Land of Art - Regione Piemonte

© Francesco Bogetti - Vialattea
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SAUZE
D’OULX
SANT’AMBROGIO
TURIN CITY AND PROVINCE
Susa Valley
Sacred and profane masterpieces
GPs sauze d’oulx
Lat. 45°02'00"N
Long. 6°51'00"E
GPs sanT’ambroGio
Lat. 45°06'00"N
Long. 7°22'00"E
† Sauze d’Oulx, Chalet Mollino
These two man-made elements are very different in style, but
share the same innovative aim - one is a chalet that fits perfectly
into the landscape, high up on the side of a mountain, while
the other is a huge statue standing before an ancient abbey.
Chalet Mollino
Sauze d’Oulx (TO) - Ph. +39 0122 858009 (Tourism Office)
Info: can be reached by car (dirt road) or chairlift from Sauze
d’Oulx to Sportinia. From Sportinia to Mollino: 20-minute
walk (gently uphill) or “Rocce Nere” chair lift (mid July - mid
August). Once there it is a 15 minute downhill walk.
The Capanna Lago, also known as “Chalet Mollino” (2300 m
a.s.l.), is one of the few remaining masterpieces by the famous architect
Carlo Mollino (1905-1973). In Mollino’s own words: “Bound
to fit perfectly into the landscape, the building escapes the mountain’s
immobility, with a coherent, energetic, plastic twist, which achieves
a slight, dynamic and lyrically expressive fluidity in the airborne elements
of reinforced concrete. With white cement foundations […],
which blend into the purity of the snow, the chalet’s dark upper volume
seems almost to be in flight.” The bar-restaurant houses a museum
area dedicated to the life and work of the famous architect from Turin.
Statue of Archangel Michael
Sacra di San Michele
Sant’Ambrogio (TO) - via alla Sacra, 14 - Ph. +39 011 939130
Info: winter opening hours (16th October – 15th March): week days, 9.30-
12.30; 14.30-17.00; holidays, 9.30-12.00; 14.40-17.00; summer opening hours
(16th March – 15th October): week days, 9.30-12.30; 14.30-18.00; holidays,
9.30-12.00; 14.40-18.30. Last entrance: 30 minutes before closing time.
www.sacradisanmichele.com
Since the 24th of September 2005, the millenary Sacra di San Michele
abbey is guarded by a massive statue of Archangel Michael. The statue
is over 5 metres tall, with an approximate weight of about 3400 kg, and
was built by Paul dë Doss-Moroder, a sculptor from Trentino Alto
Adige. It constitutes a very original interpretation of Good defeating Evil.
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