Gran Paradiso

Our comfortable apartment can accommodate two people and is located in a quiet and sunny position only 50 km from Turin. Enjoy yourself on a sunny balcony and let your mind wander on the possibility of many hikes in all seasons! Lovely and friendly double room with its own entrance well eqipped and furnished made up of: separate entrance, private bathroom with shower, kitchenette, a spacious balcony with a table and two chairs + loungers. Wifi free in the village, tennis and football fields, possibility of trekking, climbs, mountain biking, downhill, paragliding. Host speak Italian, English and French. Alpette is a pretty village in the Valle Orco at about 1000 mt above sea level and his mountain climate makes it ideal for your stay. Alpette has an impressive viewpoint from which you can enjoy the Orco Valley and the Gran Paradiso massif. In addition to beautiful walks, Monte Mares (1600 mt), Monte Soglio (1971 mt) in about 3 hours of walking and Monte Soffietto (1250 mt) in about 1 hour, there are also 6 picnic areas equipped, climbing walls and the possibility to fly in the sky with your paragliding. This charming alpine center offers the ability to perform simple hiking, soaking in the peace of green pastures and shady forests. Among the possible destinations of particular interest is the fraction Nero, accessible by car, which is located at a valid sky-lift for the winter tourism. Another route worthy of attention is the one that leads from the Alpette to Trione, from rustic huts roofed lose at 1192 mt above sea level, on a viewpoint from which you can enjoy the magnificent landscape including the Three Levanne, Gran Paradiso, Rosa dei Banchi, Monte Colombo, Punta Arbella. Excellent starting point for all the climbing sites of the Orco Valley and Piantonetto Valley. Other Places of Worship: The Sacred Mount of Belmonte, with its Sanctuary and the chapels of the Via Crucis, is placed over a hill that rises isolated in the municipality of Valperga at 727 meters. This area is part of a nature reserve of the Piedmont Region. Castellamonte is known for its pottery and ceramic stoves, famous reproductions of eighteenth-century models, some of which are part of the furniture of the House of Savoy: in the Ducal Castle of Agliè there are exhibited some originals. This castle is part of the circuit of the Canavese castles and is dates twelfth century. In March 2015 was opened the new fixed rope route in Pont Canavese. A path that can be carried out in 2-3 hours for a total of 340 mt of level difference. Since the end of 2014 in Frassinetto, just over half an hour from Alpette, it was inaugurated Arcansel: rainbow flight. It 'a spectacular structure in open air where you can experience the thrill of flying hanging from a metal cable . The maximum height difference between upstream (start) and downstream (end) is approximately 260 m. The flight takes an average of 70 seconds with a top speed of 140 km / h. The flight does not require any particular skill just you have to relax and enjoy the flight in absolute safety and peace of mind. The village it is only 50 km far from Turin (exposition of the Holy Shroud from 19/04/2015 to 24/06/2015), 30 km from Ivrea, 35 km from Caselle Airport and is at the gates of the National Park of Gran Paradiso with his great mountains and climbing wall.It is also 1 h from Aosta valley (Monte Bianco, Monte Rosa, Cervino) and 145 km from Milan a about 1 hour from the Expo Exhibition (from 01/05/2015 to 31/10/2015).