Land and culture

Distances:

• 12 km from Pinerolo
• 45 km from Torino
• 65 km from Cuneo
• 70 km da Sestriere (venue of the Winter Olympic Games 2006).

What you can do:

Nordic walking, climbing, kayak, rafting, mountain bike, trekking and hiking, birdwatching. There is a public swimming pool in Luserna San Giovanni and an ice rink in Torre Pellice. In winter, snowshoe hiking. Sightseeing in the Waldesian valleys, guided tours in historical places, museums, castles., etc.

• Waldesian Museum, Torre Pellice (phone +39.0121.932566) It is divided into two sections: Historical Museum (from the origins of the Waldesian movement, in XII century, to XX century) and Museums of the Valleys, in which they are recreated environments of everyday life (kitchen, bedroom, stable...) with tools, flatware and gear.
• Museum of the Woman, Borgata Serra (phone +39.0121.944184) It documents the role of the woman in country and religious life.
• School Museum, Borgata Odin (phone +39.0121.944144) It reproduces one of the small schools of literacy teaching that in the past made everybody able to personally read the Holy Bible.
• Museum of Rorà (phone +39. 0121.93108), It contains a large documentation about the renowned Luserna Stone. It's possible also to visit the mines of lamellar gneiss.
• Astronomical Observatory, Luserna S.Giovanni (phone +39.0121.90787 or +39.0121.932626), It's equipped with telescopes, celestial globes, library and planetary Goto ex3, unique in Piedmont. Conferences and lectures, night sky observation with telescopes.
• High School and International Baccalaureate, Cultural Centre and Library with 85.000 volumes about history, philosophy and religion, including the Bible of Pierre Olivètan.
• Museum of Industrial Archaeology E. Crumière, Villar Pellice: old machinery and documentation centre of history and production cycles of local textile craftsmanship.
• Castle of Mirandolo: built in XVII century, it's nowadays a seat of exhibits, concerts, shows, and cultural activities often organized by Fondazione Cosso. The garden of the castle is in the National List of Historical Gardens.
• Road of the Wines: the vineyards are spread over the territory of 30 municipalities. Typical wines of the area are: Avanà, Doux d’Henry, Ramié. An important centre of wine production is the Cantina Sociale of Bricherasio...
• Road of the Apples: you can ride by bicycle 63 km across the orchards, and discover and taste juice, cider and spirit of more than 40 old types of apples.
• Staffarda Abbey: founded in 1135, it's a set of buildings of Romanic and Gothic style built by Cistersian monks.

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