Piedmont`s “Sacri Monti”

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PIEMONTE SEEN BY…
INSTITUTIONAL PANORAMA
• Overcoming
the post-Olympic challenge
• Piedmont’s “Sacri Monti”
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• Carlo Petrini
EXPLORING PIEMONTE
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www.piemontefeel.it
A panorama of culture, tradition, innovation and the territory itself.
A virtual tour of the region that hosts the XX Olympic Winter Games.
• Novara, the lakes and the
Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
• The Canavese hills
and the Lanzo valleys
CULTURE AND EVENTS
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• The Alps, the city
and their inhabitants
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THE OLYMPIC NIGHT RETURNS
• The programme for Turin
and the Olympic Mountains
• P Food&wine Report
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I N S T I T U T I O N A L PA N O R A M A
Overcoming the
post-Olympic challenge
Making Piedmont a key destination for tourists and sports enthusiasts from all over the world
Regione Piemonte, the City
of Turin, the Provincial
government and Coni (Italian
National Olympic Committee)
have already singled out which
strategies will be used over
the next few years to make the
most of the heritage left by the
Olympic Games
“A foundation will be set up,”
announced Regional President
Mercedes Bresso, “to enhance this
range of technologically cuttingedge structures by attracting
national and international sporting
events, and also to boost the
cultural and tourist promotion of
Piedmont, providing positive and
lasting economic repercussions.
Discovering
the Sacri Monti
With its recent law regarding
Protected Areas, the Piedmont
Regional Assembly has created
a Documentation Centre for the
Sacri Monti, Calvari and devotional
complexes in Europe (housed in the
Natural park and Equipped area of
the Sacro Monte of Crea); the aim of
Cover of the Atlas
of Holy Mountains,
Calvaries and
devotional
Complexes
in Europe
this Centre is to collect, preserve and
spread information regarding this
particular type of cultural heritage.
The Centre has emerged from the
experience built up over a long,
complex process of research,
undertaken with the contribution
of more than 2,000 scholars from
14 European countries – which
located 1,812 of these monumental
complexes, and published them
in the Atlas of Holy Mountains,
Calvaries and devotional Complexes
in Europe.
Info: www.sacrimonti.net
Having won the Olympics in terms
of organisation and as a means of
promoting our region, this is the
only way of successfully meeting
the challenge to make Piedmont
a key destination for tourists and
sports enthusiasts from all over the
world.” “The assets with which
the foundation will be endowed”,
specified Andrea Bairati, Regional
councillor, “will be administered
either directly or by specially set
up companies. The aim is to link
the City of Turin to the mountains,
combining the city’s excellent
accommodation facilities with the
sports facilities now available.”
The Foundation will be operative by
June 30th. By then, the Organising
committee for the Olympic Winter
Games will have identified the the former Medail holyday
final recipients of the assets, who centre in Bardonecchia and the
will decide the
conditions of transfer to the new
body. The latter
will manage property assets worth
500 million euro.
T hese will include
the Olympic Palasport in Corso
Sebastopoli, part
of the Athletes’
Village in the former
Wholesale Market,
the
Lingotto
The Olympic Palasport - photo: Filippo Alfero, LaPresse
Residence,
the
bobsleigh run in Cesana Pariol, the mountain facilities owned by
ski jumping stadium in Pragelato, the Region.
Pi e d m o nt ’s
“ S a c r i M o nt i ”
Ar t, history, devotion, nature and landscape are all distinctive elements
of a par t of the “humanitarian heritage” of Piedmont and Lombardy
During its 27th session held in
Paris in 2003, Unesco’s World
Heritage Committee added 24
new sites to the list of the World
Heritage Sites, including one
described as “The Sacri Monti of
Piedmont and Lombardy”
A “Sacro Monte”, or Holy
Mountain, is a collection of
buildings (usually small chapels
containing statues and paintings
with a religious subject) which are
distributed along a devotional path,
immersed in picturesque natural
surroundings.
Piedmont’s Sacri Monti, a heritage of
humanity, are the “New Jerusalem”
of Varallo Sesia (Vercelli), built in
1486, the Sacro Monte of Santa
Maria Assunta of Serralunga di Crea,
built in 1589 (Ponzano Monferrato,
Serralunga di Crea - Alessandria),
the Sacro Monte of San Francesco
in 1646, and the Sacri
Monti of Domodossola
(VCO), built in 1657,
and of Belmonte, dating
back to 1712, (Cuorgnè,
Pertusio, Prascorsano,
Valperga - Turin). There
are also two in Lombardy:
in Varese, built in 1605
and in Ossuccio (Como),
built in 1635.
The protection, conservation, restoration and
promotion of Piedmont’s
Sacri Monti were some
of the goals set by
the Regional Assembly
when it placed a number
The “Sacro Monte” of Orta
of them in Protected
Areas: Crea, Orta and Varallo in
of Orta San Giulio, dating back to
1590 (Orta San Giulio - Novara), 1980, Ghiffa in 1987, Belmonte
the Beata Vergine of Oropa and Domodossola in 1991, and
(Biella), completed in 1617, the finally Oropa in 2005.
SS. Trinità of Ghiffa (VCO) built
PIEMONTE SEEN BY…
C los e-up
The inte r view
Carlo
The heart
of a farmer,
the brain
of an intellactual
“Navdanya, the movement for
biodiversity that I set up in India,
has organised two Presidia with
Slow Food, one for Basmati rice
and the other for mustard oil.
It became necessary to protect
Basmati – an aromatic rice that
grows in the Doon valley, my
native land – because a Texan
company, Rice Tec, had taken
out a patent claiming to have
“invented” our rice, its aroma,
its unique grain and even the
way it is cooked.” So Vandana
Shiva from India, the ecologist
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Petrini
Territorio
Meteo
Founder and Chairman
of Slow Food
Itinerari
A month ago, in an extremely significant article, Petrini
destroyed the cliché that the people of Piedmont are
uncommunicative and not very hospitable. How? By
recalling the hospitality shown by the farming community
(and not only) to the 5000 farmers from 130 countries,
who met inTurin in October 2004 for Terra Madre, the
world’s largest convention of small producers, that was
organised and managed by Slow Food
Can the Winter Olympics,
which are something completely different from Terra
Madre, show tourists “the best”
that Piedmont has to offer?
I think that the Piedmontese
have demonstrated a great
sense of hospitality during the
Olympics, as they did for Terra
Madre. Because I am not directly
involved in the organisation, I do
Carlo Petrini with Vandana Shiva
of food production, teamed up
with Carlo Petrini, the founder
and propagator of the Slow Food
movement.
A brotherhood under the banner
of taste and the protection of
traditional products, as we can
see in the recent book “Slow
Food Revolution”, which is a
long conversation between
Carlo Petrini and journalist Gigi
Padovani. From the foundation
of “Arcigola” to the Taste Fair
in Turin, from Terra Madre to
the University of Gastronomic
Science in Pollenzo. This is the
journey, or should we say the
phenomenon, of a free spirit,
with the heart of a farmer and
the brain of an intellectual.
the territory, introducing visitors
to its food and wine, but also its
landscape and cultural excellence.
In your article, which was titled
“The taste of the earth”, you
wrote: “... no one is more of a
chauvinist than someone who
is not one”. That is a bit of a
paradox surely?
Being a chauvinist means always
and application, from their
French cousins, but they have
since succeeded in transferring
the knowledge gained and in
using it to raise the level of their
own wines, which are now in no
way inferior to the noblest French
crus.
You are an extremly rational
opponent to GMOs. Can you
explain why, in simple terms?
Since it was founded, the Slow
Food movement has always
opposed homologation. Because,
since we started applying an
industrial logic to the farming
world, many things have gone
wrong, and hunger in the world has
worsened steadily. We oppose this
contorted
mechanism.
The delegates at Terra
Madre met to show that
no one must be forced to
do without the products
and culture of his or her
own land.
One more question
on the subject of
chauvinism: is there a
risk that the Olympic
restaurant owners will
think that the tourists
are not capable of
appreciating their good
food?
I should hope not! But we
must not forget that the
best results are obtained
in the medium term. The
important thing is to have
worked hard before and
during the event; and
then to continue to do
so afterwards. Otherwise
there is no point.
not know exactly what initiatives
have been prepared and put in
place to welcome the athletes and
tourists. What I do know is that
an event of this size is extremely
important, so Piedmont had to
put on a good show, not only in
the Olympic venues, but all over
What do you like best
about your native Bra?
Carlo Petrini at the University of Gastronimic sciences in Pollenzo
A place, a dish, a wine,
praising everything that is part of a person, in that order.
your own well-defined, limited It is impossible to bring it down
world. In fact, it is only by being to a list. Bra is my home town, my
open to exchange and to “other” daily life, and the place where the
cultures, that you can enrich Slow Food experience began and
yourself. Let me give you an continues to give results. I think
example: our wine-makers in the that is enough to show you how
Langhe have learned, with humility strong my link with my town is.
Meteo
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EXPLORI NG PI EMONTE
What to see
Novara, the lakes and the Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
Territorio
Rice fields, hills and
fairy-tale environments
Meteo
The dome
of San Gaudenzio
Territorio
Meteo
The symbol of Novara is the
dome of San Gaudenzio, which
was built between 1844 and
1888, and is one of the best
works by the famous architect
Alessandro Antonelli. This
example of the transition
from pure neo-classicism to
engineering structuralism in the
late 19th century, rises daringly
for 121 metres above the church,
resting on four corner pillars
positioned in the transept, and
on pairs of large arches set in
a square.The Cathedral is also
Antonelli’s work. It stands on
the site of the old Romanesque
cathedral which was demolished
because of its poor state of
repair and because it did not
fit into the urban fabric of 19th
century Novara.
Itinerari
To w n s a n d c o u n t r y s i d e t h a t h a v e i n s p i r e d
illustrious guests. Spectacular Italianate gardens
Novara is a city you can feel
comfortable in, where tradition
and culture meet in a historical
centre that resembles a 19th
century drawing room. Its best
known monuments include the
dome of the basilica of San
Gaudenzio, the masterpiece of
architect Alessandro Antonelli,
the mediaeval Broletto, a
mysterious stone sculpture of
an old man, and the cathedral,
with its tall, slender columns
and giant Flemish tapestries
In Novara, the recipe for good
living contains a special in-
to the lakes, Maggiore, Orta
and Mergozzo, and the Ossola
mountains
and
valleys.
A
harmonious concentration of lakes,
islands, mountains and small towns
that are absolute masterpieces of
nature and of man. A landscape that
inspires: we only have to mention
a few illustrious visitors: Dickens,
Flaubert, Byron, Stendhal, Manzoni
and Hemingway. We can start at
the Toce waterfall, the symbol of
the Formazza valley, and one of the
most majestic waterfalls in Europe,
with a drop of 145 metres. The
beautiful Vigezzo valley, known as
the Valley of Painters, is only a short
which are unique in Europe.
One of the greatest attractions for
tourists is Lake Maggiore, and the
archipelago of the three Borromean
Islands with their palazzi, works
of art and spectacular Italianate
gardens. Lake Orta also offers a
magnificent panorama with its
discrete, poignant charm. The
atmosphere in the town of Orta
iself is magical, with several old
palazzi, baroque churches and
mediaeval towers. The town of
Omegna, on the shores of the lake,
is famous for its extraordinary
world fireworks championship.
A short boat ride takes you to
The dome of San Gaudenzio
What to eat
Paniscia
and gorgonzola
No one can claim to know Novara
well if they have never sat down
at a table laid with its typical
products. Starting with rice,
which can be cooked in over 1000
different ways. The most classical
recipe, which is over 500 years
old, is that of paniscia, in which
the risotto is flavoured with finely
chopped lard, onion and salami,
and cooked in a broth made
with beans, carrots, celery, leeks,
cabbage and tomatoes, depending
on the season.
Gorgonzola from Novara is the
Italy’s second most popular
cheese, after Parmesan. Both
the sharp “piccante” type and
the creamy “dolce” version
are excellent with polenta, or
at the end of a meal, possibly
accompanied by a little honey or
“mostarda” of fruit or must which
enhance the flavour. After the
gorgonzola has been made, the
dairies sell the remaining whey to
local pig farms because it makes
excellent feed. Which explans why
the Po Valley produces such good
sausages, ham, lard, bacon and
raw and cooked salamis.
Territorio
Meteo
Itinerari
Isola Bella, Lake Maggiore
gredient: the fact that it is a stage
for theatre, art and folklore all year
round. The provincial atmosphere
and the smaller dimensions make
culture something for people
to enjoy together, and the stage
of the Coccia theatre offers a
prestigious season of theatre,
dance and opera.
Then comes the plain with its
rice fields and old farms, the vinecovered hills and castles.
Driving North, you come
distance away. Along Lake Maggiore,
a couple of kilometres from the town
of Cannero Riviera, are two ruined
castles which are said to have been
used by bandits to control and prey on
trade with nearby Switzerland. The
nearby marble quarry of Candoglia
has provided the beautiful marble
used to build Milan cathedral for over
six centuries. No visitor to Verbania
should miss the enchanting gardens
of Villa Taranto, where numerous
botanical species flourish, some of
the island of San Giulio and its
romanesque abbey.
USEFUL INFORMATION
Local Tourist Boards
Novara
Baluardo Quintino Sella, 40 – 28100 NOVARA
Tel. +39 0321/394059
Internet: www.turismonovara.it
E-mail: [email protected]
Lakes
Vicolo Privato di Corso Italia, 18
28838 STRESA (VB) – Tel. +39 0323/30416
Internet: www.distrettolaghi.it
E-mail: [email protected]
Itinerari
EXPLORI NG PI EMONTE
Biella and its surroundings
Territorio
In the long shadow
of Gran Paradiso
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What to eat
Meteo
The appeal of history and the art of
c e ra m i c s . T h e “ b a t t l e o f t h e o ra n g e s ”
Itinerari
A real feast
The local cuisine has its roots
in farming and stock-breeding
customs. Local restaurants offer
dishes like zuppa di ajucche,
capunet of meat and cabbage,
and tofeia (beans and pork
rind), but also recipes with wild
mushrooms, chestnuts, onions,
conserved meats like salam ad
türgia, fresh and mature cheeses,
particularly toma from Lanzo.
There is also a wide variety of
desserts: nocciolini from Chivasso,
torcetti from Agliè and Lanzo,
amaretti from Castellamonte, and
plenty more.
The gastronomic traditions of the
Canavese district come alive in
popular celebrations, exhibitions
and banquets. One interesting
event is the series of “Pranzi
Reali”, stately “royal” dinners at
which menus from the days of
Vittorio Emanuele II, Umberto
I and Vittorio Emanuele III are
served, with dishes that would
have graced the tables of the 19th
century Piedmontese court.
Territorio
Meteo
Itinerari
What to see
Return to the Middle Ages
The “Battle of the Oranges” during the carnival of Ivrea
The Canavese hills and the
Lanzo valleys abound with
historical and artistic treasures
and places of striking natural
beauty.
It is a splendid corner of
Piedmont, surrounded by green
hills and majestic mountains.
The altitude varies from 200
up to 4000 metres, from the
plains of the Po and Dora
Baltea rivers to the morainic
amphitheatre of Ivrea, the
hills near Chivasso and the
Vaude hills of Stura, the gentle
mountains of Valchiusella, the
harsh mountains of Lanzo and
the “Royal Mountains”
USEFUL INFORMATION
Local Tourist Boards
Ivrea
C.so Vercelli, 1 – 10015 IVREA (TO)
Tel. +39 0125/618131
Lanzo
Via Umberto I, 9 – 10074 LANZO (TO)
Tel. +39 0123/28080
Internet: www.canavese-vallilanzo.it
E-mail: [email protected]
The Piedmontese part of the Gran
Paradiso national park is here, Italy’s
oldest and largest, criss-crossed
by miles of “royal paths”, offering
endless possibilities for excursions.
Created as a royal hunting reserve
for the Savoy rulers to guarantee the
survival of the ibex, and officially
recognised in 1922, it is a home to
practically every species of fauna
native to the Alps, including ibex,
eagles and ermine.
The Visitors centres of Noasca,
Ceresole Reale, Locana and Ronco
Canavese are important reference
points. The network of morainic and
alpine lakes and the nature reserves
have a great appeal for visitors
because of their uncontaminated
environment.
At all times of the year, sports lovers
will find plenty to do: ski excursions,
cross-country skiing, rock climbing
on practice walls, windsurfing on
mountain lakes, riding, trekking and
just walking, trails for bicycles and
mountain bikes, canoeing, rowing
and white-water rafting in the
impetuous streams, paragliding and
hang-gliding in the clear blue sky.
History has also left its mark: Savoy
residences, castles, Art Nouveau
and baroque villas, mountain
sanctuaries and the Romanesque
remains of the mediaeval Via
Francigena, dotted here and there,
all add to the area’s appeal.
The Canavese hills and Lanzo
valleys are also the home of high
technology and skilled local
artisans, who for generations
have handed down the secrets of
working with copper, glass, stone,
wood and ceramics, particularly
the well-known ceramics from
Castellamonte.
There are numerous historical reenactments and cultural events
every year, and the most famous
and representative of these is the
historical Carnival of Ivrea, which
envelops the splendid town in light
and colour and intense, penetrating
perfumes. It is a huge, popular
celebration, whose origins go back to
the late 12th century, that culminates
in the exciting, spectacular “Battle
of the Oranges”, which attracts
thousands of spectators from all
over the world every year.
One of the loveliest castles in
the Canavese hills is the Castle
of Agliè, which provided the
set for a popular television
serial, “Elisa di Rivombrosa”.
This majestic Savoy residence,
built as a fortress in the 12th
century, has been modified and
enlarged over the years by great
architects such as Amedeo di
Castellamonte, Ignazio Birago
of Borgaro and Michele Borda of
Saluzzo. The castle is now part of
the cirquit of Savoy residences.
Masino castle merits a special
mention. It was built in the late
Middle Ages, and the castle
chapel conserves the ashes of
Arduino d’Ivrea, the first Italian
king.
The “Circuit of the Canavese
Castles” is a fascinating journey
through the centuries, which
also includes the manor houses
of Foglizzo, Ivrea, Mazzè,
Moncrivello, Rivara, Rivarolo
Canavese, San Giorgio Canavese
and Valperga.
The castle of Agliè - photo: Sacconier
Meteo
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CU LTU R E AN D EVENTS
Make a date with
Special event
Territorio
The Alps,
the city and
their inhabitants
Meteo
Landscapes and views
from Poussin
to Canaletto
A series of some 60 landscape
paintings from the 17th and
18th century will be on display
until May 14th at the “Pinacoteca
Giovanni e Marella Agnelli” in
Turin. The exhibition traces the
history of landscape painting –
first conceived as an independent
genre in the late sixteenth century
– and highlights the evolution
of the various types. Moving
through the 17th century, the
ideal and classicist landscape
developed side by side with “real”
landscapes, eventually leading to
the development of the “veduta”
genre. The exhibition contains
works by Canaletto and Bellotto,
offering visitors a unique overview
of the Italian and foreign artists
working in 17th and 18th-century
Rome and Venice.
Canaletto, view of Piazza San Marco Rome Museum Archives
Eroi ed atleti
(Heroes and athletes)
From Mozia’s charioteer to
Alberto Tomba’s ski suit.
The exhibition on “Heroes and
athletes. The Aesthetic Ideal
in Art from Olympia to Rome”
(Museum of Antiquities, Turin,
until April 30th) aims to highlight
the age-old bond between art
and sporting competitions. While
mostly consisting of antique
masterpieces on loan from all
over Italy, there is no lack of
reference to our own times with
cult objects that belonged to
much more contemporary heroes
and athletes, such as Stefania
Belmondo’s skis and the bobsleigh
runners with which Eugenio
Monti won gold in Grenoble.
Piazza Castello 165, 10122 Torino
tel. 011 4323312 - fax 011 4323637
Piemontefeel.it, supplement to Piemonte
Informa, an Agency of the Piedmont
Regional Council, publication registered
with the Turin Court, no. 4540 of
15.01.1993
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The Olympics are coming to an end but many of
the events will continue to allow those who love
Turin and Piedmont to stay or come back again
The programme for “Italyart,
the Cultural Olympics” features
several events that can still
be visited after the end of the
Games. Among the exhibitions
not to be missed is “Viaggio
alle Alpi” (Journey to the Alps:
the origins of Alpine tourism).
The exhibition – open until
May 1st at Turin’s National
Museum of the Mountain –
includes posters, advertisements
and other memorabilia that
document how the approach to the
mountains changed between the
late 19th and early 20th centuries
following the advent of funicular
railways, cable cars and, later,
chairlifts and ski lifts
traditions, the show searches for the
identity of Turin. Telling the tale of
the city and its transformations are
actors, musicians and visual artists.
The stories are about the people
who live here, the forms of the city,
its spaces, sounds, materials and
sentiments, as well as the dates and
numbers: Turin is seen as a series of
interwoven relations. The voices and
faces are ready to grasp the future,
because identity always lies ahead not
behind. It is in continuous evolution.
Constantly being formed. “Domani”
(Tomorrow), the project conceived
by Luca Ronconi and Walter Le
Moli, also looks to the future. Five
A scene from “The devil’s mirror”, by Luca Ronconi and Walter Le Moli - photo: Marcello Norbert
Technological innovation turned
the mountains into a shared heritage.
This led to the development of the
earliest large, comfortable hotels
in places where no one could
have imagined staying previously.
Summer and winter tourism
shared a common denominator: the
search for places that commanded
breathtaking views.
A show entitled “Interferenze fra
la città e gli uomini” (Interference
between City and People) can be
seen at the Cavallerizza Reale
from March 7th-19th: starting
from roots set deep in the past, in
Editorial management: Giovanni Bressano
Editor: Fabrizio Borio
Deputy editor: Carlo Ferri
Editorial coordination: Gianni Gennaro
Regional Parliament coordination: Marina Ottavi
Editorial staff: Gianni Boffa, Lara Prato,
Maria Rosaria Giannotta, Giovanna Foco, Paola Zanolli
Communications and promotion: Angelo Soria,
Riccardo Lombardo
theatrical performances will be
staged until March 12th and focus
on the same number of universal
themes: history, war, biotechnology,
finance and politics. The topics
offer spectators a chance first of all
to understand at an emotional level,
and then to reflect on these crucial
issues for individuals, peoples and
nations. The plays are staged in
Turin and Moncalieri, in theatrical
and non-theatrical venues that are
linked like the five Olympic rings.
“Tomorrow is an open question,
halfway between hope and fear”,
affirms the producer Luca Ronconi.
“I’m on the side of hope”.
Photos: LaPresse, Gabriele Mariotti
Piedmont Regional Assembly archive
Translations: Geolink [Deborah Craig, Lucinda Byatt]
Editorial and graphic design: 2Punti D-Sign
Graphic designer: Giorgio Cappellaro
Printed by: G. Canale & C. S.p.a.
O LY M P I C A R E A
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The Olympic Night returns
On February 25, the Olympic Night will be repeated in Turin, and this time it will also be extended to the towns in the Olympic mountains. Like last
Saturday, the programme drafted by Regione Piemonte and the Municipalities involved is quite outstanding: concerts, theatres and museums open free
of charge, shops, restaurants and typical bars open until dawn, and all kinds of street performances and entertainment. And at midnight in the mountain
towns, firework displays. The programme also includes musical aperitifs, tastings of Piedmontese products, bonfires, and performances by itinerant
bands and folk groups.
I n Tu r i n
Free entrance: National Cinema Museum and panoramic lift,
Palazzo Bricherasio, Sabauda Gallery, National Mountain Museum,
International Museum of Applied Arts, Promotrice delle Belle Arti,
Modern Art Gallery, Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Foundation, Palafuksas,
Albertine Art Gallery, Pietro Micca Museum, Resistance Museum,
Palazzo dei Quartieri Militari, Borgo medievale, Turin University
Performances at the Regio, Gobetti, Carignano and Alfieri theatres
Shops open until dawn in the Piazza Vittorio, Corso Vittorio, Via
Garibaldi, Via Roma, Via Cernaia, Piazza Statuto and Quadrilatero
romano area
Maglio market and Borgo Dora open until midnight
Wine and food tasting in Piazza Statuto, Porta Susa, Via Cernaia,
Via Garibaldi, Cortile del Maglio
Concerts and discos in numerous settings
Performances by itinerant choirs and bands in the city centre
In the “Montagnedoc ”
Pinerolo
Museums and exhibitions open until midnight, galleries and
shops open. Restaurants offering “Olympic menus” and live music.
Jugglers and street theatre in the centre. Ice skating at Expo Fenulli.
Wine and food tasting at the Food and Beverage centre. Concerts
of traditional Occitan music, brass bands and the “Iron Mask”,
animation with DJs. Horse-drawn carriage rides around the town
Pragelato
Music and animation in the ATL tensioned membrane structure and
in Piazza Lantelme. At 11 pm, a large bonfire and free “vin brulè”
and “gofri”
Sestriere
Extended opening of the shops and luxury craftwork centres.
Polenta and itinerant folk groups. Music on the stage in Piazza
Fraiteve and Casa Sestriere. Party organised by the Town Council
at the swimming pool
Cesana
From 4.30 until the early hours, music and entertainment in the
streets. In the evening, a large party at the Palatenda, where Armin
Zoeggeler, Luge gold medallist, will receive the Freedom of the town.
Claviere
Live music in the Palatenda with “bugie” and vin brulè
Sauze d’Oulx
Wine and food tasting at the Sami tent village and traditional Lapp
bonfire, with music and cabaret
Bardonecchia
Live music in the Palazzo delle Feste, musical aperitif in all the bars,
free tasting in Via Medail with vin brulè and candyfloss, special
menus in the restaurants, parade of Carnival floats
Chiomonte
Classical music with a concert of music by Bach in the Church of
Santa Maria Assunta, performed by the RAI orchestra
The complete programme can be found on www.piemontefeel.it
P Food&wine Report
The menu for February 23
P Food&wine after the Olympics
Octopus
Stuffed onions
Capunet biellese (rolls of cabbage stuffed
with mince) with a sauce of potatoes,
parmesan and spinach
Risotto with asparagus spears and calamari
Rolled deboned stuffed rabbit
Montebianco
Pastries
P Food&wine, the hospitality area
organised by Regione Piemonte, will
continue to propose the many flavours of
Piedmont even after the Olympics.
The wine bar will be open from 11 to 1
am, and the restaurant from 12.30 to 2.30
and from 7.30 to 10.30 pm.
The selection of dishes and wines will
continue to be created and prepared
“exclusively” by top chefs from the “Stelle
del Piemonte” project.
Chefs:
Riccardo Aiachini e Andrea Ribaldone:
Ristorante La Fermata, Alessandria
Antonio Angiulli: Ristorante Angiulli, Candelo (Biella)