The province of Vercelli (Piedmont) is not very crowded: 2,1 tourist arrivals per inhabitant per year (83th out of 107 Italian provinces, Eurostat data 2023).
The Sacro Monte of Varallo, the first and most monumental in Italy, tells the life of Christ in 44 chapels with 800 life-size statues: a theatre of faith in the forest.
Very quiet Jul 9, 2026
At the foot of Monte Rosa, above Alagna Valsesia, a route through narrow gorges and alpine tarns, among untouched Walser villages and deep silence.
Very quiet Jun 23, 2026
At the foot of Monte Rosa, the larch houses of Pedemonte guard eight centuries of Walser culture, without the ski-lift queues.
Very quiet Jun 23, 2026
Above Alagna, at the foot of Monte Rosa, glacial lakes and the gorges of the Val d'Otro cross one of the most authentic Walser valleys in Piedmont.
Very quiet Jun 23, 2026