Holiday apartment in Corio: trails, churches and mountain landscapes
Accommodation in Corio
Corio is a hilly village with charming panoramas and becomes a tourist destination during the warmer months. In the mountain area, forests and mountain streams shape the landscape; a dense network of trails connects the hamlets with the Soglio, Uia and Angiolino peaks and reaches elevations of around 2,000 metres. When choosing a holiday apartment in Corio, you can therefore decide between focusing on nature experiences, cultural traces or a combination of both themes.
Churches and frescoes as cultural traces
The history becomes particularly tangible in the churches. The Church of San Genesio in Corio was built in the Baroque style between 1744 and 1749. Santa Croce is an 18th-century Baroque church; its construction began in 1715 next to the older Church of San Genesio. The mountain area of Corio is home to 20 churches in as many hamlets. Another cultural reference takes us back to 1587: in Corio, Giovanni Oldrado Perini from Novalesa painted frescoes.
Holiday apartment in Corio for trails and days in the mountains
The trails also give your planning different directions. The first stage of the Tre Vallate trail leads from Corio via Piano Audi to the Rifugio Alpe Soglia mountain hut. It is 13.2 kilometres long, takes 3:45 to 4:00 hours and has a difficulty rating of E. The Bune pere trail passes through the forests at the foot of Bric Castello di Corio to historic Losere stone quarries. For families who want to alternate active days with culture-focused days, these offer two different starting points for planning their own days.
Art, events and language
Corio combines historic buildings with freely accessible art. The AR.CO open-air museum presents various movements in contemporary art and can be visited by anyone on every day of the year, at any time of day. Corio also hosts a local event every year that is part of the official Battaglie delle Reines event circuit. The Franco-Provençal language remains present in everyday life: it is still spoken in Corio.
Two bridges, two architectural forms
Two bridges with different appearances are among the notable structures. The Ponte Picca is a 14th-century stone bridge with a single Gothic arch and is also the oldest crossing of the Malone mountain stream. The Ponte dell’Avvocato is likewise a 14th-century bridge, but has two arches. The Chapel of San Giacomo is located beside it, with origins dating back to the 17th century.
A tradition surrounding the first chestnuts
A local eating custom also makes Corio distinctive: the first chestnuts are traditionally boiled and never roasted, as roasting them is believed to bring bad luck. This custom adds a detail to the major landscape and cultural experiences, giving a shared holiday day a special local character.
When choosing your accommodation in Corio, it is worth taking your own daily rhythm as the starting point: trails to peaks and quarries offer one option, while another type of trip places churches, bridges, AR.CO, the language and the local event at the centre. This keeps your search for a holiday apartment focused on the specific experiences you would like to discover in Corio.
Discover more places
For additional ideas, you can also explore Front, Mathi, Stazione, Banchette, Pont Canavese, Moncenisio, Settimo Torinese and Buriasco.
To the overarching travel overview: Turin.
