Lanzo Valleys Outdoor

The Lanzo Valleys surround the Piedmontese capital and were a favorite vacation destination of the wealthy Savoy bourgeoisie, evidenced by residential architecture. They are divided into the 3 main valleys Val Grande (Cantoira, Chialamberto, Groscavallo), Val d'Ala (Ceres, Ala di Stura, Balme) and Val di Viù (Viù, Lemie and Usseglio). To these are added the lateral valleys Valle Tesso, Val Malone, Ceronda and Casternone.
The Lanzo Valleys are known as the cradle of mountaineering: on these mountains climbers from Turin made their first ascents, creating the soul of the nascent Italian Alpine Club and tracing on Rocciamelone, Uja di Mondrone and Bessanese some of the routes that marked the history of mountaineering. Local mountaineers put their experience to good use by offering themselves as guides, effectively inventing the figure of the mountain guide. But there are outdoor activities for everyone: in summer, trekking to the many sanctuaries and lakes at high altitude, cycling and mountain biking on challenging climbs (such as those leading to the 1805 m of Lake Malciaussia or the 1750 m of Pian della Mussa) and on cycle-hiking routes of varying difficulty, including starting from Lanzo's Ponte del Diavolo Park, paragliding and hang gliding; in winter, alpine and Nordic skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and ski mountaineering.
Lanzo Valleys: "the garden of Turin."