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Very easy route suitable for everyone

Transformed into a cycle path ("Via della Pietra"), it is a beautiful route among the greenery, on new and smooth asphalt, and without cars underfoot. Just be careful at the numerous road crossings.

Here you can pedal in complete tranquility and safety on the stretch of the old railway line that once connected Bricherasio to Barge. This was part of the larger Pinerolo-Torre Pellice line, active for the transport of goods and then also used for passengers. Today the railway is disused, but some sections have been recovered, giving rise to a beautiful cycle/pedestrian path.

The history of the municipality is characterised by the presence of the Waldensians who, as in the rest of the Valley, began to settle there starting from the 13th century.

The structure, dating back to the 19th century, was originally a municipal mill that was later purchased by the Martina family who converted it to multiple uses.

One of the main objectives of Fondazione Malva is to promote the development of local agriculture by carrying out research and experimentation activities. The Foundation focuses on strategic areas for the reference territory, with particular attention to geographical areas and disadvantaged sectors, such as mountain agriculture, the development of local supply chains, and the enhancement of the territory. You can find out more about the Foundation by visiting https://scuolamalva.it/

The name "Waldensians" comes from the Middle Ages. The Catholic Church used this term to describe the followers of Valdes from Lyon, who founded a movement of itinerant preachers around 1173. Valdes, known as "Petrus Waldus" since 1350, was a wealthy citizen of Lyon. Since he could not read the Latin Bible himself, he had it translated into the vernacular in 1173. He then gave his property to the poor and began to preach publicly. He soon gathered a circle of men and women around him. In 1532, the last itinerant preachers and their followers joined the Reformation and founded a Reformed Church in the Cottian Alps. Its members now called themselves "Waldensians". They were convinced that their ancestors had been Protestant Christians long before the Reformation. Today the Reformed Waldensian Church exists in Italy and South America. (Text source: https://www.waldenser.de/ueber-uns/wappen/geschichte )

This is a flat stretch on the old Bricherasio-Barge railway in complete safety. The old railway, also known by the name of "Via della Pietra" due to its past as an industrial connection road of approximately 18 kilometres, has been completely abandoned (except for a few elements) and transformed into a lovely cycle-pedestrian path on the site of the old railroad.