Holiday apartment in Coazze: mountains, culture and regional specialities
Accommodation in Coazze
Coazze combines alpine landscapes, cultural history and regional specialities to create a destination with many different facets. When you choose a holiday apartment in Coazze, you can plan your days according to your interests: among mountain ridges and alpine lakes, in exhibition spaces, at historic sites or with a special product from Piedmont.
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Photo: Luca Galli from Torino, Italy via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Alpine landscapes between meadows and mountain ridges
The landscape around Coazze has an alpine character. At lower elevations, there are irrigated meadows, chestnut groves and extensive beech forests. Higher up, broad pastures with isolated conifers and rhododendrons extend to the rocky mountain ridges. Many small alpine lakes lie among the mountain ridges and pastures around Coazze. A large part of the Coazze area lies within the Orsiera-Rocciavré Regional Nature Park.
The Coazze tourist office provides information about hiking trails as well as particularly interesting historical, artistic and cultural sites.
Culture and history in the Val Sangone
The former town hall of Coazze houses the exhibition spaces of the Ecomuseo della Resistenza. The Ecomuseo della Resistenza della Val Sangone recounts the history of the Resistance in Val Sangone. The Ecomuseo Alta Val Sangone also contains a weaving workshop.
The exhibition spaces of the Ecomuseo Alta Val Sangone are used for temporary exhibitions. During the tourist office’s opening hours, these exhibitions can be visited free of charge; opening hours vary according to the season. Registration at the Coazze tourist office is required for visits to the Miniera di Garida.
The historic character of the town also reveals a special side of Coazze: its character as a Belle Époque holiday resort can still be recognised today in the magnificent Liberty-style villas around the old town centre. The Santuario Grotta di Nostra Signora di Lourdes stands in Forno di Coazze. For this sanctuary, Don Giuseppe Viotti decided to build a replica of the Grotto of Massabielle, where the Madonna appeared to the young Bernadette.
The stages of the Giro dell'Orsiera begin and end in Borgata Molè in the municipality of Coazze in Val Sangone.
A regional speciality from Coazze
Cevrin di Coazze is a Slow Food Presidium and is classified as a traditional agri-food product of the Piedmont region. It is also part of the range of typical products of the Province of Turin. Cevrin di Coazze is produced exclusively during the grazing season from March to November. Anyone interested in regional food culture will find in it a particularly tangible connection to the area.
Which holiday apartment suits your plans
Your choice of a holiday apartment in Coazze can be guided by the specific themes of the area: alpine lakes and mountain ridges, ecomuseums and Liberty-style villas, or Cevrin di Coazze. Its production during the grazing season from March to November adds a seasonal dimension to the natural and cultural themes.
For further regional orientation, you can also explore Albiano D’ivrea, Champlas Seguin, Rivoli, Montalenghe, San Giorio, Palazzo Canavese, Vico Canavese and Oulx.
For the overarching travel overview: Turin.
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