Pollone: Parco Burcina, Culture and Trails

Pollone combines the historic Parco Burcina garden with cultural traces, religious sites of remembrance and several described routes. This makes the town suitable for you if you want to combine experiences in nature with history and an individually planned trip.

Parco Burcina: Garden, Trails and Practical Access

Parco Burcina „Felice Piacenza“ is a historic garden located within the municipalities of Biella and Pollone. Its main entrance is in Pollone near Piazza San Rocco, where a large car park is available to visitors. From the entrance to the summit of the park, an unpaved road open to vehicles runs uphill. Numerous paths branch off from it, some of which are also accessible with pushchairs or wheelchairs.

Places of Cultural and Historical Interest in Pollone

Pollone also offers specific destinations for a quiet tour of discovery away from the park. Villa Ametis remains the family’s residence and is not a museum or public building. The Frassati family tomb is located in the cemetery of Pollone and was also visited by Pope John Paul II. Frescoes by the painter Lorenzo Delleani can be seen on the façade of the SS. Trinità church. The church dedicated to Saint Sebastian and Saint Fabian is considered the first church in Pollone.

Parco Burcina has archaeological significance because of finds and a horseshoe-shaped dry-stone wall discovered in 1959. According to the most recent investigations, the wall is interpreted as a tomb from the Late Bronze Age, dating to the 13th century BC. The Itinerario „Sui sentieri di Pier Giorgio“ is also interesting for orientation in the area: it is divided into seven stages, and along the signposted route, information panels provide details about the sites and the life of Pier Giorgio Frassati. The itinerary offers an accessible experience amid the history and alpine landscape of the Biellese area, which Pier Giorgio Frassati particularly loved.

Routes for Different Travel Plans

Several trails connect directly to Pollone and Parco Burcina. GTB stage 21 begins at Piazza San Rocco by the entrance to the Burcina nature reserve, passes through the reserve and reaches Torre Martini. GTB route 07 runs from Pollone to Zumaglia, is 20.5 kilometres long, takes about seven hours and has the difficulty level „Hiking“. For an alpine undertaking, a route to Monte Mucrone begins near the cemetery of Pollone. After overcoming an elevation gain of 1,500 metres, it ends at an altitude of about 2,000 metres, a short distance from the summit of Monte Mucrone.

Pollone and Parco Burcina can be reached from Biella by scheduled buses. If you are considering accommodation or a hotel in Pollone, this allows you to incorporate the town specifically into a plan that combines the park entrance at Piazza San Rocco, cultural destinations in the town and the hiking trails described above. Depending on your travel plans, you can focus on the historic garden, the churches and sites of remembrance, or one of the longer routes.

Other Places for Orientation

For further travel planning, you can also discover Vivaro, Viverone, Mongrando, Roppolo, Romagnano, Vigliano Biellese, Cerrione and Villa Del Bosco.

To the broader travel overview: Biella.