The Val Taleggio is an Alpine

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 valley

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 in the Italian

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 region of Lombardy

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 split between the provinces of Bergamo

Province of Bergamo

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 and Lecco

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. It is a western fork of the Val Brembana

Val Brembana

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 which begins in the commune

Comune

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 of San Giovanni Bianco

San Giovanni Bianco

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, in the Province of Bergamo. The valley’s river is the Enna which over the course of the centuries has gouged out a spectacular 3 km gorge between San Giovanni Bianco and Taleggio

Taleggio

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 known as the Orrido della Val Taleggio (pictured, right). The valley is particularly known for the soft cows’ milk cheese Taleggio which has been made here for many centuries.

Administrative divisions

The Val Taleggio comprises three communes:

• Taleggio (Province of Bergamo), with the frazioni
  • Sottochiesa (the seat of the Municipio
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    );
  • Peghera;
  • Olda;
  • Pizzino;

• Vedeseta
  Vedeseta
  Vedeseta is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 50 km northeast of Milan and about 25 km northwest of Bergamo...
  
   (Province of Bergamo), with the frazioni:
  • Avolasio;
  • Lavinia;
  • Reggetto.

• Morterone
  Morterone
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   (Province of Lecco)

Road access

The Val Taleggio can be reached via three routes:

• From the Val Brembana, passing through the Orrido della Val Taleggio;
• From the Val Brembilla, passing through the communes of Brembilla
  Brembilla
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   and Gerosa
  Gerosa
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   and the Forcella di Bura mountain pass;
• From the Valsassina
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  , via Moggio
  Moggio
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   and the Culmine di San Pietro mountain pass.