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La Villa

Piedmont, Italy · Europe

About La Villa

La Villa works well as a base: 5 minutes from Monastero di Lanzo, 31km from Gran Paradiso National Park.

La Villa is a town located in Piedmont, Italy. With a population of 400, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, La Villa sits in Italy, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Rome time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add La Villa to your route.

About La Villa

The Santuario Sant'Ignazio is a Neoclassic-style, Roman Catholic sanctuary church located atop a mountain looming over the Valli di Lanzo, and within the town limits of Pessinetto, in the Metropolitan City of Turin, region of Piedmont, Italy. The hilltop location recalls the Sacra di San Michele located atop Mount

Read more Pirchiriano, situated on the south side of the Val di Susa in the territory of the municipality of Sant'Ambrogio di Torino. The property is still used for spiritual retreats.

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Where is La Villa located?

La Villa is located in Piedmont, Italy, Europe. The coordinates are 45.2671 latitude, 7.4311 longitude.

What is the population of La Villa?

La Villa has a population of approximately 400 people, making it a town in Italy.

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Quick Information

Population
400
Continent
Europe
Country
Italy
Region
Piedmont
Timezone
Europe/Rome
Coordinates
45.2671, 7.4311

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Italy

Police
113
Ambulance
118
Fire
115
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.

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Worth the detour from La Villa

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

landmark

Sacra di San Michele

A dramatic Romanesque-Gothic abbey perched atop a rocky peak in the Susa Valley, said to have inspired The Name of the Rose.

20 km · about 25 min drive

landmark

Reggia di Venaria Reale

A vast baroque royal palace and gardens outside Turin, a Savoy Versailles with its dazzling Great Gallery.

21 km · about 25 min drive

museum

Museo Egizio

The world's oldest museum dedicated to Egyptian archaeology, with the second-largest collection of Egyptian antiquities after Cairo.

30 km · about 35 min drive

landmark

Turin

Piedmont's elegant capital with grand Baroque squares, the world's finest Egyptian museum outside Cairo, and Italy's cafe culture birthplace.

30 km · about 35 min drive

museum

Mole Antonelliana

Turin's soaring landmark spire houses the National Cinema Museum, with a glass lift to a panoramic Alpine view.

30 km · about 35 min drive

national park

Gran Paradiso National Park

Italy's first national park protects glaciers, ibex and the 4,061 m Gran Paradiso, with scenic valley drives and trails.

31 km · about 35 min drive

museum

Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile (MAUTO)

Italy's national automobile museum in Turin with over 200 cars tracing the entire history of the automobile.

32 km · about 35 min drive

racetrack

Lingotto Rooftop Test Track

The legendary banked test track on the roof of Fiat's 1923 Lingotto factory in Turin, star of The Italian Job. Now 'La Pista 500', a rooftop garden you can stroll beside the Casa 500 Fiat museum.

32 km · about 35 min drive

Driving roads near La Villa

  • 33 kmColle del NivoletA spectacular dead-end road climbing to 2,612 m through Gran Paradiso National Park, past alpine lakes and glacier scenery; its serpentine final ramps starred in the 2003 film The Italian Job.
  • 37 kmColle delle FinestreA legendary 2,178 m Piedmont climb from the Susa Valley: 33 paved hairpins followed by a historic unpaved military road to the summit, made famous by dramatic Giro d'Italia stages.
  • 42 kmCol du Mont CenisA historic Franco-Italian border crossing with a large summit lake and plateau, once traversed by Napoleon's armies on the route between Turin and Lyon.
  • 61 kmFréjus Road TunnelA 12.9 km Alpine tunnel linking Modane in France with Bardonecchia in Italy, the main all-year alternative to Mont Blanc on the Lyon-Turin route.
  • 70 kmGreat St Bernard PassAt 2,469 m, this ancient pass between Switzerland and Italy shelters the hospice that bred St Bernard rescue dogs; travellers have crossed here since Roman times, Napoleon among them.
  • 73 kmColle dell'AgnelloAt 2,744 m one of Europe's highest paved passes, a remote, exhilarating drive on the French border above Pontechianale.

Driving in Italy

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.82/litre
Motorway tolls
~€8.50/100km

When to drive here

April to October

Nearby Destinations

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