词条 | Varaita Valley |
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|name =Varaita Valley | other_name = Valle Varaita |photo =PontechianaleDalleConce.jpg |photo_caption = The artificial lake of Pontechianale, in the highest part of the valley |location =Piedmont, Italy |orientation =west east |length =around {{convert|40|km|abbr=on}} |elevation = {{convert|400|-|3841|m|abbr=on}} |type =River valley |map_image = Valvaraita.png | map_caption = Schematic map of the valley |coordinates = {{coord|44|35|N|7|04|E|region:IT-CN_type:landmark_source:kolossus-dewiki|format=dms|display=inline,title}} }} Varaita Valley (in Italian Valle Varaita) is a valley in south-west of Piedmont, in the Province of Cuneo - Italy. EtymologyIt takes its name from the Varaita, a right-hand tributary of the Po which flows through the valley. GeographyClose the French border the valley is divided in two sub-valleys named Valle di Bellino (south) and Valle di Chianale (north), which meet near Casteldelfino. The municipalities of Varaita Valley are Bellino, Brossasco, Casteldelfino, Costigliole Saluzzo, Frassino, Isasca, Melle, Piasco, Pontechianale, Rossana, Sampeyre, Valmala, Venasca and Verzuolo. Notable summitsThe most important mountains of the valley are the Monviso (3.841 m) and its subpeaks. Other relevant summits of the valley, all belonging to the Cottian Alps, are: {{div col|colwidth=20em}}
AccessThe valley can be reached by car/bus from Po Plain following the strada provinciale[1] della Valle Varaita; it also can be accessed by the French region of Queyras by the Collle dell'Agnello, the third highest Alpine pass crossed by an asphalted road.[2] See also
Notes and references1. ^Strada provinciale = provincial road 2. ^La leggenda del Colle dell'Agnello, web page on www.piemonteciclabile.it (accessed in December 2012) External links
3 : Valleys of Piedmont|Valleys of the Alps|Province of Cuneo |
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