Holiday apartment in Baldissero Torinese – Trails, history and enjoyment
Accommodation in Baldissero Torinese
Baldissero Torinese combines nature, trails, history and Piedmontese culinary delights. If you are considering a holiday apartment in Baldissero Torinese when planning your trip, you will find several clearly distinct themes here: the natural area of the Collina di Superga, historic buildings, trails and regional specialities.
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Hills and trails for different kinds of days
The Parco Naturale della Collina di Superga covers 801.95 hectares and includes Baldissero Torinese. It was established in 1991 to protect and enhance an area with significant ecological, architectural and landscape features. The Collina di Superga is also designated as a Special Area of Conservation.
For an active day out, several specific routes take centre stage: Circular Route 1, “Percorso Dla devossiun”, starts and ends at the church square of the Chiesa della Madonna della Spina in Baldissero Torinese. Sentiero 51 runs from the centre of Baldissero to Còrdova. The Strada della Fonte leads to the San Genesio spring in the Rivodora district of Baldissero Torinese.
Discover architecture and history
The Parrocchia di Baldissero Santa Maria della Spina was built between 1715 and 1725 on the site of a former Visconti castle.
At the Cappella del Toetto, the present-day chapel was created through the renovation and extension of an older building carried out in the 18th century. Every year on 8 September, a solemn celebration of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary is held there.
Another historical detail is the Pozzo della comunità. Its hourglass-shaped shaft has a diameter of 10 metres at the top, narrows to 2 to 3 metres in the middle and reaches approximately 14 metres at the bottom. The Pozzo della comunità is about 42 metres deep and supplied the historic centre until the drinking-water supply was introduced in 1959.
Leisure and local events
The Centro Turistico Ricreativo Comunale Paluc is located on the boundary of the Parco Naturale di Superga. It has play areas, tennis and five-a-side football courts, equipped rooms, a kitchen and a bar service.
A taste of Piedmont
The local festival tradition includes the Festa d’le fròle, held every year on the first Sunday in June as an exhibition and market for strawberries from Rivodora. The typical pesca di vigna from Baldissero is used to prepare a traditional Piedmontese summer dessert.
Traditional cuisine in Baldissero Torinese includes breadsticks, salami, meat, vegetables and cheese. The wine landscape is also part of the local character: Freisa di Chieri is considered a local DOC wine, and its vineyards shape the gentle contours of Baldissero’s hills in autumn. Cari is also considered a local DOC wine.
A holiday apartment or holiday home to suit your travel interests
When choosing between a holiday apartment and a holiday home in Baldissero Torinese, you can give particular weight to the town’s different themes. Those who want to focus on trails and nature can look to the circular route, Sentiero and spring; those seeking history will find different historical points of interest in the Parrocchia, Cappella and Pozzo. For a pleasure-focused stay, the strawberries, pesca di vigna, traditional cuisine and the two local DOC wines take centre stage.
More places for planning your trip
San Mauro Torinese, Azeglio, Ciriè, San Giuseppe, Bobbio Pellice, Sant'antonino Di Susa, Rivalta Di Torino, San Maurizio Canavese
For the higher-level travel overview: Turin.
