The Lanzo Valleys (in

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''Valli di Lanzo'', in

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''Valade ëd Lans'') is a group of valleys in the north-west of

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in the Metropolitan City of Turin,

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Etymology

The valleys take their name from the city of Lanzo, which lies in the main valley near its exit on the

Po Plain The Po Valley, Po Plain, Plain of the Po, or Padan Plain ( it, Pianura Padana , or ''Val Padana'') is a major geographical feature of Northern Italy. It extends approximately in an east-west direction, with an area of including its Venetic ex ...

Geography

The Stura di Lanzo, a

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of the Po, collects the waters flowing through the valleys. The most important sub-valleys are, from south to north and from west to east, ''Valle di Viù'' (literally ''Valley of

Viù Viù is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin. Viù's central square used to feature a wooden statue of Pinocchio, which is 6.53 meters tall and weighs abo ...

), 'Val d'Ala'' (literally ''Valley of

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''), ''Val Grande'' (literally ''Great Valley'') and ''Val Tesso'' (literally ''Valley of Tesso'', being the Tesso a left-hand tributary of Stura di Lanzo).''Carta Tecnica Regionale'' raster 1:10.000 (vers.3.0) of Regione Piemonte - 2007 Besides Lanzo other

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of the area are Germagnano, Traves,

Monastero di Lanzo Monastero di Lanzo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km northwest of Turin. Monastero di Lanzo borders the following municipalities: Locana, Cantoira, Coassolo ...

Coassolo Torinese Coassolo Torinese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin. Coassolo Torinese borders the following municipalities: Locana, Corio, Monastero di Lanzo, Balan ...

, Pessinetto,

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Ala di Stura Ala di Stura (Piedmontese and Franco-Provençal: ''Ala'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located in one of the Valli di Lanzo about northwest of Turin. Ala di Stura borders the fo ...

, Balme,

Lemie Lemie is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin. Lemie borders the following municipalities: Ala di Stura Ala di Stura (Piedmontese and Franco-Provençal: ' ...

Usseglio Usseglio ( pms, Ussèj, frp, Usèi, french: Ussel) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin, on the border with France. It borders with the following munici ...

Cantoira Cantoira is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin. Cantoira borders the following municipalities: Locana, Chialamberto, Monastero di Lanzo Monastero di Lan ...

Chialamberto Chialamberto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin. Chialamberto borders the following municipalities: Locana, Noasca, Groscavallo, Cantoira, Ceres, and ...

and

Groscavallo Groscavallo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located in one of the Valli di Lanzo about northwest of Turin, on the border with France. The Levanne massif is located nearby. The com ...

Access

The valleys can be reached by the

either by railway, with the Ferrovia Torino-Ceres, or by road, following the ''strada provinciale''''Strada provinciale'' = ''provincial road'' n.1 named ''"Direttisima delle Valli di Lanzo"''.

Notable summits

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Among the notable summits which surround the valley there are: * Uia di Ciamarella - 3,676 m *

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- 3,619 m * Uia di Bessanese - 3,606 m * Croce Rossa - 3,566 m * Punta d'Arnas - 3,560 m *

Rocciamelone Rocciamelone ( pms, Ròcia-mlon, french: Rochemelon or ''Roche Melon'') is a 3,538 m high mountain in Piedmont, Italy, near the border between Italy and France. Geography Rocciamelone is located between Val di Susa and Maurienne, 50&nbs ...

- 3,538 m *

Punta Sulè Punta Sulè (in Piedmontese Ponta Solé) is a 3,384 m a.s.l.mountain of the Graian Alps, located in Italy. Geography The mountain is the highest elevation of the ridge between the terminal dales of the Stura di Viù valley, Peraciaval (North ...

- 3,384 m * Uia di Mondrone - 2,964 m *

Punta Lunella The Punta Lunella is a mountain of the Graian Alps, with an elevation of 2,772 m.Geoportale IGM owww.pcn.minambiente.it/ref> Toponymy In 1831 the mountain was named ''Punta Cruvin'' by the topographer Maggi after a nearby mountain pastures ...

- 2,272 m * Monte Civrari - 2,302 m *

Monte Colombano Monte Colombano (in Piedmontese mont Colombon ) is a mountain in the Alpi di Lanzo, a sub-group of the Graian Alps, with an elevation of 1,658 m. Geography The mountain is located between the Val Casternone, the Val di Viù and the ...

- 1,658 m.

Notes and references

External links

* http://www.comunitamontanavlcc.it/ {{Authority control Valleys of Piedmont Valleys of the Alps Metropolitan City of Turin Geographical, historical and cultural regions of Piedmont