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Mezzenile

Piedmont, Italy · Europe

About Mezzenile

Mezzenile works well as a base: 5 minutes from Monastero di Lanzo, 27km from Gran Paradiso National Park.

Mezzenile is a town located in Piedmont, Italy. With a population of 610, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Mezzenile 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 Mezzenile to your route.

About Mezzenile

Pessinetto (Piedmontese: Psinèj or Psinaj, Arpitan: Pisinài) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km northwest of Turin. Pessinetto borders the following municipalities: Monastero di Lanzo, Ceres, Mezzenile, Lanzo Torinese, Traves, and Germagnano.

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Where is Mezzenile located?

Mezzenile is located in Piedmont, Italy, Europe. The coordinates are 45.2948 latitude, 7.3956 longitude.

What is the population of Mezzenile?

Mezzenile has a population of approximately 610 people, making it a town in Italy.

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Quick Information

Population
610
Continent
Europe
Country
Italy
Region
Piedmont
Timezone
Europe/Rome
Coordinates
45.2948, 7.3956

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 Mezzenile

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.

22 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.

25 km · about 30 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.

27 km · about 30 min drive

famous road

Colle del Nivolet

A 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.

28 km · about 35 min drive

cafe

Col de l'Iseran Summit Cafe

A small cafe at the top of the Col de l'Iseran (2,770m), the highest paved pass in the Alps and a key stage of France's legendary Route des Grandes Alpes.

32 km · about 35 min drive

museum

Museo Egizio

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

34 km · about 40 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.

34 km · about 40 min drive

museum

Mole Antonelliana

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

34 km · about 40 min drive

Driving roads near Mezzenile

  • 28 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.
  • 39 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.
  • 59 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.
  • 66 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.
  • 71 kmMont Blanc TunnelAn 11.6 km tunnel beneath Western Europe's highest mountain, linking Chamonix in France with Courmayeur in Italy: the quickest year-round route between the French and Italian Alps.

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

Other places to explore near Mezzenile.

Pessinetto

🇮🇹 Italy

2 km awayPop. 456

Ceres

🇮🇹 Italy

2 km awayPop. 405

Monastero di Lanzo

🇮🇹 Italy

4 km awayPop. 36

Traves

🇮🇹 Italy

4 km awayPop. 545

La Villa

🇮🇹 Italy

4 km awayPop. 400

Coassolo Torinese

🇮🇹 Italy

5 km awayPop. 1,470

Cantoira

🇮🇹 Italy

5 km awayPop. 511

Coassolo

🇮🇹 Italy

5 km awayPop. 353

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