar just a few steps before.
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