73 km and 2900m of difference in altitude. Enough to satisfy the passionate climbers, who can stay in the region to tackle numerous climbs: Col du Lein, des Planches, du Sanetsch, de la Croix de Coeur... and many others.
What was Carmine Castellano, then director of the Giro d'Italia, thinking when he took the peloton up - and down - the Colle Fauniera twice in 1999 and 2003?