*The Name Of The Rose* From Avigliana train station to Chiusa di San Michele train station with visit to Sacra San Michele
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 10.35 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,768 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 2,024 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,018 ft
- TrailRank
-
55
4.8
- Min elevation
- 1,123 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Moving time
- 3 hours 18 minutes
- Time
- 5 hours 42 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2796
- Uploaded
- April 9, 2019
- Recorded
- April 2019
near Avigliana, Piemonte (Italia)
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Very lovely walk through local north Italy! We reached the starting point by train from Turin. You pass by a beautiful lake and then reach a lovely little village at the foot of Mount Pirchiriano.
From here, you take a steep donkey path up to the impressive Sacra San Michele. This impressive abbey served as inspiration for the novel 'The Name Of The Rose' by Umberto Eco, and it surely has the mysterious feel of that story. On the path up you will pass the 15 'Stations of the Cross'. We also visited this abbey which welcomes you via the chilly 'Scalone dei Morti' ("Stairway of the Dead").
The way down is again very lovely, meandering through forest.
From here, you take a steep donkey path up to the impressive Sacra San Michele. This impressive abbey served as inspiration for the novel 'The Name Of The Rose' by Umberto Eco, and it surely has the mysterious feel of that story. On the path up you will pass the 15 'Stations of the Cross'. We also visited this abbey which welcomes you via the chilly 'Scalone dei Morti' ("Stairway of the Dead").
The way down is again very lovely, meandering through forest.
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Piacevole percorso che unisce diversi punti d'interesse della Bassa Val di Susa. Molto utile la partenza e l'arrivo dalle stazioni per chi arriva da Torino. Consigliato!
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highly recommended. The route and the panorama from Avigliana are much more beautiful. The route very well explained and precise