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VISITITALY WHAT TO SEE PIEDMONT ALTA VAL SUSA E CHISONE CLAVIERE

Things to do in Claviere Italy – what to see attractions and activities

Welcome to Claviere Italy. If you’are planning to visit Claviere for your next trip and you are looking for the best places to visit, here you’ll find tips and suggestions of most popular point of interest and activities not to be missed in Claviere and surrounding. Travelers will appreciate this italian town with his rich historical and artistic heritage, local culture and environment. Discover the monuments, buildings, natural treasures and all the details that characterize Claviere and its territory.  Share and suggest a place you've visited.

Skiing in Claviere, breathtaking views for cross-country skiing, alpine and snowboarding

Claviere, snowborder sitting on track
Claviere, snowborder sitting on track

In the evocative atmosphere of Claviere, cross-country skiing and alpine skiing are the real protagonists. Claviere hosted the first international ski races held in the Alta Valle di Susa, and was used as a place of training for the Olympic Games in Saint Moritz in 1927.

In the Upper Val di Susa, Claviere makes us live the atmosphere of the Winter Olympics, since in 2006 it was one of the Olympic municipalities. For those who want a stay or a weekend full of winter fun at 1760 meters above sea level, Claviere, who belongs to the Milky Way ski area, receives us with its 18 km of equipped slopes. The three rings of 15 km extension for cross-country skiing and alpine skiing are fantastic. Under the snow of Claviere, fir forests rise: a breathtaking view. One of the slopes that I liked very much is that of the Serra Granet - La Coche.

Instead, for lovers of black slopes I suggest that of the Pian del Sole, which connects with the French resort Montgenevro. There are slopes for everyone, from easy descent to black ones for advanced skiers. The accommodation facilities in Claviere are of a very refined taste, with a welfare hotel-wellness environment. After a day of intense sports, take an après-ski in one of the local restaurants to enjoy an evening with friends, taking advantage of Piedmontese and international cuisine. The gem in the panorama of Claviere is Mount Chaberton of 3130 meters, a real show.

written by Arthur Burley - Last update: 31/10/2021
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What To See near Claviere

Oulx (13 Km)

Torre Delfinale

The Torre Delfinale has a square-shaped structure composed of different stone materials. The building was built around the 14th century and served as the residence of Royal officials. In the middle of the 18th century, the tower was abandoned for reasons that are still unknown. In 1882 the tower was purchased by Minister Luigi Des Ambrois of Nevache. After his death, he passed ownership to the Municipality, which, in collaboration with the Superintendence for Architectural and Environmental Heritage of Piedmont, made it possible to restore it.

Bardonecchia (15 Km)

Parco Archeologico "Tur d'Amun"

The Tur d'Amun, in a dominant position over the Bardonecchia basin and the Borgovecchio, was born around the second half of the 12th century with military functions in order to control the outlets of the two valleys of Frejus and Rho and be visually in communication with the fortification by Bramafam. The residence of the legendary lord François de Bardonnèche originally had a mighty central tower 21 meters high, preserved up to the height of the battlements still in the 1920s. In the whole area, purchased in 1998 by the Municipality of Bardonecchia, an archaeological park is now set up which, by means of self-guided panels, allows to investigate the structures, their history and evolution over time. The tower can now be visited, of which the first two floors above ground have been recovered, parts of the small eastern tower, sections of the walls that delimited the downstream complex, the circular towers of the southern side and some service rooms.

Bardonecchia (16 Km)

Museo Civico Etnografico

Do you want to know the testimonies of the material culture of the old mountain village of Bardonecchia? Since 1954 there is the Ethnographic Civic Museum, housed in the nineteenth-century building once the seat of the municipal house. It offers an insight into the daily life and culture of mountain people, and illustrates the rhythms of the agricultural and pastoral economy that characterized the country before the advent of mass tourism. It collects objects, furniture, furnishings and tools, as well as a small section of sacred art. It is also possible to observe the local women's costume and the precious lace made in a ring, a traditional workmanship that is still practiced by some local women. Also on display are objects and work tools, photographs and vintage postcards depicting views of the time that was.

Salbertrand (18 Km)

Parco Naturale Gran Bosco

Extended on the southern slope of the Susa Valley at an altitude ranging from 1,000 to 2,600 meters, the Park includes the areas of Chiomonte, Exilles, Oulx, Salbertrand and Sauze d'Oulx. Its purpose is to protect 700 hectares of mixed wood of white fir and spruce, unique in Piedmont. In the past, these forests have been exploited to obtain large beams used in civil and military engineering works, such as the Arsenal of Turin, the Basilica of Superga and the Venaria Reale. In addition, the wide variety of environments provides an ideal habitat for many animals: from birds of prey to mammals such as wild boar, deer and suede. Wolves have also returned in the park, frequent sightings since 1997.

Salbertrand (18 Km)

Ecomuseo Colombano Romean

The Colombano Romean Ecomuseum in Salbertrand, in the Gran Bosco Natural Park, collects the memories of land and water of the community. The route includes: the hydraulic mill, which tells 800 years of exploitation of water, from feudal milling rights to the production of electricity; the school of the past and a set-up ethnographic; the common oven of the Oulme hamlet; the ancient charcoal maker and the lime furnace; the nineteenth-century ice box with the adjoining supply pond; the smoke-sauna built thanks to a project European conducted by the Politecnico di Torino; the site dedicated to the Glorious Return of the Waldenses. The tour also includes the splendid parish church of St. John the Baptist and the chapel of the Annunziata di Oulme. Ancient buildings and artifacts present themselves to the visitor as examples of a past today to be discovered. For school groups and organized groups there are thematic accompaniments carried out by specialized guides and educational courses have been devised. In addition, since 2006, the cultural association Ar.Te.Mu.Da animates guided tours to the ecomuseum with theatricalized accompaniments.

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