Ronco Canavese, Province of Torino, Piedmont

Info

• Altitude: 956 m a.s.l
• Population: about 400 inhabitants
• Zip/postal code: 10080
• Dialing Area Code: +39 0124
• Patron Saint: St. Giusto, celebrated on the last Sunday in July

Events and Festivities

• during Carnival, parades with characters in folk costumes.

What to see

• The Vallone di Guaria, which connects the Valle Soana with Ribordone and Orco valleys;
• The church of San Giusto, with an altarpiece depicting the Virgin Mary in Egypt;
• in the hamlet of Servino the "rascards": old barns, typical of the Aosta Valley, with the upper floor in wood and the lower in stone;
• In Tor, an interesting medieval fortress;
• The old forge of Ronco, which worked copper until the 1950s. The building is particularly impressive, and is currently undergoing renovation as an example of industrial archeology;
• The Vallone di Forzo, included in 1979 in the Gran Paradiso National Park, Within this valley side can be made simply walk at a time of pretty villages, with the climbing site of Torre Lavina (3308 mt), and the Ciardoney Glacier.