MUNICIPALITY OF PONTECHIANALE
(Cuneo District) Altitude
mt. 1797 a.s.l. POPULATION
214
TOURIST INFORMATION
Pro Loco Pontechianale,
Piazza Municipio – Ph. 0175 95012
Pontechianale Town hall,
Piazza Municipio – Ph. 0175 950340 – 95017
www.comune.pontechianale.cn.it
Pontechianale (1620 meters above sea level) with its lake surrounded by woods is a jewel in the Alta Val Variata. Reaching 1800 meters a.s.l., you will find the stone borgo of Chianale, divided by the Varaita river in two parts linked by a stone bridge, considered the heart of the borgo.
In the nearby square with a fountain, you will find the ancient Church of S. Antonio, built in the 14th century: it was the parish church of Chianale from 1459 until the end of the 17th century. This very simple and harmonious church has a bell tower including a mullioned window and a Romanesque gate. Inside there is a barrel vault with transversal arches supported by decorated corbels.
At civic n. 17 on the central street called Chemin Royal there is Casa Martinet, once a Calvinist Temple. During the 16th century Chianale was the only place in the valley with freedom of religion (until the revocation of the Edict of Nantes),.
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What is “BORGO”.
The literal translation of Borgo in English would be “Village”. But the term Village does not fully explain what a “Borgo” is. A “Borgo” is a fascinating small Italian town, generally fortified and dating back to the period from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.