Monte Carmo
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Monte Carmo is a mountain in the Ligurian Apennine, northern Italy
, located at the boundary between the three regions of Liguria
, Piedmont
and Emilia-Romagna
. With an altitude of 1641 metres (5,384 ft), it is part of the Monte Antola
Group. Nearby are the Val Borbera, Val Trebbia, Val Boreca and Valle Terenzone valleys.
Monte Carmo was crossed by the so-called "Lombard Salt Road", which from Pavia
led to Torriglia
and then to Genoa
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, located at the boundary between the three regions of Liguria
Liguria
Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. Its capital is Genoa. It is a popular region with tourists for its beautiful beaches, picturesque little towns, and good food.-Geography:...
, Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
and Emilia-Romagna
Emilia-Romagna
Emilia–Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The capital is Bologna; it has an area of and about 4.4 million inhabitants....
. With an altitude of 1641 metres (5,384 ft), it is part of the Monte Antola
Monte Antola
Monte Antola is a mountain in Liguria, northern Italy, part of the Ligurian Appennines. It is located in the province of Genoa. It lies at an altitude of 1547 metres and lies within the Antola National Park....
Group. Nearby are the Val Borbera, Val Trebbia, Val Boreca and Valle Terenzone valleys.
Monte Carmo was crossed by the so-called "Lombard Salt Road", which from Pavia
Pavia
Pavia , the ancient Ticinum, is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 km south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It is the capital of the province of Pavia. It has a population of c. 71,000...
led to Torriglia
Torriglia
Torriglia is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located in the upper Trebbia valley, about 20 km northeast of Genoa.thumb|220px|left|Church of Sant'Onorato in Torriglia....
and then to Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....