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THE GRUE AND OSSONA VALLEYS

Ideal zone for the ones who love cycling, but do not want to try the more difficult routes of the Appennines and of the Curone Valley, the Grue and Ossona valleys, with their sweet declivities, do not have anything to be envied to morphologically similar zones of central Italy, but more known to the eyes of Italian and foreign tourists.

On foot, in saddleback of a bicycle or of a horse, it is in fact here possible to take a walk between the vineyards, the valleys and the forests, on hilltops or among paths, searching historical traditions, flora, fauna and the geologic particularities of the Tortonese, a real edgecut between three regions that here are met and dialogue one with the other, contaminating themselves in an always original and pleasant solution.

The provincial road that from Corso Coppi, in Tortona, arrives at Avolasca, is the ideal path to discover, from their hilltops, both valleys, with their beautiful villas and the vines: Sarezzano, Mombisaggio, Villaromagnano, Cerreto Grue, Montebello and Palenzona are the necessary steps of this itinerary to be tasted in any minimal facet.

At the end of the provincial road, Avolasca deserves a particular visit, with its narrow streets and its ancient houses of stone. Over the village there are forests, rich of lumber, chestnut trees and mushrooms and the two ancient towers of Sant’Alosio that seem to have both the valleys at their feet.