Chiesanuova: Nature, History and Panoramic Views

Chiesanuova combines the local landscape with notable traces of its history and specific destinations in Località Belice and Piloni. If you would like to combine nature, architecture and local tradition during your trip to Italy, you will find various starting points here for planning your own day trips. On clear days, the view from Chiesanuova extends as far as Turin and beyond. This gives the landscape a broad geographical context, while each individual place retains its own character.

Expansive landscapes around Località Belice

A Big Bench bearing the number 326 is located in Località Belice. The Area Attrezzata Località Belice is a natural area with beautiful scenery. It includes a picnic area and a designated launch site for paragliders. The picnic area and the launch site are located within the same Area Attrezzata Località Belice.

The Belice per Tutti trail leads into the birch forests of Località Belice. Those who like to distinguish between viewpoints, woodland and time spent outdoors when planning a trip can combine these features of the area into their own focus without limiting their stay to a single activity.

Village History and Sacred Architecture

Chiesanuova is a village of medieval origin and was a fief of the San Martino di Castelnuovo family, who adopted the title Chiesanuova from 1400 onward. For visitors interested in culture, this gives rise to several distinct themes: the history of the village, the architecture of the parish church and the religious heritage found in its hamlets. The year 1400 and the church’s present form, dating from 1838, thus provide different chronological anchors in the history of the area.

The present-day parish church of Santa Maria Maddalena dates in its current form to 1838 and was built on the site of an earlier church. The Parrocchiale di Santa Maria Maddalena has a neoclassical façade with Tuscan pilasters, three round-arched Canavese arches and a narthex. Inside, the central ceiling fresco was painted by Weber d’Alagna in 1889. The fresco therefore belongs to a later year than the church’s present form. In Chiesanuova, Santa Maria Maddalena is listed as a patronal feast held on 22 July.

The hamlet of Piloni is home to numerous votive shrines. Piloni can be reached from Cresto Superiore via a mule track or a paved road. The two access routes offer different geographical connections for planning purposes, without implying anything about the duration or difficulty of the journey.

Local Connections in the Village

Osteria Chiesanuova is located at Via Cresto No. 1 and belongs to the trattoria/osteria category.

When deciding on your trip, you can clearly prioritize the different themes: the nature-related attractions range from the landscape in Località Belice and the birch forests to the Big Bench and the designated paragliding launch site. The parish church leads to architecture and art, while the village’s medieval heritage, votive shrines and patronal feast open up historical and religious perspectives. This allows Chiesanuova to be planned, depending on personal interests, as a destination for landscape observation, culture or a combination of both.

Further Places for Your Travel Planning

If you are planning your trip to Italy beyond Chiesanuova, you can also visit Caselle Torinese, Cantalupa, Rivoli, Bruzolo, Alice Superiore, Perosa Argentina, Maddalena and Volpiano.

For the higher-level travel overview: Turin.