Santuario della Madonna dei Martiri
Religious building

Sanctuary of the Madonna dei Martiri

Via Lanzo (Balangero)

The Sanctuary is located on the old road of Lanzo and was built at the beginning of the 1700s on...

Santa Maria della Spina
Historic building

Santa Maria della Spina

Piazza Santa Maria della Spina (Val della Torre)

Ecco la traduzione integrale e letterale del testo per la sezione CORPO, mantenendo lo schema e il rigore richiesti per...

Itinerari delle meridiane: meridiana orizzontale e casa delle meridiane
Historic building

Sundial Itineraries

Frazione Prussello, Ala di Stura (TO) (Ala di Stura)

Between the main village of Ala di Stura and its surrounding hamlets, there is one of the highest concentrations of...

L'antico insediamento
Historic site

The Ancient Settlement

La Cassa (La Cassa)

The ancient settlement, known as Rocca Provana, is a castle of medieval origin in Piedmont, located in the municipality of...

Antico Forno di Perinera
Historic building

The Old Oven of Perinera

Via San Michele, Perinera (Usseglio)

As in all the hamlets of Usseglio, the oven in Perinera was communally owned by its inhabitants. The date of...

Antico Mulino Vulpot in frazione Villaretto
Historic building

The Old Vulpòt Mill in the Villaretto Hamlet

Via Arnas 5, Frazione Villaretto (Usseglio)

The Vulpòt mill and the millrace that powered it were documented in their current location in the Rabbini Cadastral Survey...

La torre e l'Arancera
Historic building

The Tower and the Orangery

Via Roma 54 (Val della Torre)

Oral accounts passed down by local people identify the very early years of the 20th century as the period of...

Borgo dei Tornetti e Roc Sapai
Viewpoint

Tornetti Village and Roc Sapai

Frazione Tornetti (Viù)

Tornetti is a small hamlet located in the town of Viù, within the valley that shares its name. It is...

Torre Civica di Aymone di Challant e borgo fortificato
Historic building

Torre Civica di Aymone di Challant and Fortified Village

Via San Giovanni Bosco 1 (Lanzo Torinese)

A symbol of the ancient defenses of Lanzo. Standing 24 meters high and already equipped with a clock in the...

Torre del Pedaggio
Historic building

Torre del Pedaggio

Strada Santa Croce 27 (Ala di Stura)

Established as an administrative center in the 15th century, the tower became the mandatory toll point for merchants and dukes...

Ponte della Torretta a Richiaglio e Cappella del Biolai
Historic bridge

Torretta Bridge in Richiaglio and Biolai Chapel

Frazione Richiaglio (Viù)

Built in the eighteenth century, in stone and with a humpback shape, over the Richiaglio stream (from Rì Ciair =...

Sede Municipale e Parco Comunale
Historic building

Town Hall and Municipal Park

Viale Cavaliere Giuseppe Copperi 14, Balangero (TO) (Balangero)

A magnificent Art Nouveau masterpiece by Giuseppe Copperi framed by greenery, where architectural elegance meets nature and history. The beautiful...

Sentieri della libertà e della resistenza
Historic site

Trails of Freedom and Resistance

Sentieri della Resistenza (Traves)

The Lanzo, Schioppo, and Ceronda Valleys were the scene of intense partisan struggles between 1943 and 1945. These trails, which...

Ponte pedonale di Traves
Historic bridge

Traves Pedestrian Bridge

Strada Provinciale 1 delle Valli di Lanzo, 1 (Traves)

The stone bridge with two irregular arches was built in 1865, resolving accessibility problems that had afflicted Traves for centuries....

Ponte Turcin e antico mulino
Historic bridge

Turcin Bridge and Ancient Mill

Via mulin turcin (Coassolo Torinese)

The bridge called Turcin, anciently known also as “Savant bridge”, is built over the Tessuolo torrent. Its dating seems to...