SOSerrai: the message travels by bus
On the 31 December 2019, the campaign ended for the collection of funds to support works to restore the Serrai di Sottoguda gorge after damage caused by storm Vaia on 29 October 2018. The generosity, creativity and passion of 96 donors has enabled us to hit a total exceeding € 420,000!
Ph. Comune di Rocca Pietore
Serrai di Sottoguda
This is one of the main gateways to the Dolomites World Heritage Site. Though this incredible passageway carved through the rock by glacial erosion and the waters of the Pettorina mountain stream, visitors can approach the queen of the Dolomites, Marmolada. The rocks of the Serrai di Sottoguda gorge are limestone of the Marmolada, formed approximately 235 million years ago, which never underwent the process of “dolomitization”.
Travelling through the gorge is an extraordinary scenic experience, allowing visitors to touch the sublime quality of the Dolomites. It is a place where vertical structures offer their full expression and visitors can read the Earth’s history in the rocks before them, yet the trail is also easily accessible to all: families, the elderly and disabled persons.
Plans to restore the site
On 29 October 2018, storm Vaia destroyed the footpath, left bridges, embankment walls and stabilising walls compromised, and removed all of the material that made up the riverbed of the Pettorina stream. This left the spectacular gorge connecting Marmolada to the village of Sottoguda (one of the most beautiful villages in Italy) inaccessible. The new project will combine environmental sustainability with accessibility for the disabled, innovation with adaptability to climate change, and will contribute to promoting geological, geomorphological, landscape and historical and documentary aspects of the Serrai di Sottoguda gorge.
The main parties involved
The campaign #SOSserrai is the result of synergy between the Municipality of Rocca Pietore, which will lead planning and works to restore the site and the UNESCO Dolomites Foundation, which organised the campaign to raise funds and contributed to planning costs.
Donors
The list of donors who decided link their name to this mission:
Bertoldo Luisa srl
Alberto Bertoldo
Anna Bertoldo
Bruno Bertoldo
Maria Angela Sartori
Silvia Bertoldo
Archeosusegana Aps
Cugini Da Gai Conegliano-Roma
Fabrizio Muzzi
Laura Gasparini
Alessandra Rossi
Mario Fiscon
Alberto Bussolari
Jessica Soglia
Microart Aps
Cai di Parma – Raduno Family Cai 2019
Marco Bonadeo
Ecomove
Alice Fontana e Alessandro Grisenti
Leonarda Spinelli
Carlo Maria Nizzola
Luca Da Ros
Marmolada Srl
Tommaso Viel
Giovanni De Nardo
Pubblico Dolomites UNESCO Fest
Morena Vecchi
Dario Pozzobon
Pubblico Dolomiti Days
Marco Raimondo Passerini
Pubblico Cerimonia Celebrativa 10 Anni Dolomiti Unesco
Mariangela Cadorin
Pietro Badaloni
Francesca Zulian
Classe 4^ Scuola Mario Merlin di Chioggia Maestre Odetta e Fulvia
Federico Pontarin
Luca Pollero
Davide Biason
Michele Sorteni
Pubblico Trento Film Festival
Giorgio Zanella
Fiorenzo Stevanato
Paola Forcellini
Andrea Casazza
Riccarda De Eccher
Sauro Trombini
Alessandro Pegoraro
Agostino Bertoldo
Loredana Nava
Matteo Vianello
Andrea Silvani
Francesca Castelli
Alessio Rossi
Elisa De Nardin
Adolfo Da Rold
Lorenzo Bossi
Roberta Campanini
Giulia Gasparato
Aldo Sorarù
Art Trekking Italia
Giovanni Visonà
Monica Magri
Renzo Varazzi
Vittorio Pison
Diego De Pasqual
Manuela Crepaz
Natalia Ceccato
Doriano Mognon
Susanna Cro
Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Padova E Rovigo
Istituto Comprensivo “Rodari” di Santa Giustina
Fondazione Dolomiti UNESCO
