Chiesa In Valmalenco: Mountain Trails, Winter Sports and Culture

Chiesa In Valmalenco combines high-altitude hiking trails, winter sports and cultural attractions. Anyone looking for a holiday apartment in Chiesa In Valmalenco will find a place where active days and discoveries related to the valley’s history can be planned at very different paces.

Mountain Trails for Summer Discoveries

The Alta Via della Valmalenco is a high-altitude hiking trail with eight stages and a length of 110 kilometres. With eight stages and 110 kilometres, the Alta Via provides a specific framework for planning summer days around individual hiking sections and breaks. It complements the summer hiking options in Chiesa in Valmalenco. The themed trail Le contrade di Chiesa in Valmalenco begins in the town centre at Piazza SS Giacomo e Filippo. Its starting point at Piazza SS Giacomo e Filippo provides a clear central departure point for planning hikes. It was created through the preservation and enhancement of rural settlement centres and a connecting network of paths, in order to rediscover their historical, artistic and cultural values.

For a large part of the year, this themed trail is intended for easy and comfortable use by hikers. This provides travellers with high-altitude stages and a route through rural settlement centres as different forms of hiking alongside one another.

Winter Destinations around Alpe Palù

The Snow Eagle cable car connects Chiesa in Valmalenco with the Alpe Palù ski area. The Palù area also has a specially prepared snow park for snowboarding and freestyle.

Churches, Houses and Ecomuseum

Cultural attractions include the Chiesa di Santa Emilia. It was built on the initiative of Giuseppe Sampietro to accommodate guests and staff of the Grand Hotel Malenco and to commemorate his deceased first wife, Emilia. The central altarpiece dates from 1931 and depicts Saint Emilia. The historic centre of “La Chiesa” is also home to Casa Lavizzari, near the Church of Saints James and Philip. Its historical significance is reflected in its location and architectural design.

The Ecomuseo della Valmalenco is located at Via Guglielmo Marconi 8, 23023 Chiesa In Valmalenco (SO). It is divided into eight major themed routes and comprises a network of physical and cultural paths along which visitors can explore the valley and its natural and human history. An exhibition on the geology and mineral resources of Valmalenco has been set up at the Centro servizi in Chiesa in Valmalenco.

Landscape and Religious Architecture

The Santuario della Beata Vergine delle Grazie di Primolo offers expansive views over the Chiesa Valmalenco basin. It was built on a hill in 1688.

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