The route promises a quiet false-floor walk with a variety of vantage points over the city and hills.
It starts from Porta Sant’Alessandro, near the San Vigilio funicular.
To reach Porta Sant’Alessandro you can take city bus number 1 and get off at the terminus, in Colle Aperto.
The short route is easy, but caution is advised if you are traveling with little ones because you will be walking on some exposed sections.
Past Porta Sant’Alessandro, you will immediately find the San Vigilio funicular, built in 1912, on the right.
In a few minutes, this will take you up San Vigilio hill, immediately offering a beautiful view of the hills and the plain.
As soon as you exit the San Vigilio funicular, turn first left and then right along San Vigilio Street, which is shared with cars.
Walk for about 300 meters slightly uphill to the entrance of Via Vetta on the left.
Continuing on this paved road with views of the green hills, continue until you take first Monte Bastia Street on the right, then Orsarola Street, and finally Ciaregotto Street.
The latter is a path in the green, but without protection, so pay attention.
The second kilometer, downhill on asphalt, leads to the tricolor flag towering over the Casa degli Alpini.
From here, turn left onto Colle dei Roccoli Street to begin the return route.
It continues surrounded by typical stone walls and houses, passing by the small Church of St. Sebastian, but before continuing to the left along Via San Sebastiano, it is worth visiting its interior full of frescoes dating from the 14th and 15th centuries.
Retrace your steps and when the road bends to the right, you will find yourself in front of the ancient Dead Water Fountain, dating back to the 12th century and connected to the Sudorno, or San Vigilio, aqueduct,
one of the main aqueducts that collected water from the springs of Acqua Morta and Gavazzolo.
You’ll notice traces of this conduit in the medieval fountains overlooking San Sebastiano Street.
Continue along the undulating up and down typical of the hilly terrain that will eventually lead you to a prized gate on the left, marking the entrance to the garden of Villa Elena.
Walking another 500 meters, slightly uphill, you will return toward San Vigilio, completing a loop itinerary after a route that has treated you to spectacular views from both the peaks and the plains.
