Alps: Piedmont

(Vogogna, 19 Dic 12) The National Park Val Grande and the Association "Supervulcano Valsesia ONLUS" have started the procedure for the recognition of the "Sesia-Val Grande Geopark" in the European and Global Geopark Network (EGN and GGN) under the aegis of the Unesco. The united candidacy of a ...

(Vogogna, 07 Ago 12) The Park managing authority informs that, due to the persistent danger, it is forbidden to walk the path Ponte Casletto-Ponte di Velina-Orfalecchio, according to Ordinance n.24 issued by the Municipality of San Bernardino Verbano in 1999. The maintenance of paths connecting Co...

(Vogogna, 03 Ago 12) (Vogogna, on the 3rd of August 2012) Many events have been organized for the next days: guide excursions, presentation of new books, videos, gastronomical events, shows, workshops. Among these events we bring the following ones to your attention: presentation of the "Guida del...

(Vogogna, 13 Lug 12) "I Sentieri del Gusto" is a wine and food initiative organized by the Val Grande park managing authority to promote local typical products. This year marks the 12th edition of the initiative, which foresees a calendar of events in restaurants and trattorie in October and Nov...

(Vogogna, 09 Lug 12) The Hostel is open for 11 months during the year and, eventually, on demand for groups also in the month of February The Hostel is situated in the square of Cicogna and enjoys a wonderful position: from its balconies and windows you can admire, besides the underlying valley, all the summits of the...

(Vogogna, 09 Lug 12) The Municipality of Malesco informs that, because of men at work along the SC road Malesco-Valle Loana (access to Val Grande National Park from Valle Vigezzo), the road will be closed on weekdays until the end of the works, from 8.00 p.m. to 6.00 a.m. ...

(Vogogna, 19 Ago 11) The traces of the heritage made of history and military archaeology at the border between Italy and Switzerland become the occasion to carry out an Italian-Swiss trekking to discover Val Grande National Park, Bolle di Magadino Nature Reserve, and the area of Locarno, bound to become the second Swiss...

(Vogogna, 08 Ago 11) We would like to inform that, until 31st August 2011, an information service dedicated to the tourist offer of the Municipality of Premosello and to the summer initiatives organized by Val Grande National Park will be active at the telephone number +39 347 0549454, every day 2.00 p.m. – 7.00 p.m. Fo...

(Vogogna, 30 Giu 11) Within the events of "Parchi 2011", for the 150th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy and "Musica in quota", summer festival of alpine concerts, on Saturday 9th July 2011, in Pian d'Arla (between Colle and Passo Folungo), at 8.30 p.m., Val Grande National Park presents "...

(Torino, 10 Mag 11) The Bearded Vulture "Siel" (meaning "sky" in the local dialect of Valle d'Aosta region) was born in Valsavarenche, in the heart of Gran Paradiso National Park. It is the first specimen born in a wild state in the Western Alps since 1913, date of the last killing occurred in Val d...