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Gran Serin Barracks

A fortress worth seeing, unfortunately very busy.

From Gran Serin, you can descend along this mule track towards Frais. Only in the last few kilometers does the dirt road become a beautiful woodland trail, while in the upper section, above the mountain pastures, it becomes a very bumpy mule track, difficult to navigate on gravel. The views on the way down are breathtaking, and the paved section from Frais to Susa is very fast and pleasant.

On the road to the Town Hall and the parish church, a beautiful, well-restored hamlet with several interesting features: the chapel of San Giuseppe and the covered washhouse, where a rest area with a mini library has been created. The streets and alleys are picturesque. Just outside the hamlet, on the main road, is a small SMAT water house.

In the 12th century, the people of Jerusalem built a pilgrimage complex (Domus Hospitalis), consisting of a church and a hotel. Later, for political reasons, the people of Jerusalem were kindly escorted to the gate, and the complex was absorbed by the Diocese of Susa: the church was rededicated to Saint Catherine, and the palace became the bishop's summer residence. The church has undergone several renovations, but from the outside it retains its medieval structure, with interesting decorations on the doors and windows. The palace is somewhat dilapidated, but still impressive. The church should be open to visitors.

What remains of the old bridge on the Provincial Road. When I was young (last millennium...), it was used for bungee jumping. Now it's closed, and access is prohibited. However, it can be easily seen from the Provincial Road: there's room to stop, the view isn't obstructed, and on the new bridge there's a sidewalk that allows you to see the old bridge from different angles. For those interested in the history of technology, it's definitely not to be missed.

Right on the edge of the SP24, a beautiful masonry structure houses two reinforced concrete basins/washhouses, with large delivery pipes. The entire complex is practically abandoned, but very fascinating. Inside, you can still clearly see the delivery pipe system and a control panel—it's likely a tank for collecting drinking water, which was used both directly in the basins and sent to homes. From the materials and style, the structure appears to date back to the interwar period. It's in a truly infamous location, in the basin between the two opposing slopes between Salbertrand and the turnoff for Fenils, after a bend, so you have to be very careful. As you climb up, narrowing down, you can even stop to get a good look and take a few photos; as you descend, it's best to avoid it—unless, due to some extraordinary astral conjunction, the road is clear of traffic.

Along the stretch of Via Roma that descends from the town onto the SP24 (going down), on one side we find a beautiful covered fountain with drinkable water; on the opposite side, an ancient house (currently [August 2025] undergoing restoration) with a wonderful carved stone portal and a beautiful wooden door.