Grande Traversata delle Langhe in mountain bike - Leg 15: Cravanzana - Feisoglio

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Cicloescursionismo
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Lenght
5.50 km
Tempo
36 minutes
Tappa
Difficulty
Challenging
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Informazioni

Punto di partenza

Cravanzana
via Costavita
12050 Cravanzana CN
Italy

Altitude
570 m

Punto di arrivo

Feisoglio
Via Torino
12050 Feisoglio CN
Italy

Arrival altitude
695 m

Come arrivare

Access

By car, motorways:
A6 – Torino Savona, Marene or Carmagnola exit
A21 – Torino Piacenza, Asti Est exit
A33 – Asti Cuneo, Alba exit

By plane:
Milano Malpensa and Linate – www.sea-aeroportimilano.it
Torino Caselle – www.aeroportoditorino.it
Cuneo Levaldigi – www.aeroporto.cuneo.it

By train:
Ferrovie dello Stato: www.trenitalia.com

Public transport access
Yes

Http://Www.grandabus.it/

Descrizione

A brief, uphill section from the hazelnut groves to the realm of mushrooms and truffles, immersed in the history of these villages and the authenticity of nature.

Although the village’s coat of arms bears the image of a goat, Cravanzana is the realm of the hazelnut. Cravanzana has the most beautifully preserved castle of the entire Belbo Valley, partly because so many others have been destroyed, but also because this one is truly monumental. Now privately owned, it may be visited on special occasions, such as within the scope of the “Castelli Aperti” (Open Castles) initiative. Its current form is partly due to restructuring work done in the 17th century, which transformed the castle into a more comfortable residence with a garden for the Fontana Family, members of the new aristocracy under the House of Savoy, which replaced the Aleramo Family and then the Monferrato families of Del Carretto and Scarampi.

Wander through the narrow roadways of the village and then come out to the south on Via Ferrera. Continue to the right along the road from before. At the first crossroads, head uphill into the woods to the left until you get to a farmhouse. Keep to the right and at the next farmhouse cross the farmyard and continue along the cart track that crosses a paved road and continues on up to the crest of the hill to Case Codin. Here, head to the left on the paved road briefly until Cascina Cattivo. From here, continue again on the dirt road along the Bricco del Sole crest until just about the roundabout of the village of Feisoglio, the third of the Alta Valle Belbo.

Situated atop a rolling crest along the right side of the Belbo Valley, Feisoglio overlooks Serravalle (or Villa, to be precise) in the same way that Niella overlooks Bossolasco and that Cravanzana faces Arguello and Cerretto. This long strip of village runs parallel to the massive Church of San Lorenzo, which looms over the village in the same way the castle surely once did just to the south, although now only a few stones of the foundation remain, the castle having been destroyed during the wars of the 17th century.

Outside the town, trees rule the land, both in the untamed woods of mushrooms, truffles, wild bore and deer and in the hazelnut groves, which are as popular here as the vineyards of Nebbiolo grapes in the Bassa Langa. Feisoglio has maintained this atmosphere of days gone by, especially as you wander its narrowest streets to the church square, its elegant confraternity to one side overlooking the fragrant, fertile valley below.

Recommended period

Spring
Summer
Fall
March - November

Accessible to people with disabilities

No

Interest points

Cravanzana : Fontana Castle .
Feisoglio : Parrish Church of San Lorenzo .

Profilo altimetrico

Dati tecnici

Code
GTN
Classification
Provincial
Local Tourist Agency (LTA) reference
ATL Langhe Monferrato Roero
Country
Italy
Region
Piemonte
Province
Cuneo
Attachments
GTL_Tappa15.pdf
Devotional relevance
Sì
Historical relevance
Yes
Ultima data di aggiornamento
15/12/2023

Accommodation facilities

Agriturismo

Cascina prato

Località

CRAVANZANA (CN)

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CAV - Residence

Da pinina

Località

CRAVANZANA (CN)

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Albergo

Del mercato da maurizio

Località

CRAVANZANA (CN)

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Affittacamere

Locanda degli sfizi

Località

CRAVANZANA (CN)

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Agriturismo

Cascina knec

Località

FEISOGLIO (CN)

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