Soana Valley: the valley that enchants
The Most Authentic Mountain
Are you ready to climb into one of Canavese’s most authentic valleys? You must choose to come here; you don’t pass through by accident. It is the Soana Valley, wild and unspoiled, what its inhabitants do not exaggerate to call “a Fantastic Valley.”
Here it is pure mountain, the kind that relaxes you, oxygenates you, regenerates you; here nature is really “wild”; here everything seems to have stopped. The best way to discover it is to participate in the life of its community, made up of inhabitants, vacationers and emigrants.
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The 4 Countries of Origin
Everything is deeply marked by the flow of the Soana stream, the forests, the mountain pastures, the typical Franco-Provençal dialect. Everything is enclosed in 4 micro-countries from which, once upon a time, entire generations of boys, entire families, left in search of a better life, in search of a bit of fortune: it is time to reverse course, it is time for new people to come and discover this piece of Paradise!
Abandon the frenzy!
nature, history and adrenaline
Unmissable Experiences in Soana Valley
Here is a short list of must-see and must-do things in this slice of Canavese:
- four steps to Ingria, which recently joined the club of the “Most Beautiful Villages in Italy”: as many as 46 inhabitants and 21 hamlets!
- walk to the beautiful Pian dell’Azaria, described by Mario Rigoni Stern as “the most beautiful place in the world”
- in Ronco Canavese, a visit to the Copper Forge, for a step back in time, when the working of this metal was an important economic source, and to the Gran Paradiso National Park visitor center, where you can discover and learn about the traditions and biodiversity of this valley
- a thrill on the Frassinetto zip-line, to see the world from another point of view!
- a beautiful trek to the Sanctuary of San Besso, in Valprato Soana
From mountain villages to the lights of Paris
A Bond That Crosses Time
We have given you just a few hints, but do you have any idea how many things Valsoans can tell you?
For example, that the Soana Valley was a land of great emigration, so much so that now, in Paris, there are more descendants of Valsoans than the current inhabitants of the entire valley! Or that the Clerico brothers, originally from Campiglia Soana, who emigrated on a one-way ticket, were the owners and creators of the very famous Lido and Moulin Rouge in Paris!
This is also CANAVESE VILLAGE: one territory, a thousand opportunities!
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