Cities
Macugnaga (VB)
Founded around 1265 by the Walsers, a Germanic people originally from the area of Goms (upper Valais, Switzerland), Macugnaga still today maintains the uses, customs, and traditions of this culture. The typical homes in block-bau (mortised larch trunks), the primitive church from the 14th century, and the cemetery all testify to this; also bearing witness is an imposing age-old linden tree (one of the five monumental trees of Piedmont), which legends says was carried over by a woman at the time of the founders, and the Museum-House of Walser Culture which exhibits a rich collection of every-day objects. Located at the foot of Mont Rosa, Macugnaga is a modern tourist stop: popular in the winter for downhill and cross-country skiing, and in the summer for the many activities tied to nature and to the surrounding area – especially mountain climbing, and to such an extent, that it is called the “Himalayan” wall because of its slope (2,500 meters) and the largest stretch of the alpine arc.
Info
Piazza Municipio, 1 - 28876 Macugnaga (Vb)
Tel.: +39.0324 65009 - Fax: +39.0324 65817
E-mail: municipio@comune.macugnaga.vb.it
www.comune.macugnaga.vb.it
