Percorrendo la Provinciale che da Ceva porta a Millesimo con una piccola deviazione si arriva a Priero, antico borgo medioevale in cui convergevano due importanti vie di comunicazione con la riviera ligure.
Il Lago Inferiore di Roburent รจ l'ultimo lago che si incontra percorrendo il sentiero che dai pressi dell Colle della Maddalena porta alla scoperta del Vallone dell'Oronaye e di ben cinque laghi.
Il lago occupa una piccola conca carsica di forma ellittica lunga non piรน di 200 metri e le sue acque hanno un'incredibile colore blu.
Come gli altri due laghi anche il Lago Inferiore di Roburent non ha emissari, ma le sue acque, grazie al fenomeno carsico, alimentano due sorgenti perenni.
Sull'articolo dedicato ai Laghi di Roburent trovate l'itinerario dell'escursione.
Lower Lake of Roburent - Valle Stura
The Lower Lake of Roburent is the last lake you meet along the path that leads from the Colle della Maddalena to discovery the Oronaye Valley and its five lakes.
The lake occupies a small karst basin with an elliptical shape no more than 200 meters long and its waters have an incredible blue color.
Like the other two lakes, the Lower Lake of Roburent also has no effluents, but its waters, thanks to the karst phenomenon, feed two perennial springs.
Read also the article dedicated to the Roburent Lakes with the itinerary for the hike.
The Lower Lake of Roburent is the last lake you meet along the path that leads from the Colle della Maddalena to discovery the Oronaye Valley and its five lakes.
The lake occupies a small karst basin with an elliptical shape no more than 200 meters long and its waters have an incredible blue color.
Like the other two lakes, the Lower Lake of Roburent also has no effluents, but its waters, thanks to the karst phenomenon, feed two perennial springs.
Read also the article dedicated to the Roburent Lakes with the itinerary for the hike.
Il Lago Superiore di Roburent รจ, dei tre, quello con un bacino piรน grande ed anche il piรน scenografico.
Occupa due conche adiacenti tra di loro ed ha una pittoresca forma "a ferro di cavallo" dovuta alla presenza di un alto promontorio che sporge tra le due.
La formazione del Lago Superiore di Roburent sembra sia dovuta in parte al fenomeno carsico ed in parte all'azione glaciale.
Essendo uno dei laghi piรน conosciuti della Valle Stura e anche facilmente raggiungibile, รจ meta di numerosi escursionisti che qui si fermano per una scampagnata e per rilassarsi nella vasta conca erbosa e in un meraviglioso contesto alpino.
Nei dintorni del Lago Superiore di Roburent รจ possibile vedere i resti di numerose "trune", vecchi ricoveri militari seminterrati costruiti in pietre a secco.
Sull'articolo dedicato ai Laghi di Roburent trovate l'itinerario dell'escursione.
Superior Lake of Roburent - Stura Valley
Between the three lakes, the Superior Lake of Roburent is the one with a larger basin and also the most scenographic.
It occupies two adjacent hollows and has a picturesque "horseshoe" shape due to the presence of a high promontory that protrudes between the two.
The formation of the Lake Superior of Roburent seems to be due in part to the karst phenomenon and partly to the glacial action.
Being one of the most popular lakes in the Stura Valley and also easily accessible, it is a destination for many hikers who stop here for a picnic and to relax in the vast grassy basin and in a wonderful alpine setting.
Around the Superior Lake of Roburent it is possible to see the remains of numerous "trune", old basement military shelters built in dry stone.
Read also the article dedicated to the Roburent Lakes with the itinerary for the hike.
Between the three lakes, the Superior Lake of Roburent is the one with a larger basin and also the most scenographic.
It occupies two adjacent hollows and has a picturesque "horseshoe" shape due to the presence of a high promontory that protrudes between the two.
The formation of the Lake Superior of Roburent seems to be due in part to the karst phenomenon and partly to the glacial action.
Being one of the most popular lakes in the Stura Valley and also easily accessible, it is a destination for many hikers who stop here for a picnic and to relax in the vast grassy basin and in a wonderful alpine setting.
Around the Superior Lake of Roburent it is possible to see the remains of numerous "trune", old basement military shelters built in dry stone.
Read also the article dedicated to the Roburent Lakes with the itinerary for the hike.
Duchi, principi e re della Casa Savoia hanno lasciato in Piemonte un grande patrimonio fatto di residenze, castelli, palazzi ed edifici pubblici da valore architettonico e storico importante. Fa parte di questa ereditร anche la Tenuta Reale di Pollenzo nel comune di Bra.
Pollenzo, antico borgo di origine romana, fu sede di contea del patrizio visconteo Antonio Porro che qui nel 1386 fece costruire un castello difensivo trasformato in breve tempo in residenza feudale dei marchesi di Romagnano.
Nel 1800 fu scelta da Carlo Alberto come luogo di villeggiatura che qui creรฒ una vera e propria azienda agraria con vigneti, cascine, riserva di caccia, cantine ed un'agenzia volta alla sperimentazione di tecniche per migliorare la redditivitร delle attivitร agricole.
Il suo intervento trasformรฒ il borgo medioevale inserendo elementi di caratteri neogotici particolarmente evidenziati nell'edificio dell'Agenzia della Tenuta Reale di Pollenzo, costruito di fianco al castello e di fronte alla piazza della Chiesa di San Vittore.
La struttura realizzata secondo il modello "a corte interna" presenta due torrette circolari sul prospetto principale decorate da un cammino di ronda su caditoie e merlatura.
Alla fine degli anni novanta con la nascita del progetto Slow Food la tenuta viene restaurata e l'Agenzia della Tenuta Reale di Pollenzo diventa la sede dell’Universitร degli Studi di Scienze Gastronomiche, di una struttura alberghiera, un ristorante e nelle storiche cantine, inoltre, della Banca del Vino, realizzata per costruire la “memoria storica” del vino italiano.
Agenzia in the Pollenzo Real Estate - Bra
Dukes, princes and kings of the Savoy family left a great heritage in Piedmont made up of residences, castles, palaces and public buildings of important architectural and historical value. The Pollenzo Real Estate in the municipality of Bra is also part of this heritage.
Pollenzo, an ancient village with Roman origin, was the county seat of the Visconti patrician Antonio Porro who built here in 1386 a defensive castle that was quickly transformed into the feudal residence of the Marquis of Romagnano.
In 1800 it was chosen by Carlo Alberto as a holiday resort where he created an agricultural company with vineyards, farmhouses, a hunting reserve, cellars and an agency aimed at experimenting techniques to improve the profitability of agricultural activities.
His intervention transformed the medieval village by inserting elements of neo-Gothic characters particularly highlighted in the building of the Agenzia in the Pollenzo Real Estate, built next to the castle and facing the square of the Church of San Vittore.
The structure built according to the "internal courtyard" model has two circular little towers on the main faรงade decorated by a walkway on trapdoors and battlements.
At the end of the nineties with the birth of the Slow Food project the estate was restored and the Agenzia in the Pollenzo Real Estate became the headquarters of the University of Gastronomic Sciences, of a hotel, a restaurant and, in the historic cellars, moreover, of the Banca del Vino, designed to build the "historical memory" of the Italian wine.
Dukes, princes and kings of the Savoy family left a great heritage in Piedmont made up of residences, castles, palaces and public buildings of important architectural and historical value. The Pollenzo Real Estate in the municipality of Bra is also part of this heritage.
Pollenzo, an ancient village with Roman origin, was the county seat of the Visconti patrician Antonio Porro who built here in 1386 a defensive castle that was quickly transformed into the feudal residence of the Marquis of Romagnano.
In 1800 it was chosen by Carlo Alberto as a holiday resort where he created an agricultural company with vineyards, farmhouses, a hunting reserve, cellars and an agency aimed at experimenting techniques to improve the profitability of agricultural activities.
His intervention transformed the medieval village by inserting elements of neo-Gothic characters particularly highlighted in the building of the Agenzia in the Pollenzo Real Estate, built next to the castle and facing the square of the Church of San Vittore.
The structure built according to the "internal courtyard" model has two circular little towers on the main faรงade decorated by a walkway on trapdoors and battlements.
At the end of the nineties with the birth of the Slow Food project the estate was restored and the Agenzia in the Pollenzo Real Estate became the headquarters of the University of Gastronomic Sciences, of a hotel, a restaurant and, in the historic cellars, moreover, of the Banca del Vino, designed to build the "historical memory" of the Italian wine.
Passando da Saluzzo, antico borgo collinare della Provincia Granda, gli amanti del verde e della natura non possono rinunciare alla visita dello splendido Giardino Botanico di Villa Bricherasio, parco di circa 12.000 mq creato con abilitร dal'esperto Domenico Montevecchi.
Uno dei piรน interessanti edifici religiosi dell'epoca medioevale piemontese รจ senza ombra di dubbio l'Abbazia di Santa Maria di Staffarda a Revello, comune posto a pochi chilometri da Saluzzo, centro dell’antico omonimo marchesato.
Il complesso venne fondato intorno al 1130 dai monaci cistercensi in seguito ad una donazione ed assunse ben presto una rilevante importanza economica grazie alla sua posizione e alla bonifica dei terreni paludosi circostanti.
Fortemente danneggiata durante la sanguinosa Battaglia di Staffarda che vide affrontarsi l'esercito dei Savoia e quello francese di Luigi XIV venne ricostruita grazie all'intervento finanziario di Vittorio Amedeo II e, con la bolla Pontificia di Papa Benedetto XIV, nel 1750 divenne di proprieta dell'Ordine Militare dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro.
L'Abbazia di Santa Maria di Staffarda si trova in aperta campagna e volge le spalle alla catena delle Alpi Cozie, tra cui spicca il Monviso.
Il complesso abbaziale si compone di una serie di edifici realizzati in stile romanico-gotico con mattoni a vista.
Tra questi si distinguono la Chiesa, dedicata a Santa Maria e realizzata in stile romanico lombardo, il Chiostro, a pianta quadrata con due porticati , il Refettorio, la Sala Capitolare e la Foresteria.
Intorno si sviluppano altri edifici facenti parte del borgo e funzionali all'attivitร agricola del luogo.
Per informazioni sulla visita del Abbazia di Staffarda potete consultare il sito ufficiale dell'Ordine Mauriziano
Abbazia di Staffarda - Revello
One of the most interesting religious buildings of the Piedmontese medieval era is undoubtedly the Santa Maria in Staffarda Abbey in Revello, a town few kilometers far from Saluzzo, the center of the ancient homonymous marquisate.
The complex was founded around 1130 by Cistercian monks after a donation and soon assumed significant economic importance due to its location and the reclamation of the surrounding wetlands.
Strongly damaged during the bloody Battle of Staffarda, which saw the Savoy army and Louis XIV's French army fought each other, it was rebuilt thanks to the financial intervention of Vittorio Amedeo II and, with the Papal bull of Pope Benedict XIV, in 1750 it became property of the Military Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus.
The Abbey of Santa Maria di Staffarda is located in the open countryside and turns its back to the chain of the Cozie Alps, among which the Monviso stands out.
The abbey complex consists of a series of buildings built in Romanesque-Gothic style with exposed bricks.
There are the Church, dedicated to Santa Maria and built in Lombard Romanesque style, the Cloister, with a square plan with two arcades, the Refettorio, the Capitolare Room and the Foresteria.
Around the abbey are located other buildings parts of the old hamlet and functional to the agricultural activity of the place.
To get information for the visit of Santa Maria in Staffarda Abbey you can check the Ordine Mauriziano official website.
One of the most interesting religious buildings of the Piedmontese medieval era is undoubtedly the Santa Maria in Staffarda Abbey in Revello, a town few kilometers far from Saluzzo, the center of the ancient homonymous marquisate.
The complex was founded around 1130 by Cistercian monks after a donation and soon assumed significant economic importance due to its location and the reclamation of the surrounding wetlands.
Strongly damaged during the bloody Battle of Staffarda, which saw the Savoy army and Louis XIV's French army fought each other, it was rebuilt thanks to the financial intervention of Vittorio Amedeo II and, with the Papal bull of Pope Benedict XIV, in 1750 it became property of the Military Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus.
The Abbey of Santa Maria di Staffarda is located in the open countryside and turns its back to the chain of the Cozie Alps, among which the Monviso stands out.
The abbey complex consists of a series of buildings built in Romanesque-Gothic style with exposed bricks.
There are the Church, dedicated to Santa Maria and built in Lombard Romanesque style, the Cloister, with a square plan with two arcades, the Refettorio, the Capitolare Room and the Foresteria.
Around the abbey are located other buildings parts of the old hamlet and functional to the agricultural activity of the place.
To get information for the visit of Santa Maria in Staffarda Abbey you can check the Ordine Mauriziano official website.
Nato nel XIII secolo con lo scopo difensivo, il Castello di Rocca de' Baldi si รจ trasformato a poco a poco nei secoli in residenza della famiglia Morozzo della Rocca assumendo l'aspetto odierno grazie all'intervento dell'architetto Francesco Gallo.
A pochi chilometri da Fossano, in alto su una collina da cui si gode di un meraviglioso panorama sull'arco alpino della Provincia Granda tra cui svetta il Monviso, รจ stato costruito uno spazio spettacoli dal nome giร evocativo: l'Anfiteatro dell'Anima.