Ceresole Reale: Lago di Ceresole
Lago di Ceresole combines the scale of a hydroelectric reservoir with the seclusion of a high Alpine valley in a way that reflects its position in Piedmont’s Orco Valley. Created by a dam on the Orco, the lake extends beneath steep forested slopes and exposed rock faces of the Graian Alps. Ceresole Reale lies at the valley’s upper end, within Gran Paradiso National Park. Founded in 1922 after King Victor Emmanuel III donated his former royal hunting reserve to the state, the park was Italy’s first national park. The reservoir, mountain settlement and roads along the shore give this part of the park a distinctly inhabited character.
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Ceresole Reale has served as a mountain community in Piedmont since the Middle Ages. It occupies the upper Orco Valley beside Lago di Ceresole, a reservoir below the high passes leading toward the Nivolet area and the Aosta Valley. The village lies within Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy’s oldest national park, created in 1922 from the former royal hunting reserve of Victor Emmanuel II. Stone-and-plaster Alpine buildings, small hotels and trail infrastructure make it a practical base for walks, cycling routes and winter stays in the high valley. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Ceresole Reale and the Orco Valley.
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