Itinerary
Km 6,9 / Elevation change - 53
The route continues towards San Giuliano e Chiodo, a part of Susa, passing by farmhouses and cultivated fields, until reaching the first houses of Foresto (Municipality of Bussoleno) and the Chapel of the Madonna delle Grazie whose fresco cycle on the life of the Virgin Mary is attributed to Anthoyne de Lhonye from Toulouse who worked in the Susa Valley around about 1462. A short digression leads to the Natural Reserve of the Orrido di Foresta, a beautiful gorge created over the millennia by the erosion of water.
The route continues towards San Giuliano e Chiodo, a part of Susa, passing by farmhouses and cultivated fields, until reaching the first houses of Foresto (Municipality of Bussoleno) and the Chapel of the Madonna delle Grazie whose fresco cycle on the life of the Virgin Mary is attributed to Anthoyne de Lhonye from Toulouse who worked in the Susa Valley around about 1462. A short digression leads to the Natural Reserve of the Orrido di Foresta, a beautiful gorge created over the millennia by the erosion of water.
Proceeding along the Antica Strada di Foresto, one passes the railway station and reaches the bridge over the Dora Riparia, which leads into the medieval village where one encounters some of the dwellings that inspired D'Andrade for the Borgo Medioevale di Torino: Palazzo Allais, Casa Amprimo, also known as Locanda della Croce Bianca, and Casa Aschieri. The parish church of Santa Maria Assunta (12th century), flanked by the Romanesque bell tower, bears witness to the 18th-century rebuilding by the Lorraine architect De Willencourt.
Contacts
, 10059 Mompantero (TO)