The Roads of the Forts - stage 3 Pinerolo, a French city for 120 years

From the square, head along Via Cesare Battisti, pass the Civic Library, and reach Piazza Vittorio Veneto, where a large market with over 300 stalls is held every Saturday morning (on Wednesdays in a reduced form). Overlooking the square is Palazzo Vittone, a building that houses part of the civic museums. Also located on the square are the Social Theatre, the Town Hall, which is housed in a building that was an arsenal in the 1600s, and the Pinerolo Tourist Office. Taking Via del Duomo leads into the historical center of the city: the heart of life and nightlife in Pinerolo. There are venues with their outdoor seating, typical products, and shops for all tastes. Continuing on Via del Duomo, you pass next to the Mutual Aid Museum and the Diocesan Museum, and arrive at Piazza S. Donato, which hosts the cathedral of Pinerolo.

Proceed until you cross Via Principi d’Acaja and turn right to start gently climbing towards the hill. At the height of the medieval Casa del Senato, you can see a bronze wolf by Davide Rivalta watching from the top of the Acaja terraces.

Along the ascent, you encounter the so-called Palazzo degli Acaja and then reach the Basilica of S. Maurizio. Here our route intersects with another itinerary: Scopricollina.

If you go around the basilica, you reach a beautiful panoramic terrace overlooking the Sanctuary of the Madonna delle Grazie.

To continue, take Via Principi d’Acaja again, then turn right immediately onto Via al Castello / Via Iacopino Longo downhill, and again onto Via Ortensia di Piossasco.

Upon reaching the intersection with Stradale Fenestrelle, you can look out onto Piazza Matteotti and the De Amicis gardens, from which the Waldensian Temple is visible.

Then turn right onto Stradale Fenestrelle, which then becomes Via Nazionale. This stretch is very pleasant because, in the first part, you can walk along the shade of a tree-lined boulevard. You arrive at Piazza d'Armi, the point from which the next stage starts.

Arriving in Pinerolo is easy by following the A55 for those coming from Turin.

Train www.trenitalia.com

Bus www.torino.arriva.it - www.cavourese.it

There are several public parking lots in the center of Pinerolo.