SPORT Sport
Piedmont has a history of sport and sporting legends. Very few people realize that here were founded the first sports association offering a number of sports activities (1844) and the very first rowing club (1863) in the world... The earliest cycle races were contested along the roads of Piedmont in 1876, and naturally the first Italian soccer championship competition was organized here in 1898.
The dazzling feats of world champion cyclist Coppi and the spectacular goals of Parola have gone down in sporting history, memories of the golden years of sport in Italy. And the football albums produced by the Panini company, since 1961, have entertained generations of Italian children.
The glories of Piedmont’s sporting past and talent for sport live on in the present, thanks to the incredible range of sports facilities and opportunities available in the region, both for dedicated athletes or weekend sports enthusiasts. Apart from excellent urban sports facilities, the mountains rivers and National Parks of Piedmont offer a wide range of outdoor sports activities. It is not surprising that Piedmont is considered the cradle of modern sport in Italy.
OUTDOOR SPORTS
Adventure parks, bouldering, cycling, golf, horseback riding, mountain climbing, rock climbing, speleology, trekking, wall climbing
WATER SPORTS
Bathing areas, canoe, canyoning, hydrospeed, immersions, kayak, rafting, rowing, sailing, sport fishing, wakeboard, water parks, water skiing, windsurf
TRADITIONAL SPORTS and POPULAR SPORTS
Basketball, bocce bowls, piemontese handball, soccer, volleyball
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Places
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.
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.
Savoy Residences
Represent an ideal summary of art, culture and landscape. The 15 Savoy Residences, acknowledged by UNESCO in 1997 as World Heritage sites, represent an artistic and cultural legacy not only for the Piemonte region, but for all of Europe as well.
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People
Eleonora Giorgi
“For me, it’s like going back to being a little girl, when I used to spend the month of September on my grandfather’s estate in the Monferrato area. I remember the grape harvest with the oxen and baskets filled with grapes… but today’s Langhe area is even more beautiful: they were successful in maintaining an extraordinary harmony.”
Alain Elkann
“Torino remains a beautiful city, but not only that, it is also a serious city in which one can work well. One feels protected…Then, in those hills on certain winter days when the sky is blue and the air is clean, it’s like being in Kathmandu”.
Paolo Hendel
“I have very wonderful memories of Torino, I started off here many years ago…I am very happy to be able to take a walk around town, it’s something I always like doing very much.”
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