Palazzo Borelli

The baroque style palazzo in the centre of Demonte, preserves one of the most ancient sundials to be found in the Stura Valley on its exterior.

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Stura Valley

Sheep-farming Eco-museum

The Sheep Farming Eco-museum is in the hamlet of Pontebernardo, in the municipality of Pietraporzio, in the upper Stura Valley of Demonte.  A museum trail which tells of rearing livestock in the Stura Valley both in the past and today.

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Mizoun dal Countrabandìer

In the village of Ferrere, in the Argentera region in the upper Stura Valley, the “casa del contrabbandiere” – house of the smuggler – is a museum tour about the ancient and traditional practice of smuggling which was a typical activity practiced by the inhabitants of the upper Valley.

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Fort Albertino in the Stura Valley

The Fort Albertino is at Vinadio, in the upper Stura Valley, and is a masterpiece of military engineering and technology.  Built in just 11 years, it was completed in 1847 by Carlo Alberto of Savoy.
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Espaci Occitan, the Museum and Institute of Occitan Studies

The Espaci Occitan Institute of studies (Occitan Space) in Dronero is a centre that collects documents on Occitan culture located at the mouth of the Maira Valley.

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Museum of Hemp and Women’s crafts in Prazzo

Fremos travai e tero (women work and land).  Display of equipment and artefacts showing a talented and industrious culture.

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Museum of Customs and Textile handicraft

Located in Chianale, in the ancient church of the Capuchins, who worked in the valley during the 17th and 18th centuries, the Museum was inaugurated on 13th September 2008. [read more]

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Ethnographic Museum of Sampeyre

In about ten rooms, the museum accommodates implements for agricultural work, for baking and for wool production.
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