Itinerary Valgioie 07B. VALGIOIE - GIAVENO From Sacra di San Michele, an interesting variation to the Francigena route is a descent to Val Sangone crossing the Colle Braida: having gone past Valgioie, situated in a panoramic position and immersed within the...
Itinerary Palazzo Canavese 08. PALAZZO CANAVESE - PIVERONE Km 2,8 / Elevation change + 60 The next step is Palazzo Canavese, probably of Roman origin as can be seen from some remains attributable to that period. The old town centre, on a terrace overlooking a broad stretch...
Itinerary Saluggia 08. SALUGGIA - LAMPORO Km 6,9 / Elevation change - 5 On leaving Saluggia the route leads to Lamporo whose name derives from the Amporium irrigation ditch that, even now – a unique sight that has remained unchanged by the wishes of the residents – spans...
Itinerary Villar Dora 08. VILLAR DORA - ALMESE Km 0,7 / Elevation change + 6 Continuing along the main road, you enter Almese: in this originally Roman settlement, a Villa has been discovered in Rivera, one of the most important Latin...
Itinerary Almese 09. ALMESE - CASELETTE Km 6,3 / Elevation change - 31 Following the cycle path which goes through Milanere, you go along a cart-track with little traffic, skirting the slopes of mount Musinè until the entrance of Caselette...
Itinerary Lamporo 09. LAMPORO - COLOMBARA - LERI Km 9 / Elevation change - 9 Continuing towards Vercelli, Colombara can be found, a fine example of the ancient structure of the "closed court": some of the rooms preserved show how people lived and worked between...
Itinerary Valgioie 07B. VALGIOIE - GIAVENO From Sacra di San Michele, an interesting variation to the Francigena route is a descent to Val Sangone crossing the Colle Braida: having gone past Valgioie, situated in a panoramic position and immersed within the...
Itinerary Palazzo Canavese 08. PALAZZO CANAVESE - PIVERONE Km 2,8 / Elevation change + 60 The next step is Palazzo Canavese, probably of Roman origin as can be seen from some remains attributable to that period. The old town centre, on a terrace overlooking a broad stretch...
Itinerary Saluggia 08. SALUGGIA - LAMPORO Km 6,9 / Elevation change - 5 On leaving Saluggia the route leads to Lamporo whose name derives from the Amporium irrigation ditch that, even now – a unique sight that has remained unchanged by the wishes of the residents – spans...
Itinerary Villar Dora 08. VILLAR DORA - ALMESE Km 0,7 / Elevation change + 6 Continuing along the main road, you enter Almese: in this originally Roman settlement, a Villa has been discovered in Rivera, one of the most important Latin...
Itinerary Almese 09. ALMESE - CASELETTE Km 6,3 / Elevation change - 31 Following the cycle path which goes through Milanere, you go along a cart-track with little traffic, skirting the slopes of mount Musinè until the entrance of Caselette...
Itinerary Lamporo 09. LAMPORO - COLOMBARA - LERI Km 9 / Elevation change - 9 Continuing towards Vercelli, Colombara can be found, a fine example of the ancient structure of the "closed court": some of the rooms preserved show how people lived and worked between...