SACRED ART

Piedmont's history is also told by fascinating places of worship, such as its Holy Mountains, abbeys, sanctuaries, chapels and churches, all making up a rich endowment not just of history, art and culture but also of faith in the first instance. Outstanding artists and architects have expressed their religious feelings by competing works of art that have become the expression of Piedmont's great dowry of Art.

taste – from competitions to amateur sports, from singles top families, and from them the lovers of silence to the lovers of nightlife. From Sestriere, Europe's highest hill and an Olympic site to the Ossola Valley, from Monviso's steep slopes to Mount Rosa's glaciers, a unique Alpine scenario – the mountains of Piedmont are a stage on which you can experience a galaxy of emotions by reliving the joy and fatigue of the very first mountain-eers who reached 4 thousand metres or entering earth's deepest meanders.

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LAKES The northernmost part of Pied-mont offers spectacular oppor-tunities for life in the open air.

This territory of mountains, valleys and lakes combines the rough natural beauty of the Alps with the cultivated elegance of historical gardens and buildings “La Belle Epoque”. One of the most evoca-tive areas is picturesque Lake Maggiore with the Borromean Islands and Lake Orta with the isle of San Giulio.

MOUNTAINS

53 ski stations, 13 hundred kilometres of ski runs, over 300 ski, cab and other specialty lifts capable of safely transporting 400 thousand sportsmen, women and children an hour. Different natural and uncontaminated environment, valleys and hamlets, each with its own history, art, culture and specialty food. These are the great number that make Piedmont the White Galaxy. Skiing but also after skiing activities with various sports specialities to be practiced on the snow, such as snowboarding, cross-country skiing, ice-skating and excursions with snow poles.Piedmont features a full variety of proposals to satisfy any need and

ASSESSORATOAL TURISMO

Diana’s Gallery, Venaria Reale

The Sacra di San Michele, Valley of Susa

Lake Laux, Chisone Valley

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FOOD AND DR INK

Piedmont is an area dear to the lovers of good eating and drinking, a composite universe consisting of top level professionals who combine ancient flavours with many contemporary expressions of the culture of taste, a team of 23 chefs who have become the Stars of Piedmont that collects the most qualified testimonials of a territory that can boast of world level catering excellence.Piedmont produces world famous wines that belong to its history and traditions; prestigious examples are the nine qualities that have achieved recognition of Controlled Origin Denomination – Asti, Barbaresco, Barolo, Brachetto, Dogliani, Gattinara, Gavi, Gemme and Roero.Piedmont is the region of choco-late, truffles, fresh and seasoned cheeses produced in its valleys, and the Langhe hazelnuts.

There are a thousand very good reasons for deciding to come and visit Piedmont – the love for mountains and their sports from skiing to climbing, the passion for wine and good food, the interest in all art forms from architecture to artisan jobs, the curiosity of learning all about the culture of a population strongly tied to its traditions but open to innovation, the desire to enjoy the quiet of its lakes and the beauty of its parks or the need to start of on a religious track.Nature, taste, art, religion, water, mountains, sports, traditions and innovation – Piedmont is all these things in summer and winter alike – a region that lives ongoing ferment, warm and hospitable, always ready to welcome, astonish and ultimately conquer the most demanding of visitors.

ART, HISTORY AND CULTURE

Piedmont: an area where history is told by its castles, abbeys, fortresses, Royal residences, sanctuaries, squares and hamlets that maintain and upkeep art and remembrances, a real trip to discover suggestive landscapes and fascinating places. Piedmont has over 100 museums, many of Contemporary Art, over 500 castles, 14 House of Savoy residences and several historical Baroque villas complete with gardens. The Royal residence circuit is an extraordinarily interesting historical and art complex, declared property of All Human Beings by UNESCO in 1997. Piedmont is the homeland of Baroque that has always accompanied the birth and development of the Savoy State from the late 16th to the late 19th Centuries. Leading artists of those days, such as Filippo Juvarra and Guarino Guarini were active at Turin, where some of the most important expressions of Baroque are to be seen, such as the Church of Saint Lawrence, the Stupinigi Hunting Lodge and Palazzo Carignano.

GOLFING

Over 40 clubs strategically located all over the territory of the region can satisfy the requirements of all golfers, from beginners to experts. Five of the ten golf clubs that leading sports magazines class as Italy’s best are in Piedmont. Tradition and innovation are the features identi-fying the reality of Piedmont’s golfing: the clubs from Sestriere to Lake Maggiore are so many that you can get lost in all the magic greens that few other Italian regions have the fortune of owning.

ACTIVE HOLIDAYMAKING

Olympic Piedmont is not just snow and skiing but also valleys, moun-taintops and walls to practice extreme sports and experience a mix of adrenaline and enjoyment in full safety accompanied by Alpine Guides. Railways, climb-ing and alpinism, cycling tourism, mountain/biking, canyoning and cave exploring are sports you just cannot afford to lose so you can live a real holiday and pass your leisure times in an active way, immersed in Nature.

The Villa Carolina Golf Course

The Racconigi House of Savoy ResidenceIsola Bella on Lake Maggiore

The Egyptian Museum of TurinRivoli Castle, Long Wing