Holiday apartment in Rollieres: church, trails and winter activities

Rollieres between culture, trails and winter sports

Rollieres is appealing to travellers who want to combine culture, outdoor activity and winter pursuits in one trip. When choosing a holiday apartment in Rollieres, you can therefore first clarify whether your focus is on sacred history, old routes, the Torrente Ripa or activities in the valley. These topics offer different ways to discover the village and its surroundings.

The parish church of SS. Pietro e Paolo was built in 1816 and consecrated in 1818. The present building stands on the site of an older chapel dedicated to the same saints. The sequence of older chapel, new building and consecration gives the building a clearly defined history. If you are interested in local religious heritage, the church is therefore one of the specific features that can shape your stay in Rollieres.

The bread ovens are also part of the local history. In the past, they were used once a month during the last quarter of the moon, known as the “luna dura”, to bake bread over a wood fire. The historic bread ovens in Rollieres have been restored to their former splendour.

Holiday apartment in Rollieres: trails and winter activities

The route known as the “sentiero balcone” follows old roads, connects Rollieres with Sauze di Cesana and then continues via Grangesises, Bessen Haut and Bessen Bass to the Valle Argentera, as well as onward to the neighbouring municipalities of Cesana and Sestriere. For planning your hike, this route provides a comprehensible sequence of place and landscape names, without implying any specific use or accessibility.

Another connection is the Strada Reale di Francia. It connects Sauze di Cesana with Rollieres and the three hamlets of Champlas. The road was planned by Napoleon’s engineers along the route of an older road.

On the Torrente Ripa, the lower section from the Rollieres bridgehead to the centre of Cesana Torinese is designated as a fishing reserve. Within the Cesana fishing reserve, the section from the Rollieres bridgehead to the Bousson bridgehead is a no-kill zone. A fishing licence is compulsory for the Cesana fishing reserve. If you choose this focus, you should take the geographical boundaries and the licence requirement into account when planning.

Cross-country skiing, ski touring and snowshoeing take place along the Torrente Ripa in the valley and on the slopes of Monte Cimabosco between Sauze di Cesana and Rollieres. A holiday apartment or holiday house in Rollieres can therefore be particularly suitable for a stay combining winter activities with discoveries of cultural and historical heritage. When making your choice, what matters most is which of these focuses gives your travel days the rhythm you are looking for.

More destinations to compare: Cavour, Alpignano, Torre, Torrazza Piemonte, Settimo Vittone, Cambiano, Baldissero Torinese and Cesana Torinese.

For the broader travel overview: Turin.