Mergozzo – where we rented a villa/apartment for a week, noted mainly as a base for tourism attracted by Lake Mergozza.
The famous pink marble, used in the building of Milan Cathedral in the 14th century, is still being extracted here.
On this day when we wandered around the town, there was a bicycle race in progress. This was the 2016 Giro d’Italia Femminile,
or the Giro Rosa, the only remaining women’s Grand Tour and the most prestigious stage race on the women’s calendar.
The 9th and final stage passed through Mergozzo while we were there.