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The Sacra di San Michele, or more properly Abbey of San Michele della Chiusa, locally also called Sagra di San Michele, is an architectural complex perched on the summit of Mount Pirchiriano, at the entrance to the Val di Susa, in the metropolitan city of Turin, in Piedmont, in the territories of the municipalities of Sant'Ambrogio di Torino and Chiusa di San Michele , just above the hamlet of San Pietro.

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Castello Di Rivoli

Castello Di Rivoli

13.54km from Sacra of Saint Michele

The Castello di Rivoli Museum of Contemporary Art is home to the Museum of Contemporary Art housed in a building of historical interest located, a Unesco World Heritage Site in Rivoli, about 15 km west of Turin, in Piedmont. It was the former Residence of the Royal House of Savoy in Rivoli. which was built in the 9th–10th centuries.

Zoom Torino

Zoom Torino

19.06km from Sacra of Saint Michele

A majestic zoo and a beautiful amuzement park which was located in Cumiana, near Turin, northern Italy, created in 2007. It covers 180,000 square meters. The zoo is meant to represent the continents of Asia and Africa using immersive exhibits.

Val Chisone

Val Chisone

19.89km from Sacra of Saint Michele

The Val Chisone is one of the Occitan valleys of western Piedmont, situated in the Cottian Alps of north-west Italy. Traditionally, the valley's entrances are considered the towns of Pinerolo and Sestriere. It is bounded by the Val di Susa to the north and east, the Val Sanguine to the north, the Val Pellice to the south, while eastwards is the plain of the Po Valley. The valley is crossed by the torrent from which it takes its name, the Chisone. The valley has a main branch, the Valle Germanasc

Lago di Malciaussia

Lago di Malciaussia

20.02km from Sacra of Saint Michele

The Malciaussia lake is an artificial lake located in the Valli di Lanzo , more precisely in the valley of Viù , in the hamlet Malciaussia the town of Usseglio to 1,805 m above sea level. The lake is located at 1805 m asl in the hamlet of Malciaussia and is about nine kilometers from the municipality of Usseglio . It is located at the end of the provincial road 32 after the hamlet of Margone.

La Venaria Reale

La Venaria Reale

22.24km from Sacra of Saint Michele

La Venaria Reale is an Italian town of 33,550 inhabitants in the metropolitan city of Turin, in Piedmont, conurbated in the metropolitan area of ​​Turin , in only 10 km northwest from the city of Turin. It is a masterpiece of architecture and landscape, declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997. The estate includes the Royal residence, a Baroque palace built in the 17th century by Duke Carlo Emanuele II of Savoy, 80 hectares of gardens, the 17th-century historical village of Venaria, and the

Colle delle Finestre

Colle delle Finestre

23.18km from Sacra of Saint Michele

Colle delle Finestre is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 2.178m (7,145ft) above the sea level, located in the Alps, in the Italian region of Piemonte, Italy, linking Susa Valley and Cisone Valley. It's one of the highest asphalted roads of the Alps. The road is usually open from the first of June till September 30. The maximum grade is 14% and along its 18,6 km, there no less than 55 hairpins.

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Piedmont

Piedmont

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Piedmont is a region in northwest Italy, one of the 20 regions of the country. It borders the Liguria region to the south, the Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna regions to the east, and the Aosta Valley region to the northwest; it also borders Switzerland to the northeast and France to the west. It has an area of 25,402 km2 making it the second-largest region of Italy after Sicily and a population of 4,322,805 as of 30 June 2020. The capital of Piedmont is Turin.

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