Locana: La Cialma
La Cialma occupies an alpine pasture above Locana in Piedmont’s Graian Alps. This small upland locality lies in the Canavese area, near the upper Valle dell’Orco, a valley leading towards Gran Paradiso National Park. Meadows, scattered rural buildings and bands of woodland give the place a working mountain character rather than the dense fabric of an Alpine resort. Seasonal grazing has long shaped these slopes, continuing a pastoral tradition shared across Canavese’s mountain valleys. Locana connects this higher ground with the lower Orco valley, while La Cialma remains a quiet setting for walks and time in the mountains.
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Locana sits on the Orco River in Piedmont’s Canavese district, where a narrow Alpine valley rises toward the Gran Paradiso massif. The municipality is formed by a central settlement and scattered hamlets amid woodland and pasture, on the route through Valle Orco towards Ceresole Reale and the Nivolet Pass. Part of Locana’s territory belongs to Gran Paradiso National Park, founded in 1922 from the former royal hunting reserve of Victor Emmanuel II. The park is closely associated with the protection of Alpine ibex, while Locana retains the everyday character of a year-round mountain community. Continue through nearby webcams to explore Valle Orco and Piedmont.
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