Points of interest

Ruined castle overlooking the medieval village of Avigliana, located on Mount Pezzulano.

At the beginning of the 1900s, some traders from Oulx, united in a company, built the Salbertrand ice house, near the Rio Gorge, to conserve the ice produced in winter in the adjacent artificial lake.

The chapel has a monumental fresco of Saint Christopher and an Annunciation (1533) on the outside, while inside the entire apse area houses a rare pictorial cycle entirely dedicated to scenes from the life of the Virgin, dated 1534.

Driving along the access road to the Orsiera Rocciavré Natural Park from the municipality of Villar Focchiardo, after a few kilometres, you find yourself in front of an imposing building in a setting of pastures and woods.

The ancient mill bears witness to 800 years of history of water exploitation, from the feudal milling rights to the birth of the Salbertrand Municipal Electricity Company.

Ruined fort with retractable turrets, built at the end of the 19th century and part of the fortifications of Piazza di Fenestrelle and Assietta.

The Casa degli Escartons “Alex Berton” allows you to discover the refined architecture that distinguishes this splendid corner of the Cottian Alps.

The San Moritio (San Maurizio) fort was built starting in 1628 at the Colle della Roussa to counter any French offensive attacks through the pass, which at the time marked the border between the Dauphiné and Piedmont. Its peculiarity lies in the fact that it is one of the very few examples of star fortification present in a mountain environment.