What to do near Brusson, AO

Musée Petit Monde

It is a small and genuine world that is told in Triatel's beautiful museum. It reclaims three traditional buildings, raccar, grandze and grenier, and the mountain peasant trades.

The Salassians and their hidden village

Some stones scattered on Col Pierrey tell remote stories of the Salassi, a people of Celtic origin. Etirol is one of the starting points of the difficult path to reach it, best with a guide

Alpages ouverts - Open pastures

In high altitude huts to discover the secrets of fontina cheese

Pont-Saint-Martin

In the footsteps of Roman legions, a bridge that defies history

Place Moulin Lake

A paradise for photographers, a dream come true for foliage lovers

The Sanctuary of the Sacred Mount of Oropa

An unfinished shrine nestled among the Biellese Alps

Les Îles Nature Reserve

A protected area along the Dora Baltea River near Brissogne welcomes us to a magnificent landscape enriched with observation turrets to peer undisturbed at local wildlife.

The viewpoint over the peaks of Monte Rosa

There is a viewpoint reachable from Macugnaga where you can admire the glacier, glacial moraine and the East Face of Monte Rosa, the only Himalayan-type wall in Europe.

Macugnaga Wildlife Oasis

Protected place, where it is possible to hike, in a sustainable and responsible way, in order to observe the fauna of the Upper Anzasca Valley and Monte Rosa.

The Walser rye bread oven

In the Dorf of Macugnaga is the oven that was used by the Walser community to bake traditional bread made from rye flour. A second version also contains raisins and walnuts.

Quarazza Valley

Small valley located between the Anzasca Valley and the Sesia Valley crossed by paths starting from the hamlets Borca and Fornarelli and embellished by the "Fairy Lake."

The Dorf of Macugnaga

From the Old Church in Macugnaga you enter the Dorf, the old Walser village with typical wood and stone houses dating back to the 1700s.