Alpini Festival at the Alpini Christ of Cima Campelli

A High-Altitude Festival

The Alpini Festival at the Alpini Christ of Cima Campelli is a well-established tradition of the Alpini Group of Cremeno, in the province of Lecco. Every last Sunday of July, the 'penne nere' (Alpini soldiers) and the many hikers who join them ascend to the 2,200 meters of Cima Campelli, where the Alpini Christ stands, for a day that combines the effort of the mountain with spirituality and friendship.

Mass on the Summit

The heart of the festival is the mass celebrated at altitude, at the foot of the Alpini Christ, in a natural amphitheater of rare beauty. After the gathering and the climb, the celebration brings together Alpini members, families, and hikers in a moment of reflection suspended between sky and mountain, made even more evocative by the panorama of the surrounding peaks.

The Alpini Meal

The religious part is followed by the convivial moment: the Alpini meal ('rancio alpino'), served at the local mountain hut, is an opportunity to share lunch together, in the spirit of solidarity and friendship that characterizes the Alpini world. In case of bad weather, the mass is moved to the church of Artavaggio, keeping the tradition alive even when the mountain does not permit the ascent.

Memory and Tradition

Organized by the Alpini Group of Cremeno, affiliated with the ANA of Lecco, the Cima Campelli festival is much more than a trip: it is an event of identity that renews every year the bond of the Alpini with the mountains and with the memory of their fallen comrades, in a splendid corner of the Valsassina valley.