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Benedictine crypt
Via Don Brarda, 43 (Villar San Costanzo)Together with the chapel of San Giorgio, it was the responsibility of the architect Arnaudo, a competent and passionate lover...
Berardi Castle
Via Paschero, 55 (Cartignano)Did you know that Cartignano was the only centre in the Maira Valley to be governed by a feudal lord?...
Black Lake
CanosioWith an easy hike you can reach Lago Nero, a hidden pearl in the folds of the north buttress of...
Borgata Castellaro
Borgata Castellaro (Celle di Macra)Among the most monumental buildings in the whole valley, the Castle or Cantunal dominates the medieval agglomeration of the Borgata...
Borgata Chiappera e Rocca Provenzale
Borgata Chiappera (Acceglio)The Rocca Provenzale is the impressive rocky massif that emerges vertically from the meadows behind Chiappera, the last inhabited village...
Borgata Ubac
Borgata Ubac (Canosio)Can one house contain an entire village? Find out by visiting the Ubac house-village, or Obacco in Italian. In the...
Borgata Ussolo
Borgata Ussolo (Prazzo)Film fan? Here you will find a perfect set for a film with a medieval setting. Its particular charm meant...
Camoglieres via ferrata
MacraJust before entering the small town of Camoglieres, you will find a parking area and an information board for the...
Cannetum – ARC experimental archeology park
Sede museale in Via Don Brarda, verso il centro di Villar (Villar San Costanzo)Take a walk through history, discovering the lifestyles of our ancestors from the Iron Age to the Middle Ages. This...
Chapel of S. Giorgio
Via Don Brarda, 43 (Villar San Costanzo)The abbot Giorgio Costantia of Costigliole, elected in 1447, had the crumbling structures restored and, in 1467-69, had a funerary...
Chapel of San Pietro
MacraThe Chapel of San Pietro stands on the ancient mule track that leads from Villar di Macra to Borgata Camoglieres,...
Chapel of San Salvatore
S. Salvatore, 22-30 (Macra)Passing along the main road, the Chapel of San Salvatore catches the eye: isolated on a short clearing, it has...
Chapel of San Sebastiano
Celle di MacraThe votive chapel of San Sebastiano was built during one of the plagues in the area in the 15th century....
Chapel of San Sebastiano and Fabiano
Borgata San Sebastiano (Marmora)Surrounded by greenery, the small chapel in the hamlet of San Sebastiano is waiting to show you a mid-15th century...
Church of San Peyre
Borgata Paschero (Stroppo)Located at 1233 meters above sea level, on a rocky spur overlooking the Maira Valley, the church of San Peyre...
Confraternity of the Annunziata of Acceglio with Museum of Sacred Art
Frazione Borgo Villa (Acceglio)Right at the source of the Maia valley, you discover a museum, born of the devotion of the valley dwellers,...
Devil’s Bridge
Via Ponte Vecchio (Dronero)Even today in Dronero you can cross an authentic medieval bridge. A privileged vantage point on this town rich in...
Exhibition of sacred art in the Brotherhood
Via XXV aprile (Dronero)Even simply crossing the Maira Valley, the wealth of sacred art stands out: churches, convents, votive chapels accompany the landscape....
Former Abbey of San Pietro in Vincoli
Via Don Brarda, 43 (Villar San Costanzo)At the outskirts of Villar San Costanzo, surrounded by greenery, there is a church that stands on the remains of...
Foro Frumentario
Via IV Novembre, 39 (Dronero)What were covered markets like in 1400? In Dronero you can discover the Foro Frumentario, one of the rare examples...