Ricovero Rio Grande
The place
Ricovero Rio Grande ("Rio Grande Bivouac") in the province of Modena, Frassinoro/Riolunato area (Alto Appennino Modenese park, Emilia-Romagna, Italy), at 1601 m altitude, north slope of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. Continuous Tuscan Apennines cluster (batches 250-383). Ricovero/bivacco maintained by CAI-Modena, an unstaffed shelter (Rio Grande river + Alto Appennino Modenese park, 100 km², est. 1988 + Monte Cimone 2165 m, highest peak of the northern Apennines + chestnut heritage, Castanea sativa, at the heart of the traditional mountain economy + heritage of the Emilians/Tuscans (Italian people, 4 M in Emilia-Romagna, distinct Emilian-Romagnol dialect + Modena native Enzo Ferrari 1898-1988, founder of Ferrari 1929, Scuderia + Massimo Bottura's Osteria Francescana in Modena, world's best restaurant 2016, gastronomy + Verdi heritage, Giuseppe Verdi 1813-1901, operas Nabucco/Aida/La Traviata, iconic of the Italian Risorgimento + Garibaldi heritage, Giuseppe Garibaldi 1807-1882, Marsala, the Thousand Redshirts 1860, unification of Sicily).
The setting
Modena, Frassinoro/Riolunato, Alto Appennino Modenese, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, 1601 m, north slope Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, continuous cluster batches 250-383, ricovero/bivacco maintained by CAI-Modena, Rio Grande river + Alto Appennino Modenese 100 km², est. 1988 + Monte Cimone 2165 m, highest peak of the N Apennines + Castanea sativa at the heart of tradition, Emilians/Tuscans, Italian, 4 M, Emilian-Romagnol dialect + Modena, Enzo Ferrari 1898-1988, Ferrari 1929, Scuderia + Bottura's Osteria Francescana, world's best 2016 + Verdi, Giuseppe Verdi 1813-1901, Nabucco/Aida/La Traviata, Risorgimento + Garibaldi 1807-1882, Marsala, Thousand Redshirts 1860, Sicily.
