Tours
The valley of the Walser at the foot of the Rosa
bycicle routes
From Borgosesia to S. Grato
Length of trip: about 2.30 h
The departure is near the intersection for Cellio, in the Cesolo region, on the road for Borgosesia - Valduggia; turn left at the first intersection and cycle towards the towns of Piello, Tairano and Cellio. After the first intersection turn left when you reach the Agarla-Breia intersection. Continuing towards Breia you will reach S. Bernardo. Near the pass turn left at a bar and then keeping left, proceed along path 746. Going along the dirt path you will come to a panoramic plateau where you will find the S. Grato shelter. You return by going uphill until you reach the first intersection where you turn right and then right again coming onto path 745. Follow the path in downhill along the undergrowth and continuing straight on you will arrive at Orlongo.
Crossing the tarmac road you once again take the dirt path in the direction of Sella. When you reach the tarmac road turn right. Going alongside a farmhouse you will come up near a curve where you continue towards Cà de Gatti. At this point, having passed the intersection for Marasco, turn left and shortly afterwards right continuing towards a farmhouse. Crossing some vineyards you continue towards Valbusaga and at the first intersection turn left. After a short climb you will cross an archway and you then turn left onto a dirt road. Going downhill you turn right at a farmhouse and after about 100 metres turn right again, following the undergrowth for a short piece.
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Places
Forte di Fenestrelle
The largest fortified structure in Europe and the longest wall-structure in the world after the Great Wall of China: a 635-meter inclination, 3 km long, 1,300,000 square meters large, 4,000 steps in the Scala Coperta (Covered Staircase), 2,500 steps in the Scala Reale (Royal Staircase), 5 drawbridges, and 183 lights to illuminate the interior.
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.
Castello di Costigliole d’Asti
Surrounded by a large park, the castle houses an international cooking school and the annual “asta del Barbera” (“Barbera auction”) which has become a not-to-miss event for fans of quality wine.
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People
Walter Dang
“Torino’s ladies are the ideal interpreters of my creations, balanced between classicism and experimentation. They never much attention to brand names, dressing in an understated way focusing on substance and not appearance. They want to be original without being brash.”
Zucchero Fornaciari
“Torino, a city whose public has always given me a warm welcome. I have friends here and I think that Torino natives have a great sense of humour. Of course, you have to pull it out of them.”
Margherita Oggero
“This is a very fortunate moment. There a singer-songwriters from Genoa and writers from Torino…a game of destiny for as much as the cultural liveliness pervading a city that overcame an industrial monoculture is capable of influencing the young.”
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