What to do near Issime, AO

Pont-Saint-Martin

In the footsteps of Roman legions, a bridge that defies history

The Sanctuary of the Sacred Mount of Oropa

An unfinished shrine nestled among the Biellese Alps

Montalto Dora? Boy, what a country!

Small town in the Canavese area with a very special "feather in its cap"

Man, what a cabbage!

A beautiful and good vegetable, a symbol of the Montalto Dora area

Shrine of Our Lady of the Heath

Consisting of a smaller, older church and a larger one, the heart of the sanctuary, this peaceful place that welcomes hermits and pilgrims has a past of processions gone wrong and heretics on the run.

Shrine of St. Bernard

Legend has it built in just 50 hours thanks to the remains of Dolcinian fortifications. Indeed, it was here that the infamous friar fought his last battle.

The oasis of Zegna

A visionary project, a beacon of hope on the road to sustainable development

The Ricetto of Candelo

In the town of Candelo stands a fortification built centuries ago by local people. Walls and turrets made of river pebbles protect warehouses, stores and narrow streets of a small unchanged world

Musée Petit Monde

It is a small and genuine world that is told in Triatel's beautiful museum. It reclaims three traditional buildings, raccar, grandze and grenier, and the mountain peasant trades.

The Salassians and their hidden village

Some stones scattered on Col Pierrey tell remote stories of the Salassi, a people of Celtic origin. Etirol is one of the starting points of the difficult path to reach it, best with a guide

Alpages ouverts - Open pastures

In high altitude huts to discover the secrets of fontina cheese

The viewpoint over the peaks of Monte Rosa

There is a viewpoint reachable from Macugnaga where you can admire the glacier, glacial moraine and the East Face of Monte Rosa, the only Himalayan-type wall in Europe.