Tours
Among thermal centres, fortresses and natural areas
bycicle routes
From Ovada to Casaleggio Borio - about 11 km
Leave the car and cycle along road N. 456. After a short distance, there is a turning on the left that goes towards Belforte Monferrato. Go through Belforte and then turn right into Mongardino. Pass through the hamlets of S. Pietro and Gambina and turn right at the crossroads.
Cross over the bridge at the Piota Stream and climb up towards Lerma. Continue in the direction of Gavi to reach the town of Casaleggio Borio where there is an old 10th-century castle.
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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.
Castello di Aglič
This sumptuous home was built, beginning in 1646 following a design by Amedeo di Castellamonte, by Filippo d’Aglie, statesman, literary man, choreographer, and adviser to Madama Reale, on the ruins of an ancient fortress.
Forte di Vinadio
Requested by Re Carlo Alberto, the Forte (Fort) di Vinadio represents one of the most important examples of military architecture from the Alps. It extends length-wise for 1,200 meters, on three levels, which cover about 10 km of interior passageway.
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People
Stefania Rocca
"My father used to work at Fiat. I never saw Torino as a limitation. It’s an elegant city. The fog has never caused me to be anxious or sad. My mother used to say that it helps us to look at ourselves inside."
Carlo Mazzacurati
“Torino is a special place for me, I must say it’s almost exotic. I always enjoy coming to town. I worked in Torino in 2001 while filming A cavallo della tigre. We would shoot at the le Nuove prison and while we were on the set we heard about 9-11 Attack on the Twin Towers”.
Roberto Faenza
“With its ancient and distressing twilight vice, Torino is the abstract, metaphysical space, the beautiful stranger, aloof and a bit mysterious that I have chosen to bring to the screen for Giorni dell’abbandono based on Elena Ferrante’s novel with the same title.”
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