Prato Nevoso (or Pratonevoso) is a
ski and holiday resort in northern
Italy
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. It is located at 1480 m above sea level, in the
province of Cuneo
Cuneo (Italian), or Coni (Piedmontese), is a province in the southwest of the Piedmont region of Italy. To the west it borders on the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ( departments of Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Haut ...
,
Piedmont
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, within the municipal boundaries of the ''
comune
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''of
Frabosa Sottana, of which it is a ''
frazione
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
'', some four kilometres south of its centre.
History
Prato Nevoso's history as a resort dates back to the early 1960s, when a group of
Liguria
Liguria (; lij, Ligûria ; french: Ligurie) is a Regions of Italy, region of north-western Italy; its Capital city, capital is Genoa. Its territory is crossed by the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, Apennines Mountain chain, mountain range and is ...
n entrepreneurs decided to create a resort easily accessible from
Genoa
Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the List of cities in Italy, sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian ce ...
and
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese language, 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 ...
.
The fast work of building and the low initial costs of the flats promoted spurred tourism, as well as the presence of the A6 Turin-
Savona
Savona (; lij, Sann-a ) is a seaport and ''comune'' in the west part of the northern Italy, Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea.
Savona used to be one of the chie ...
motorway (enlarged during the 1990s). The fast building did not follow any principle of organic urban program, and buildings were born in the complete architectural anarchy.
Giro d'Italia
As well as winter sports, the resort is popular with cyclists and has been the finish of three stages of the
Giro d'Italia:
Tour de France
On July 20, 2008, the town served as the finish line for a stage in the
2008 Tour de France
The 2008 Tour de France was the 95th running of the race. The event took place from 5 to 27 July. Starting in the French city of Brest, the tour entered Italy on the 15th stage and returned to France during the 16th, heading for Paris, its regu ...
. The finish is rated First Category with an 11.4 km climb at an average of 6.9%.
Tour de France stage finishes
References
External links
Prato Nevoso dans le Tour de France
Resort website Prato Nevoso ski resort guide
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Frazioni of the Province of Cuneo
Ski areas and resorts in Italy
Frabosa Sottana