Pomaretto between Ramìe, Trails and Local Culture

Pomaretto between Trails, Wine and Local Culture

Pomaretto reveals its character where trails, winegrowing and local culture come together. As an independent traveler planning your own trip to Italy, you will find several clearly distinct themes here: a hiking route, a distinctive wine, the Waldensian Temple, and institutions dedicated to culture and language. At the heart of it all is the Sentiero del Ramìe. It begins and ends at the Scuola Latina – Esposizione antichi mestieri in Pomaretto. This means that both the start and the end of the trail are located at a place that also represents the local culture.

Hiking through Slopes and Terraced Vineyards

The Sentiero del Ramìe runs across Pomaretto’s sunny slopes, through terraced vineyards and past several ciabot. The landscape is therefore closely connected with the history of winegrowing, without the trail being limited to a single theme. For planning your day, the Sentiero del Ramìe offers a practical connection between the landscape and the local culture.

The Itinerario del Podio e del Ramìe is another hiking route. It has a total duration of 2.5 hours and 430 metres of elevation gain; the route is available from March to November. These two details help you assess the tour in relation to the time available to you and the level of physical exertion you are looking for. The trail passes through terraced plots that were once entirely planted with vines. Today, cultivation continues by traditional methods in only a few areas and produces an extremely limited quantity of the red Ramìe wine.

Ramìe as Part of the Town’s Character

Ramìe is a distinctive wine from the Pomaretto area and has held the DOC designation “Pinerolese” since 1996. Anyone interested in regional products and the connection between landscape and agriculture will encounter a theme here that is directly reflected in the trails and terraced areas. The wine is not separate from its surroundings; rather, it forms part of the area’s cultural and agricultural profile.

History, Languages and Preserved Knowledge

The Waldensian Temple was built between 1826 and 1828 following approval by King Carlo Felice. The Scuola Latina is a centre of local culture that was inaugurated in 2006 and is managed by the Associazione Amici della Scuola Latina. Its main focus is material culture, as well as the minority languages Occitan and French. In addition, the Biblioteca del patouà preserves the complete collection of works by local scholars Arturo Genre and Teofilo G. Pons. In Pomaretto, therefore, the tangible themes for your stay include not only architectural history and landscape, but also language, everyday culture and regional research.

River Section, Event and Val Germanasca

On the Torrente Germanasca, the “Zona di pesca No-kill di Pomaretto” is designated as the section between the confluence with the Torrente Chisone and the historic bridge in Borgata Masselli. The “Fiero dâ paî dâ ramìe” zootechnical and agricultural exhibition is also part of local life and the events calendar; it takes place every year on the third Saturday in November. Another notable attraction is Il Volo del Dahu, an 800-metre-long zipline hosted by the municipality of Pomaretto and extending from one side of Val Germanasca to the other.

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