The Valassina or Vallassina is the valley of the upper tract of the river

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, situated in the

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in the

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, northern

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. The most important settlement in the area is the town of Asso, from which the valley takes its name. Here the border between Valassina and

Brianza Brianza (, , lmo, label=Brianzöö dialect, Briànsa) is a geographical, historical and cultural area of Italy, at the foot of the Alps, in the northwest of Lombardy, between Milan and Lake Como. Geography Brianza extends from th ...

is marked by the waterfall known as the Cascata della Vallategna. Near the end of the valley road which rises from

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is the sanctuary of the

Madonna del Ghisallo Madonna del Ghisallo is a hill in Magreglio, close to Lake Como in Italy. It is named after an alleged Marian apparition. According to the legend, the Medieval count Ghisallo was travelling by the hamlet of Magréglio when he was attacked by ba ...

and its cycling museum.

External links

www.vallassina.it
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