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Pragelato

Province of Torino, Piemonte (Piedmont-Piemont) Region, Italy

Situated in a lovely small valley surrounded by woods of conifer plants near the Val Chisone, Pragelato is the second most important tourist resort in the valley after Sestriere along the Chisone river; the ski tracks reach almost the 2,341 m (7,680 ft) summit of Punta Vallette.

Pragelato has become an important touristic place, an alpine amphitheater with optimal equipments for sports. Its tradition has many famous wine and food products such as honey, jams, liquors derived from roots and herbs.The traditional female costume is so beautiful that has its own Museum

INFO: -- Population: about 450 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 10060 -- Phone Area Code: 0122
Frazioni & Località: Allevè, Chezal, Duc, Fausimagne, Grand Puy, Granges, Jousseaud, Laval, Pattemouche, Plan, Rif, Rivets, Ruà (Capoluogo), Sèite, Souchère Haute, Souchères Basses, Troncea, Traverses, Villardamond

EVENTS Pragelato was one of the sites of the Winter Olympics Games of Turin 2006, with the following sport specialties:
ski jumping
cross-country skiing
Nordic combined: two disciplines for one gold, first ski-jumping then cross-country skiing. The area for the cross-country events was in the Valle Chisone, between Pattemouche e Granges, at an altitude between 1530 and 1620 m a.s.l. and consists of two 5-km-long rings and multiple side tracks.

What to see:

the Regional Natural Park of the Val Troncea wich is rich in flower and animal species.
the Parish Church, dedicated to the Assumption of Vergine Maria, built under Luigi XIV
the Sanctuary of the Madonna of Snows, recently constructed.
Museum of the Costume and the Traditions of Alpine People.