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Villadossola
Ossola industrial town on the Toce below Domodossola, at the mouth of the Val Antrona.
- 3Highlights
- 4Routes
Highlights
12 from neighbouring places
Museo della civiltà contadina
A museum at Villadossola on Ossola farming before the ironworks came.
Museo storico della Resistenza
A museum at Villadossola on the Ossola partisan republic of 1944.
Chiesa di San Bartolomeo di Villadossola
Villadossola's Romanesque church, its stone campanile standing beside the modern town.
Abenteuerpark Domobianca
3.7 km away, in Domodossola
A rope and zip course in the woods at Domobianca above Domodossola.
Chiesa di San Quirico di Domodossola
4.3 km away, in Domodossola
A church in the Domodossola comune, on the Toce valley floor.
Chiesa di San Brizio di Vagna
5.1 km away, in Domodossola
The church of Vagna, on the slope above Domodossola.
Museo Casa dell’Alpino
5.2 km away, in Domodossola
A museum at Domodossola on the Alpini, the Italian mountain troops raised in these valleys.
Santuario Madonna della Neve di Domodossola
5.3 km away, in Domodossola
A pilgrimage church in Domodossola, on the edge of the old town.
Museo di Scienze Naturali di Domodossola
5.3 km away, in Domodossola
Ossola geology, minerals and wildlife, shown in Domodossola's Palazzo San Francesco.
Palazzo Silva
5.6 km away, in Domodossola
A Renaissance merchant's palace in Domodossola, kept with its courtyard and collections.
Palazzo San Francesco
5.6 km away, in Domodossola
A deconsecrated Franciscan church in Domodossola, now the town's exhibition hall.
Collegiata SS. Gervaso e Protaso
5.7 km away, in Domodossola
Domodossola's collegiate church, on the arcaded square at the centre of the old town.
Torretta Medievale e antiche mura di Domodossola
5.7 km away, in Domodossola
A surviving tower and stretch of wall from Domodossola's medieval defences.
Il Borgo della Cultura di Domodossola
5.9 km away, in Domodossola
Domodossola's museum quarter, three palaces around the medieval market square.
Antico torchio di Monteossolano
6.4 km away, in Domodossola
A great timber wine press at Monteossolano above Domodossola, once shared by the hamlet.
Historic site
Nothing of this kind in Villadossola.
Routes
16 from neighbouring places
Trekking
A long climb from the Ossola floor above Domodossola into the hillside villages and pastures on the valley side.
- 14.9 km
- Distance
- 1 124 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 12 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
CICLOTURISMO: Laghi della Valle Antrona. Cheggio, Antrona e Campliccioli
A road ride out of Villadossola into the Valle Antrona, climbing to the dammed lakes below Pizzo Andolla and the Rifugio Città di Novara at Cheggio.
- 37.2 km
- Distance
- 2 299 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 8 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
Via Antronesca Tappa 1: Villadossola
First stage of the Via Antronesca, the old trade road from Villadossola up towards the Antrona valley and the Swiss passes.
- 15.3 km
- Distance
- 936 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 17 min
- Duration
PERCORSO CICLABILE: Ciclovia del Toce/In bici tra i borghi
A flat valley cycle path from Domodossola down the Toce to Vogogna, following the railway through the villages of the Ossola.
- 19.9 km
- Distance
- 33 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 49 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
PERCORSO SLOW TREK
5.7 km away, in Domodossola
A slow-walking route on the hills above Domodossola, where the Ossola valleys meet.
- 7.9 km
- Distance
- 400 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 55 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
PERCORSO MTB: Ciclovia del Toce/In bici tra i fiumi
5.7 km away, in Domodossola
A flat ring around the Ossola plain from Domodossola, clockwise by Crevoladossola, Montecrestese and Trontano, crossing five rivers.
- 18.3 km
- Distance
- 74 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 42 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
Via dello Sbrinz
9.7 km away, in Crevoladossola
A stretch of the old Sbrinz route through Crevoladossola, the mule road that carried Swiss cheese down into Italy.
- 4.9 km
- Distance
- 160 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 33 min
- Duration
PERCORSO CICLABILE: Vigezzo Bike Land
15 km away, in Druogno
A gentle valley route on the Vigezzo floor, running past Camping La Pineta and the Torrente Loana close to the Druogno station.
- 11.9 km
- Distance
- 133 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 14 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
Stra' Granda Tappa 1: Piedimulera
5.3 km away, in Piedimulera
The first stage of a long route up the Valle Anzasca from Piedimulera, a hard day of climbing into the hills above Calasca-Castiglione.
- 12.1 km
- Distance
- 2 868 m
- Ascent
- 15 h 43 min
- Duration
CICLOTURISMO: Montecrestese e Valle Agarina
9.8 km away, in Crevoladossola
An easy road tour out of Crevoladossola through the lower Ossola valley, climbing very little across nearly forty kilometres.
- 38.5 km
- Distance
- 1 691 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 1 min
- Duration
VIA STOCKALPER Tappa 4: Frazione Graniga
8.2 km away, in Bognanco
The fourth stage of the Via Stockalper, the old Simplon trade route, passing the hamlet of Graniga above the Bognanco valley.
- 14.1 km
- Distance
- 480 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 30 min
- Duration
PERCORSO MTB: Domobianca 365/Moncucco
5.7 km away, in Domodossola
A climb from Domodossola to the rural hamlets and alps on the slopes of the town's own mountain, passing Alpe Lusentino and the Lago di Casalavera.
- 25.9 km
- Distance
- 1 568 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 6 min
- Duration
- 20
- Check-ins
Lago di Casalavera 1 614 m
Lusebar 1 089 m- Scuola Sci Lusentino 1 086 m
- IAT 272 m
Via Geoalpina: Tappa 7 Vogogna
7.3 km away, in Vogogna
A long stage out of Vogogna climbing to the Colle dell'Usciolo, with the Lago di Ravinella and the Bivacco Pian del Lago along the way.
- 19.6 km
- Distance
- 1 740 m
- Ascent
- 10 h 58 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
- Bivacco Pian del Lago 1 743 m
- Lago di Ravinella 1 970 m
Colle dell'Usciolo 2 037 m
Via Geoalpina: Tappa 6 Alpe La Colma
9.9 km away, in Premosello-Chiovenda
A long, nearly level stage above Premosello-Chiovenda, running out to the saddle at 1,728 m where a bivouac hut stands.
- 13.1 km
- Distance
- 190 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 32 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
PERCORSO MTB: Alle porte del Parco Nazionale Val Grande. Alpe Lut e Capraga
9 km away, in Premosello-Chiovenda
A hard climb on the bike from Premosello-Chiovenda up through Colloro to the alpine pastures on the rim of the Parco Nazionale Val Grande.
- 21.4 km
- Distance
- 1 150 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 7 min
- Duration
Via del Mercato: Tappa 1 Masera
8.4 km away, in Masera
A first stage climbing from Masera through Trontano and Verigo up to the visitor centre of the Val Grande national park.
- 15.7 km
- Distance
- 620 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 12 min
- Duration
MTB del Toce
9.7 km away, in Crevoladossola
A long climb up Val Formazza to Passo di San Giacomo at 2,313 m, passing Aalts Dorf, the Laghetto Valgeis and Rifugio Maria Luisa.
- 52.4 km
- Distance
- 2 313 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 50 min
- Duration
- 214
- Check-ins
Via Antronesca Tappa 2: Antronapiana
11.4 km away, in Antrona Schieranco
A long climbing stage of the Via Antronesca into Antronapiana, the main village of the Valle Antrona.
- 12.5 km
- Distance
- 1 425 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 34 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
MTB del Toce Tappa 1: Montecrestese
9.7 km away, in Crevoladossola
A stage ride climbing off the Ossola valley floor past the Cappella di Arzalovo to viewpoints above the Orrido di Balmasurda.
- 17.7 km
- Distance
- 780 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 18 min
- Duration
- 6
- Check-ins
Stra' Granda Tappa 2: Frazione di Pontegrande
12.4 km away, in Bannio Anzino
A long, punishing stage of the Valle Anzasca long-distance route below Monte Rosa, with nearly 2,900 metres of climbing, through the hamlet of Pontegrande.
- 18.1 km
- Distance
- 2 868 m
- Ascent
- 16 h 25 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
No routes of this kind in Villadossola yet.
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Data sources
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