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

Built between 1694 and 1698 (original from 1487). Interior dominated by wooden carving. Decorations with garlands of flowers and fruits (bunches) are the work of carvers of the Melezet from the 17th and 18th centuries.

Headquarters of the Museum of Alpine Religious Art

Interesting frescoed testimonies both inside and outside.

The antiquity of the building is evidenced by the small Romanesque bell tower. Rogational cross in pink marble on the outside, large retable, canvas by Our Lady of the Rosary with SS Hippolytus and Lorenzo, baptismal font in marble dating back to 1632 inside

Accessible on foot, a country building of great interest as it retains significant frescoed cycles dated between the end of the 15th and 16th century (inside and outside)

From the Grange di Valle Stretta follow the mule track that slightly descends through the beautiful pastures and, at the first fork, take a right to reach the bridge over the stream of Valle Stretta near a grangia. Continue along the path that follows the course of the stream in a suggestive environment immersed in the coniferous forest and with numerous springs. After a short uphill stretch you reach Lake Verde, a jewel with emerald colors.

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.

The village path consists of 14 stages to discover the soul of Bardonecchia and its historical and artistic treasures.

Just above Bardonecchia, there is the beautiful 'canal walk': a wide path crosses a forest and is surrounded by wood carvings produced over several years by many authors.

Rebuilt between 1826 and 1829 in the same area on which the primitive Romanesque church stood, the current parish church has two bell towers (the original Romanesque and the coeval dome) and important testimonies of sculpture and carving.

Bramafam Fort was built between 1885 and 1894 with the function of controlling the Frejus Gallery. The fortification has a stone structure with concrete cover. He held a defensive role during World War II, becoming the seat of the 516th Border Guard Battery. After a period of neglect, the building was used as a museum area hosting environmental reconstructions, models of fortifications and artillery.

It houses on two floors the collection of testimonies of the local material culture.

Ring itinerary of about 60 miles. Departure from the Rock Cut

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.

Going up the Sommeiller carriage road you will find a crossroads that leads to the Decauville, created for the transport by rail of the materials necessary for the construction of the dam. Going along this flat path, on foot or by mountain bike, you will arrive at the area called Bacini on the slopes of Mount Jafferau from which to admire the majesty of the Alps.

Built in 1477. Among the furnishings stands out the retable of the high altar dated to the seventeenth century and the choral lectern one of the oldest evidence of the sculptural activity of the inhabitants of the Bardonecchia hamlet.

Accessible on foot from the hamlet of Horres. Interesting pictorial testimonies both outside and inside. Panoramic position above the Basin of Bardonecchia.

The Jafferau gondola lifts at an altitude of 2000 meters, offering a splendid view of the Bardonecchia basin. It is possible to take the gondola lift both on foot and by bike. At high altitude you can stroll to discover the many paths that wind on the slopes of the Jafferau with breathtaking views and panoramic points.

Already mentioned in 1296. A single nave with polygonal apse oriented to the east and decorated with tuff ribs. The construction site dated to 1758 is remarkable. Inside there are significant fresco decorations.

Objects that reflect everyday life.

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.