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The nature park Parco naturale Val Troncea is located in
In the park can still be found old hamlets, representing the valley´s lifestyle and architecture:
* Laval - 1.667 m
* Seytes - 1.919 m
* Troncea - 1.915 m
* Jussaud - 1.786 m
* Alpe Mei
Alpe Mei is located at the end of the valley and is inhabited just in summer. It can be reached within a two-hour walk.
The shepherds produce and sell typical mountain cheese such as ricotta and toma.
The park on Parks.itOfficial Website (Italian)
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Val Chisone
The Val Chisone is one of the Occitan valleys of western Piedmont, situated in the Cottian Alps in the Metropolitan City of Turin in north-west Italy.
Geography
Traditionally, the valley's entrances are considered the towns of Pinerolo and Ses ...
, municipality of Pragelato
Pragelato (also ''Pragelà''; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Prajalats'', French: Prajalats) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about west of Turin, in the upper Val Chisone. The name ''Prag ...
in the Metropolitan City of Turin
The Metropolitan City of Turin ( it, Città metropolitana di Torino, Piedmontese: ''Sità metropolitan-a 'd Turin'') is a metropolitan city in the Piedmont region, Italy. Its capital is the city of Turin. It replaced the Province of Turin and co ...
. The park was created in 1980 to preserve the natural environment.
Geography
The park is located between 1670AMSL
Height above mean sea level is a measure of the vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) of a location in reference to a historic mean sea level taken as a vertical datum. In geodesy, it is formalized as ''orthometric heights''.
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and 3.280 m AMSL
Height above mean sea level is a measure of the vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) of a location in reference to a historic mean sea level taken as a vertical datum. In geodesy, it is formalized as ''orthometric heights''.
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. The highest point is the peak of the mountain Punta Rognosa di Sestriere
Rognosa di Sestriere is a mountain of the Cottian Alps in Piedmont, Italy.
Features
The mountain lies near the village of Sestriere, from where it can be climbed with relative ease for anyone with mountain experience. From its summit the pano ...
. The river Chisone
The Chisone (in Piedmontese ''Chison'' or ''Cleson'') is a Italian torrent, which runs through Pragelato, Fenestrelle, Perosa Argentina and Pinerolo in the Metropolitan City of Turin. It is a tributary of the Pellice, which in turn is a tributary ...
seeps at the very end of the valley, at the foot of Monte Barifreddo and runs through it until it reaches the river Pellice
The Pellice (in Piedmontese ''Pélis'') is a Italian torrent, which runs through the Metropolitan City of Turin. The stream is a tributary of the Po River, into which it flows near Villafranca Piemonte.
Geography
The stream is formed at the weste ...
.
Hiking
The nature park has a lot of hiking paths, both linking the different hamlets with each other, or the bottom of the valley with the mountains' peaks.Landmarks
In the park can still be found old hamlets, representing the valley´s lifestyle and architecture:
* Laval - 1.667 m
* Seytes - 1.919 m
* Troncea - 1.915 m
* Jussaud - 1.786 m
* Alpe Mei
Alpe Mei is located at the end of the valley and is inhabited just in summer. It can be reached within a two-hour walk.
The shepherds produce and sell typical mountain cheese such as ricotta and toma.
Mountain huts
* Hut Troncea This hut is located in the old hamlet of Troncea and offers a restaurant service. Two smaller mountain huts can just be used to stay overnight, by asking for the keys to the park headquarters inPragelato
Pragelato (also ''Pragelà''; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Prajalats'', French: Prajalats) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about west of Turin, in the upper Val Chisone. The name ''Prag ...
.
* Hut Col del Clapis – 2.756 m
* Hut Col del Beth – 2.785 m, near Bric Ghinivert
Bric Ghinivert or Eiminàl (3,037 m a.s.l.) is a mountain of the Cottian Alps located in Italy.
Geography
The mountain is the highest elevation of the water divide between Val Troncea (West) and Valle Germanasca (East). Following northwards t ...
.
Transportation
The Sapav busTorino
Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. T ...
–Sestriere
Sestriere (/se'strjɛre/) ( oc, Sestrieras, pms, Ël Sestrier, french: Sestrières) is a ski resort in Piedmont, Italy, a ''comune'' (municipality) of the Metropolitan City of Turin. It is situated in Val Susa, from the French border. Its name ...
links the hamlet of Traverse.
In August, the park is organizing a shuttle-bus service for tourists, that links the entrance of the valley to the very end (Alpe Mei).
References
External links
The park on Parks.it
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