Scopello: Holiday Apartment for Winter, Culture and the Sesia

Scopello offers three very different ways to enjoy a vacation: winter sports at Alpe di Mera, sacred art in the Chiesa Parrocchiale Maria Vergine Assunta and experiences in nature along the Sesia. This range is particularly helpful when considering which holiday apartment suits your plans: should the focus be on active days in the snow, culture or the river?

Church and historical details

The Chiesa Parrocchiale Maria Vergine Assunta has been documented since 1583. Inside, there is a baptismal font dated 1585. The church also has an organ built in 1925 by the Vincenzo Mascioni company from Cuvio, bearing the designation Op. 366. This gives anyone staying in Scopello who wants to discover not only the landscape but also sacred furnishings and the history of craftsmanship several specific points of interest.

Mining history and Alpe di Mera

In the Genziana area stands the tall chimney structure, regarded as the only surviving evidence of Scopello’s former mining complex. Alpe di Mera is also home to the Cappelletta della Madonna della Neve. It was built by shepherds to protect the area from wolves. For those interested in culture, the chimney structure in the Genziana area and the Cappelletta della Madonna della Neve at Alpe di Mera are additional points of interest alongside the church.

Winter sports with different options

Alpe di Mera has 30 kilometres of prepared ski slopes. The beginner area known as “Campo” extends for approximately 400 metres and is served by a drag lift. From Scopello, Alpe di Mera can be reached on foot, by chairlift or by car. When planning a winter stay in Scopello, the 30 kilometres of prepared ski slopes and the approximately 400-metre-long “Campo” beginner area at Alpe di Mera can be considered separately.

The Sesia and the fishing reserve

The tourist fishing reserve “Fiume Sesia – Scopello” is approximately 1.2 kilometres long and passes through the built-up area of Scopello. Within the fishing reserve, the Sesia has numerous rapids and deep pools bordered by wide gravel banks. The river therefore appears not as a uniform watercourse but as a series of different features that also offer interesting impressions for observing nature.

Combining vacation interests sensibly

In the “Fiume Sesia – Scopello” fishing reserve, fishing is possible using the Tocco method, spinning or fly fishing. The reserve is home to brown trout, marble trout, brown trout–marble trout hybrids and rainbow trout. For families with different interests, this combination can provide a useful basis for planning: while some vacation days are devoted to Alpe di Mera and its slopes, others lead to the church, the mining history or the Sesia. A holiday apartment in Scopello can therefore be chosen according to each person’s preferred mix of activity, culture and riverside nature.

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