Colle San Bernardo Di Mendatica
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Colle San Bernardo di Mendatica (1262 m) is a
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in the
Province of Imperia The province of Imperia (; ; ) is a mountainous and hilly Provinces of Italy, province in the Liguria region of Italy, situated between France to the north and the west, and the Ligurian Sea, an arm of the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Its capi ...
(
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). It connects
Colle di Nava Colle di Nava at is a mountain pass in the Province of Imperia in Italy. It is located on the main chain of the Alps and connects Ormea and the Tanaro Valley (Province of Cuneo, CN) with Pieve di Teco and Imperia, the latter on the coast of Ligu ...
with
Mendatica Mendatica ( or ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about northwest of Imperia. Mendatica borders the following municipalities: Briga Alta, Cosio di Arr ...
, Colla del Garezzo and Monesi (
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), all located in the
Province of Imperia The province of Imperia (; ; ) is a mountainous and hilly Provinces of Italy, province in the Liguria region of Italy, situated between France to the north and the west, and the Ligurian Sea, an arm of the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Its capi ...
.


Geography

Colle San Bernardo di Mendatica is located on the
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. It connects the
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of
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(south of the pass) and Po. Administratively it belongs to
Mendatica Mendatica ( or ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about northwest of Imperia. Mendatica borders the following municipalities: Briga Alta, Cosio di Arr ...
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. Near the pass is located a small touristic village ''Liguria'', AA.VV.;
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, 1982, pag. 443, se
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(access: December 2015)
with several holiday houses, some hotels, restaurants and a small church.


Hiking

The pass is also accessible by off-road mountain paths and is crossed by the ''
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'', a long-distance trail from
Ventimiglia Ventimiglia (; , ; ; ) is a resort town in the province of Imperia, Liguria, northern Italy. It is located west of Genoa, and from the French-Italian border, on the Gulf of Genoa, having a small harbour at the mouth of the Roia river, w ...
(province of
Imperia Imperia (; or ) is a coastal city and ''comune'' in the Regions of Italy, region of Liguria, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Imperia, and historically it was capital of the ''Intemelia'' district of Liguria. Benito Mussolini create ...
) to
Bolano Bolano () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southeast of Genoa and about northeast of La Spezia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,490 and an area of .All de ...
(province of
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).


See also

*
List of mountain passes This is a list of mountain passes. Africa Egypt * Halfaya Pass (near Libya) Lesotho * Moteng Pass * Mahlasela pass * Sani Pass Morocco * Tizi n'Tichka South Africa * Eastern Cape Passes * Western Cape Passes * Northern Cape Passes * K ...


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