Lanzo Valleys

Lanzo Valeys
Valli di Lanzo

The valleys as seen from Punta Lunelle

Location of the valley in Piedmont, NW Italy
Location Piedmont, Italy
Floor elevation 500–3,670 m (1,640–12,040 ft)
Long-axis direction west east
Long-axis length around 40 km (25 mi)
Geology
Type River valley
Geography
Coordinates 45°16′59″N 7°24′00″E / 45.283°N 7.4°E / 45.283; 7.4Coordinates: 45°16′59″N 7°24′00″E / 45.283°N 7.4°E / 45.283; 7.4
Watercourses Stura di Lanzo

The Lanzo Valleys (in Italian Valli di Lanzo, in Piedmontese Valade ëd Lans) is a group of valleys in the north-west of Piedmont in the Province of Turin, Italy.

Etymology

The valleys take their name from the city of Lanzo, which lies in the main valley near its exit on the Po Plain.

Geography

The Stura di Lanzo, a tributary of the Po, collects the waters flowing through the valleys. The most important sub-valleys are, from south to north and from west to east, Valle di Viù (literally Valley of Viù), 'Val d'Ala (literally Valley of Ala), Val Grande (literally Great Valley) and Val Tesso (literally Valley of Tesso, being the Tesso a left-hand tributary of Stura di Lanzo).[1]

Besides Lanzo other municipalities of the area are Germagnano, Traves, Monastero di Lanzo, Coassolo Torinese, Pessinetto, Ceres, Ala di Stura, Balme, Viù, Lemie, Usseglio, Cantoira, Chialamberto and Groscavallo.

Access

The valleys can be reached by the Po Plain either by railway, with the Ferrovia Torino-Ceres, or by road, following the strada provinciale[2] n.1 named "Direttisima delle Valli di Lanzo".

Notable summits

Among the notable summits which surround the valley there are:

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Carta Tecnica Regionale raster 1:10.000 (vers.3.0) of Regione Piemonte - 2007
  2. ↑ Strada provinciale = provincial road
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