Legend: The jealous witch – Indritti, Prali
30 January 2015Hi! The legend I want to tell you today is set in the Indritti hamlet in Prali, in Germanasca valley. Somebody of you already heard something about this place? Yes, effectively here took place another story full of magical and mysterious fact that I told you some time ago. And this story is plenty of […]
Read more »Temple of Maniglia – Perrero
24 October 2014Good morning to everybody! Today we’re going to talk a little bit about history! I’d like to recount you the story of the temples in the Perrero’s hamlet called Maniglia. The most ancient temple was located in the small village of Serre and it had been built in the first half of 16th Century. Despite […]
Read more »Peyrot, Bealera Peyrota – Luserna San Giovanni
28 August 2014Hi there! After a while, I’d like to take you again on the banks of the Bealera Peyrota in order to go deep into its history and, of course, into history of people from Pellice Valley. After flowing through the villages of Giovo and Chabas, the Bealera (which is – let me refresh your memory […]
Read more »San Germano Chisone – Tempio
9 May 2014Ciao a tutti! Oggi parliamo un po’ di storia e in particolare di San Germano e del suo Tempio. A partire dal Quattrocento in questo paesino si era molto diffuso il culto valdese ma, come accadde anche in Val Pellice, anche qui i valdesi subirono molte persecuzioni. Dopo la Pace di Cavour nel 1561, però, […]
Read more »Roccha d’la Fantina – Angrogna
26 August 2013Hi guys! How’re you doing? Today I wanna tell you a really special story, one of those stories grandmothers used to tell their children many years ago… The rock you can see behind me is called “Roccha d’la Fantina”, which literally means “the Fairy’s rock”, and it is said that a magical creature lives on […]
Read more »Hello everybody!
24 August 2013My name’s Valdesina, I live in Val Pellice, a valley in far northwestern Italy. As you can see, I wear the typical dress of Waldensian traditions… who are Waldensians? A religious minority that has lived in these valleys for a long, long time. Wanna know something more? Then follow my adventures through the valley: I’ll […]
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