VIA FRANCIGENA VALLE DI SUSA tratto Rivoli - Susa - Colle del Monginevro

The Susa Valley has always been one of the main areas for connections between Italy and France, on account of the Montgenèvre and Mont-Cenis passes. In the Middle Ages, the Via Francigena played a leading role in Europe: a transit route for merchants, armies, nobles, clergymen and pilgrims to reach Rome or Santiago de Compostela. The great flow of people along this route generated a constant exchange of knowledge, languages and religion which contributed to the construction of major places of worship, town centres, inns and hotels, fortified castles and palaces.Travelling along the Via Francigena in the Susa Valley today means embarking on a voyage of discovery of art, nature and culture, where the cuisine, the local products and age-old traditional fairs are also a living expression of the identity of the area. The route winds through this diverse landscape for over 170 km with two historic variants, from Mont-Cenis and Montgenèvre, towards the valley floor to Torino.