Castelmagno: Chiappi - Santuario di S. Magno
Among the places of Piedmont, Castelmagno stands out for the Sanctuary of San Magno and the celebrated cheese that bears its name. This dispersed mountain municipality occupies the upper Val Grana in the Cottian Alps, a setting of steep rock faces, pastureland and small hamlets. Chiappi is one of these high-valley settlements, connected to the sanctuary by the local road through the valley. The Sanctuary of San Magno is an important destination of regional devotion. Castelmagno DOP, a traditional blue-veined cow’s-milk cheese produced in a strictly defined Alpine area, has made this remote community known far beyond the province of Cuneo. Farming and grazing remain central to its character.
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The landscape around Castelmagno is a steep, high-altitude Alpine valley in the Valle Grana, which has shaped both the settlement pattern and the local pastoral economy. This small mountain comune in Piedmont lies in the Cottian Alps, where roads climb through narrow valleys toward summer pastures. Castelmagno is closely associated with Castelmagno DOP, a celebrated cheese whose production is restricted to this part of the Grana Valley. Above the main settlement stands the Sanctuary of San Magno, an important local place of worship and pilgrimage. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how the Grana Valley relates to the surrounding Cottian Alps.
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