Discover Roure: Nature, Murals and Alpine Trails

Roure is one of the municipalities in Orsiera Rocciavrè Nature Park.

Trails to Castel del Bosco and Roreto: Sentiero del Dahu and Via Ferrata

The Sentiero del Dahu reaches Castel del Bosco and continues to Roreto in Roure. Near Roreto, the trail crosses the road towards Balma close to the Torrente della Balma. The Via Ferrata Nicola Ciardelli is accessed from Roreto through the Vallone di Bourcet in the municipality of Roure and includes an exposed Tibetan bridge. For planning a day trip, two trail situations should be considered separately: the route between Castel del Bosco and Roreto and the exposed passage across a Tibetan bridge.

Rifugio Selleries as a winter starting point in Orsiera Rocciavrè Nature Park

Rifugio Selleries is a starting point for numerous hikes and high-altitude tours in Orsiera Rocciavrè Nature Park. In winter, it can be reached on foot from Villaretto Superiore in Roure. Rifugio Selleries is also open in winter and offers a place to stop for refreshments. On a winter tour, the walk from Villaretto Superiore and the refreshment option at Rifugio Selleries should be considered separately.

Murals about bread, crafts, talc mines and livestock farming in Roure

The murals in Castel del Bosco in Roure comprise 27 wall paintings about the history of bread. The murals in Roreto in Roure consist of 34 wall paintings about traditional crafts. The murals in Balma in Roure comprise 34 wall paintings about the talc mines of Roussa, while the murals in Villaretto in Roure comprise 30 wall paintings about livestock farming. The theme of livestock farming extends to Roure’s summer mountain pastures.

Alpine settlements, historic churches and Balm canto

The Vallone di Bourcet can be explored as an open-air museum of Alpine settlements; along the trail, visitors encounter mountain pastures, mills, ovens, fountains, churches and characteristic stone houses. The Church of S. Stefano in Castel del Bosco was one of the churches whose construction was financially supported by the French king. The Church of the Visitation in Bourcet was likewise one of the churches whose construction was financially supported by the French king. The two churches are located in Castel del Bosco and Bourcet; the financing of their construction is in each case associated with the French king. Balm canto is associated with prehistoric rock carvings and finds in the municipality of Roure.

Mountain pastures and summer herds, as well as cheese from Alpe Selleries in Roure

Cattle and sheep herds use the mountain pastures of Roure in summer. Plaisentif is produced at the mountain dairy of Alpe Selleries in Roure from mid-June to the end of September.

Discover more places in Piedmont

You can also explore these places in Piedmont: Germagnano, Locana, Balangero, Fiano, Buttigliera Alta, Eremo, Ruà and Baldissero Torinese.

To the overarching travel overview: Turin.