Trepalle is a small alpine hamlet in the municipality of Livigno, in the province of Sondrio, known for a very special characteristic: it’s the highest inhabited place in Europe. Well, to be truthful, it is the second, but there is a bit of controversy about that, and I can explain to you why: the population of Trepalle, which is around 720 people, is spread across various settlements rather than a single centralized village.

Unlike other mountain towns, in other words, Trepalle doesn’t have a true center — its houses are scattered across several hamlets, including Sant’Anna (2,079 meters / 6,820 feet), Campaccio (2,062 meters / 6,765 feet), Plan (1,975 meters / 6,480 feet), and Passo d’Eira (2,172 meters / 7,126 feet).