Hiking & trekking

The vegetation of the Varaita valley is varied and lush. A branching network of inter-valley and transalpine paths, old mule tracks, breathtaking military roads go through ridges and troughs.

Following stunning routes you can discover the environment and its inhabitants: fawns, deer, squirrels, as well as marmots, chamois and ibexes. In spring mountains are dotted with wonderful flowers, in autumn woods smell deliciously of mushrooms.

Here you can see a lot of animals and an unspoilt nature. Don’t miss the Alevè forest, the vastest Swiss stone pine wood in the Alps, featuring trees that are over 400 years old; the nutcracker, also called star-crow, lives here in perfect symbiosis with this peculiar habitat and its rare endemic species.