Nature
Regione Piemonte with law L.R. 43/75, subsequently abrogated and amended by L.R. 12/90 and L.R. 25/01, has been involved for over thirty years in the preservation of nature through the creation of Parks and Natural Reserves. A heritage including, in the most important European mountain system (the Alps), two National Parks: Gran Paradiso, created in 1922, and Val Grande, created in 1992. A remarkable network of regional Parks: from the Apennine to Lepontine Alps, from Capanne di Marcarolo to Alpe Devero. Points of excellence in the regional territory: not closed oases, but ideal places where experimenting and “exporting” a mountain sustainable development. The variety of environment, nature and landscape is really extraordinary. From Parco delle Alpi Marittime (Park of Maritime Alps), reign of granite, to Parco Alte Valli Pesio e Tanaro (Alte Valli Pesio e Tanaro Park), with a widespread calcareous system. From Parco Orsiera Rocciavré (Orsiera Rocciavré Park), oasis of wild nature not far from Torino, to the Sacred Mounts where nature blends with art, architecture and devotion. In addition to the network of Protected Areas, also the sites of Community importance of the network Natura 2000, created according to the European Union Habitat Directive with the specific purpose of safeguarding biodiversity: wildlife, plant life and geological peculiarities.
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Places
Sacro Monte di Crea
Built at the end of the 1500’s, the Sacro Monte di Crea has 23 chapels and 5 hermitages scattered throughout the woods and connected to each other by paths. The chapels narrate the life of the Virgin Mary and house extraordinary life-size statuary groups.
Villa Taranto Botanical Gardens
Villa Taranto and its gardens, which look out over Lago Maggiore, have a vast botanical trove that includes about 1,000 plants, which until today had never been cultivated in Italy, and about 20,000 varieties and species of particular botanical importance.
Abbazia di Novalesa
Near the monastery, there are four chapels dedicated to Saint Mary, Saint Salvador, Saint Michael, and the most important one to Saint Eldrado which has two splendid fresco cycles (from the late 11th century) narrating moments from the lives of Saint Eldrado and Saint Nicholas.
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People
Bruno Gambarotta
"For the people of Torino, I was a ‘pacu’, a little peasant…I came from Asti where my father was a typesetter. After the flood of 1949, we moved to Torino. I only spoke the dialect from Asti and I wore zouave-style pants. I got back at them by becoming the best student in class".
Africa Unite
"Africa United is not deeply Torinese. Bunna and I are from the province of Piemonte and we’re critical toward the so-called ‘Savoy pride’, but it’s a fact that we have experienced Torino’s turmoil."
Piero Chiambretti
"The free time I have, I spend in Torino. It’s the place where I grew as a human and professionally. My years of study and cabaret, those of fleeing and returning a winner, those of my haunts. Torino is my life."
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