Parco Nazionale
Parco Nazionale in Piedmont
4 towns
Piedmont holds 4 Parco Nazionale sites inside our catalogue. They cluster in the Verbano-Cusio-Ossola and Torino provinces.
The three most recognised in our catalogue are Vogogna, Mergozzo, and Ronco Canavese. 1 more town carries the mark alongside them.
Vogogna
Province: Verbano-Cusio-Ossola · 226 m
An Ossola medieval capital at 226 meters on the Toce, with a Visconti castle of 1348 and five centuries as seat of the Ossola Inferiore.
Mergozzo
Province: Verbano-Cusio-Ossola · 204 m
A 2.5-kilometer lake cut from Lago Maggiore by Toce flood sediments, with a centuries-old elm on its lakefront piazza.
Ronco Canavese
Province: Torino · 956 m
A 271-inhabitant Francoprovenzale village at 956 meters in the Valle Soana, on the Piemonte side of the Gran Paradiso National Park.
Ornavasso
Province: Verbano-Cusio-Ossola · 215 m
A Toce-valley town at 215 meters, marble quarry for the Duomo di Milano and the southernmost Walser colony in the Ossola.
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