Roràの天然記念物・トップ17

The Bruno Peyronel Alpine Botanical Garden is open year-round, being a natural and publicly accessible site. During July and August, a volunteer guide will be available to welcome you and, if you wish, accompany you free of charge along the educational trail within the Garden, to help you discover the wonders of Alpine flora.

For those arriving by car, parking in the square before the hamlet costs €3 (2025)

The Alpine Botanical Garden "Bruno Peyronel", on Colle Barant (2,290 m), in the upper Pellice Valley, is a nature reserve created in 1991. It hosts over 300 native Alpine species on a surface of 17,000 m², distributed between pastures, scree and wetlands. It is one of the highest botanical gardens in Europe, which can be visited in the months of July and August with or without a botanical guide.

The Villanova waterfall, formed by the waters of the Rio Pissai, is located near the village of the same name, marking the beginning of the path to the Jervis Refuge. Surrounded by a green and wild valley, it creates suggestive natural pools. It is easily accessible even by families and is the habitat of the rare Lanza salamander, a protected species endemic exclusively to these valleys.

The Alpine botanical garden “Bruno Peyronel” was born in 1991 from a collaboration between the University of Turin, the Piedmont Region, the Province of Turin, the Val Pellice Mountain Community and the Municipality of Bobbio Pellice. It is named after Bruno Peyronel, a botany professor at the University of Turin who was the first to notice the botanical richness of this area. It is located at 2,290 meters above sea level and is the highest spontaneous Alpine botanical garden in Europe. In summer it is possible to visit it accompanied by volunteer guides. For more information: https://www.giardinopeyronel.it.

The first structure of the Pian del Re refuge hotel was built by the Municipality of Crissolo in 1874 to accommodate mountaineers intent on climbing the Normal route of Monviso. In 1909 it became privately owned and management passed to the Perotti family, a historic dynasty of mountain guides of Monviso. Numerous paths start from here, both for day trips and for multi-day treks, such as the Giro del Monviso, or mountaineering itineraries, including the Normal route of Monviso. The refuge is open every day from the beginning of June to the end of September and offers 30 beds, in addition to a bar and restaurant service. For more information, visit the website: https://www.rifugiopiandelre.it.

Iconic point of passage to go up to Pian del Re, ideal for a stop with refreshment in the extraordinary Alpine scenery of Monviso.

At this point you are almost at the top. Take a picture and then make the last stretch of climb.