Acceglio: Museum, Mountain Landscape and Hiking Routes

Acceglio combines sacred art, historical everyday culture, hiking trails and mountain destinations in the surrounding area. If you are planning an individual trip to Italy, you can therefore explore the town according to different interests: the Museo di Arte Sacra dell'Alta Valle Maira represents art and religious heritage, while trails and peaks offer a different way of experiencing the landscape. It is precisely this combination that makes Acceglio an interesting destination.

Art and Traditional Ways of Life

The Museo di Arte Sacra dell'Alta Valle Maira is located in the Oratory of the Confraternita dell'Annunziata in Acceglio. Since summer 2012, the museum has housed an exhibition featuring works by Matteo Olivero. La Misoun d'en Bot offers a different approach to the history of Alta Valle Maira: a traditional home from past centuries is reconstructed there, complete with kitchen, bedroom, stable and hayloft. La Misoun d'en Bot contains around 1,500 objects arranged in an old two-storey barn. For those interested in culture, sacred art and vividly presented domestic life thus come together in two clearly distinct thematic areas.

Hiking Trails with Different Characteristics

The Sentiero Dino Icardi is connected to Acceglio as a hiking route; the same applies to the Anello Rocca Castello-Provenzale. La scurcio is an easy trail that leads uphill from Acceglio along the Rio Unerzio. In addition, a dense network of hiking trails connects the French border with Valle Maira.

Mountain Destinations and the Route to the Lakes

The route to the Laghi Visaisa e Apsoi begins near the car park at the Sorgenti del Maira. In the area around Acceglio, Monte Oronaye is a mountain. Monte Vanclava, Cima delle Manse and Tête des Blaves are peaks in the same area. Anyone wishing to plan their trip around mountain landscapes and nature will find several clearly defined themes here, without this implying any particular route or level of difficulty for the peaks.

Historic Places in the Wider Surrounding Area

In the wider regional area around Acceglio, Fort de Tournoux is a fort. Ponte del Diavolo is a historic site there, while Chiesa parrocchiale is a church. These different classifications make a thematic selection possible: military history, a historic site and sacred architecture stand side by side. This can be particularly interesting for you if a trip through the mountain landscape is also intended to include regional culture and historic buildings.

Circular Route and Annual Event

The Anello Chiappera–Cascate di Stroppia circular route alternates between unpaved and paved sections. This change in surfaces is one of the specific features you can take into account when planning your own outing. The Sagra del Narciso in Borgo Villa also provides a seasonal reference: it is scheduled for the last Sunday in May.

More Destinations

Marsaglia, Bra, Vinadio, Sale San Giovanni, Cartignano, Breolungi, Bene Vagienna, Castiglione Tinella

For the higher-level travel overview: Cuneo.