Painting treasures

After the restoration works lasted forty years, an impressive heritage of frescoes reappeared, a testimony of the "cultured" century of the valleys: the 15th century.
It is possible to explore the valleys as an authentic painting museum, following the paths of brilliant and famous artists: from Pietro da Saluzzo's dreamy Gothic world up to Hans Clemer, painter of the Marquises and supreme "Master of Elva".

 Revello - Po valley
Marquises' Chapel
The residence of Margherita di Foix
Pietro da Saluzzo - Castellar
Bronda valley - Chapel of San Ponzio
A cycle of frescoes with Stories of Saints
Pietro da Saluzzo - Ostana
Po valley - San Bernardo
The fresco with erased faces
Anonymous - Brossasco
Varaita valley - Parish Church of Sant'Andrea
An ancient noble chapel at the bottom of the bell-tower
Biazaci brothers - Valmala
Varaita valley - Chapel of Our Lady
In the hamlet Chiot Martin a Gothic jewel
Biazaci brothers - Sampeyre
Varaita valley - Parish Church of SS. Pietro and Paolo
The frescoes on both sides of the nave
Hans Clemer - Costigliole Saluzzo
Varaita valley - Crypt of S. Maria Maddalena
A mysterious crypt with an outstanding fresco
Giovanni Baleison - Celle Macra
Maira valley - Chapel of San Sebastiano
One of the best preserved painting cycles in the valleys
Hans Clemer - Celle Macra
Maira valley - Parish Church of S. Giovanni Battista
A magnificent altarpiece dated 1496
Giovanni Baleison - Marmora
Maira valley - Chapel of SS. Sebastiano and Fabiano
A frescoed chapel within a later church
Biazaci brothers - Marmora
Maira valley - Parish Church
A church in the midst of the hamlets
Hans Clemer - Bernezzo
Grana valley - Parish Church of the Madonna of the Rosary
A vault with the evangelists' symbols
Pietro da Saluzzo - Valgrana
Grana valley - Chapel of SS. Bernardo and Mauro
The last phase of the work by Pietro da Saluzzo
Pietro da Saluzzo - Monterosso
Grana valley - Chapel of San Sebastiano
One of the liveliest and wittiest cycles by this painter