Roads and paths
A very large network of roads and paths
crosses Bessa built on crossing boards made of cartroads with pebbles and sand bottom
that, from the hill where the present settlements are situated descend towards
Elvo stream. From these boards, mainly on the upper Terrace, secondary roads
and paths branch off, whose total length is supposed to be over 30 km. Even if
certainly due to several phases, where it is difficult to distinguish between
what is pertinent to the mine working and subsequent adaptations, it is clear
that a large part of such a wide network, in an almost sterile ground, has to
be contemporary to the period of the mine exploitation, as it is strongly
large-sized compared to the subsequent transit need. Besides, most of the
diversions crossing piles of pebbles and morainal ridges, far from workable
areas, seem to be connected to settlements and channels. The recent abandonment
of Bessa territory caused a fast increase of the vegetation areas: fields,
meadowlands, and humid depressions between the piles of pebbles, are now
covered with acacia woods and brambles; consequently the old road system has
been compromised. The main crossing roads of the Terrace and the paths
indicated by the Park can generally be travelled over in every season; the
secondary roads, often dead ends, are generally accessible only in winter and
at the beginning of the spring; in other periods vegetation does not allow the
access. The paths or signs of them are on the contrary not surely located and
can be crossed with difficulty in winter and spring and are inaccessible in
other seasons.
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Road of the roman mine |
