Sunday was a perfect day for the bike ride I did along the
River Oglio near Mantua in the Po valley. It was one of those fresh cold days
with very little mist.
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| River Oglio, MN |
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| River Oglio, MN |
I started out from San Matteo delle Chiaviche and took the road on
the western “Argine “ towards Gazzuolo.
The road mostly follows closely to the
river on this side. One is as always stuck by the sensation of vast empty space when
exploring the “Bassa” area of the Po Valley.
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| River Oglio, MN |
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| Bocca Chiavica,MN |
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| Bocca Chiavica,MN |
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| San Matteo delle Chiaviche, MN |
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| Bocca Chiavica,MN |
This side of the river affords the best views of the river.
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| Bocca Chiavica,MN |
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| Bocca Chiavica,MN |
At Gazzuolo I crossed the road
bridge for the return trip southwards along the Eastern “Argine”. The landscape
is even more spacious on this side.
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| Bocca Chiavica,MN |
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| Bocca Chiavica,MN |
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| Bocca Chiavica,MN |
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| Motella,MN |
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| "Corte" Motella,MN |
I was much quicker doing this circular trip than I expected so I
decided to ride along a bit of the River Po nearby.
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| Scorzarolo,MN |
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| Scorzarolo,MN |
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| Scorzarolo,MN |
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| Scorzarolo,MN |
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| Scorzarolo,MN |
I was rewarded by some fortunate moments; a large boat arrived to add
interest to the pictures of one of the most spectacular views of the Po and I
came across a itinerant Sheppard with his sheep a relic of the “transhumance” that I touched on
in my last Blog post.
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| Scorzarolo,MN |
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| Scorzarolo,MN |
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| Scorzarolo,MN |
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| Scorzarolo,MN |
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| San Matteo delle Chiaviche,MN |
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