Piedmont - Itineraries
Trip ideas
The river Po and the hills of Cuneo
From Turin we travel just a few kilometers to reach Vallinotto and the small 18th century "Sanctuario della Visitazione". The chapel-sanctuary, with unusual pagoda-like dome, was designed by Bernardo Antonio Vittone, right at the start of his illustrious career. We continue our journey, via the secondary roads which follow the flow of the river Po, as far as Villafranca Piemonte and the Missione Chapel (founded in the 11th...
The art and mountains of the Susa Valley
As you leave Turin on the SS25 road you enter the Susa Valley. The road traces the whole length of the valley, gradually climbing up through the mountain. After 15 kilometres you come to the monastery and hospital complex of St. Antonio di Raverso, founded in 1186 and enlarged during the 13th and 14th centuries. You can see frescos by Giacomo Jaquerio and an early polyptic by Defendente Ferrari. Avigliana lies on the way to Susa. The...
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Villa Dal Pozzo d'Annone
Historical Residences - Belgirate - Lago Maggiore. Important and exclusive Historical House with a beautiful panorama on Lago Maggiore.
