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Territory
Territory
With more than 60 km long and located between ridges that exceed 3,000 m, the valley is composed of twelve municipalities that spread out along the axis of the road that leads to the Maddalena Hill that links Italy and France. These are our municipalities, we invite you to discover their history, their villages, their flavors and their inhabitants, everything that keeps them alive and that will conquer you!
Culture and art
Culture and art
Always a place of transit and exchange that has involved people, knowledge, products and traditions, the valley preserves a fascinating cultural heritage. We invite you to discover our culture and the traces of past times through museums and sites of cultural interest, a heritage that we are sure will conquer you!
Sport and nature
Sport and nature
An exuberant watercourse and a multitude of ridges, forests and roads represent a scenario of extreme charm in which to practice different sports. Come and discover the autumn poetry of the landscapes, the spring awakening of nature, the cold beauty of winter and the exuberant charm of summer... We are sure you will be fascinated!
Taste and try
Taste and try
Our traditional cuisine is characterized by simple dishes that transform exquisite raw materials into precious and refined delicatessen. People and professionals in the valley hand down these flavors from generation to generation! Taste our products and try our recipes, they will conquer you!
Events and traditions
Events and traditions
Every year festivals and events promote moments of encounter and authenticity in the different villages of the Valley. Our events accompany us as they accompanied the life of our ancestors following the products and traditions of the season and meeting the needs of rural life. Come and discover them!
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RITTANA - The Paraloup village

For those arriving from Rittana, the village of Paraloup can be reached by car along the road that crosses the hamlet of Gorré and reaches Chiot Rosa, a green plateau with an equipped area where it is possible to leave the car. From here you can continue on foot to Paraloup.

Paraloup is located at an altitude of about 1400 metres on the ridge that divides the Stura Valley from the Grana Valley; according to local tradition, the name of this village means 'defended from the wolves'. In this place, between 1943 and 1944, the first partisan band of Giustizia e Libertà (Justice and Freedom) gathered, led - among others - by Duccio Galimberti, Dante Livio Bianco and Nuto Revelli. The band consisted of 150 people of different social backgrounds and ages who gathered to free Italy from fascism and drive out the German army.

For some years now, thanks to the Nuto Revelli Foundation, Paraloup has come back to life and to be a place of memory that telephonels of the partisan war and peasant life. The recovery of Paraloup has been led by a group of young architects, attentive to the themes of landscape, history and sustainability. For this reason it has received several awards, including a special mention at the prestigious Konstruktiv award for the best sustainable alpine architecture in Europe and its inclusion in the Italian Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennial in 2012.

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Email: info@remove-this.paraloup.it
Tel: 349 1268858 (Paola)