Santa Margherita di Staffora: Pian del Poggio
Pian del Poggio sits in the upper Staffora Valley in Lombardy, Italy, where open mountain meadows meet the wooded ridges of the northern Apennines. Part of the municipality of Santa Margherita di Staffora in the province of Pavia, it lies within Oltrepò Pavese, the wedge of Lombardy extending south of the Po. Its slopes and lift infrastructure give the place a practical, local scale, while broadleaf woodland frames the cleared grass runs. The surrounding valleys form an Apennine borderland between Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna and Liguria, far from the larger Alpine resorts. Oltrepò Pavese is also one of Lombardy’s established wine areas. Pian del Poggio is defined by its compact mountain-recreation setting of meadow, forest and rounded ridge.
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Santa Margherita di Staffora lies in the upper Staffora Valley, where wooded slopes of the Ligurian Apennines rise around a dispersed group of mountain hamlets. Part of Lombardy’s Oltrepò Pavese, the municipality sits far from the Po Valley’s larger towns and has a distinctly upland character, shaped by forests, winding local roads and the Staffora stream. Pian del Poggio, within the municipal area, is a small winter-sports destination and a base for exploring the surrounding ridges in every season. Continue through nearby webcams to discover other corners of the Staffora Valley and Oltrepò Pavese.
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