Attractions and Places To See in Scarmagno - Torre Canavese (Morena Destra D'Ivrea) - Top 20

A couple of kilometers of single track, almost all downhill but with some sudden climbs, that only the best and most trained will be able to do while remaining in the saddle. All in the middle of the woods, regularly kept clean but be aware that mainly on the crest of the outer moraine it is very exposed to winds from the south and west, so, despite being regularly cleaned, it may happen that you have to circumnavigate some plants placed across the path. ATTENTION please to the speed downhill, the path is very busy in both directions also by pedestrians and caution and respect for others is required.

Small intra-moraine lake, fed by rainwater in the small basin created by the Balteo Glacier in this moraine, which dates back more than one hundred thousand years. The name “paolet” in the local dialect means “small swamp” because over time this lake has partially filled with organic material created by the decomposition of aquatic vegetation. At the moment the water remains only in a ring outside the lake while in the center an islet has already formed: if there is no human intervention, the lake will gradually fill up completely. This is a site of great naturalistic importance for the many species that inhabit it, including the Pelobates fosco insubrico, a small toad at risk of extinction and for this reason the subject of a European protection project.

A place of strong devotion and a point of reference for the inhabitants of Cuceglio, built at the highest point of the town, where the medieval ricetto once stood, now no longer visible because the materials were reused for the construction of the Sanctuary. From here you can enjoy a beautiful view of the plain towards Turin, on the hills that close it to the south. On clear days you can see the Basilica of Superga, Monviso and the skyline up to the Maritime Alps.

Route today 20/12/24, the single track is perfect, the plants have been removed. The other 2 shorter single tracks on the crest remain impassable because they are not yet cleaned.

The Madonna Addolorata sanctuary is located on a hill about 400 meters above sea level that dominates the town of Cuceglio. Panoramic location!

Baroque style sanctuary, dating back to the mid-18th century, was built on the site of a Marian apparition and stands above the town of Cuceglio in a unique panoramic point from which it dominates the entire plain: it is a destination for pilgrimages in a natural setting of great value. Next to the sanctuary, there is a building that in past centuries housed a convent of monks and, in the recent past, a nursery school.

The sanctuary consists of a single-nave church, in Baroque style, closed by a large apse which in turn is flanked by two apses. In front of the church there is a panoramic grassy esplanade with a high cross in the center. This is accessed via a large staircase built in the 1940s, adorned with two statues representing angels. At the base of the staircase, in a niche, there is a statue of Our Lady of Sorrows.

(1738-1746). The interior of the church is a Latin cross with two side altars and two sacristies. The marble main altar is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Snow and in the choir there is the ancient fresco of the Madonna, enclosed in a wooden frame. The relics of Santa Vittoria are placed under the table. In a niche, to the right of the main altar, there is the wooden statue of the Madonna delle Grazie, which is carried in procession every year. Externally, the façade is highlighted by a balustrade and a particular crowning of the drum, on which an "ex voto" inscription commemorates the end of the epidemic that in 1746 struck the livestock in the area. The sanctuary is also distinguished by its two bell towers and the high lantern, precisely this characteristic that has given it the name "tre ciochè".