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Highlights and tour details
The Don Bosco Walk departs from the Sanctuary of Maria Ausiliatrice (Mother house of Turin Valdocco, a symbol of the Salesian Order and burial place of Saint Giovanni Bosco) to arrive at Colle Don Bosco (Castelnuovo Don Bosco, Asti). The route lends itself to a great variety of uses: from a one-day walk to several days of trekking which can also include returning to Turin on a ring route. The route presents no specific difficulty: marked by white green signposts in a clockwise direction with departure from Turin, it is particularly suited to hikes and walks immersed in nature. Beyond the recreational and sports aspects, the San Giovanni Bosco Walk allows to discover a territory which remembers and describes the places which marked the childhood, training and studies of the Saint. The farmhouses, fields, schools, cities and places of worship that are encountered travelling the three ways preserve the memory of the man, here where he matured his religious authenticity and methods of persuasion. Finally, the Walk gives the opportunity to discover a rich widespread heritage of small and large historical, artistic, gastronomic and natural excellence that make this hilly territory to the south of Turin extraordinarily interesting and precious.
Other information
Source: Ente di Gestione delle Aree Protette del Po e della Collina Torinese
Itinerary code: CDB
Recommended period: All year round
Devotional interest: Yes
Access by public transport: Yes
Classification: Medium and low mountain provincial
Provinces crossed: Langhe Monferrato e Roero, Torino
Departure, arrival and municipalities crossed
DeparturePiazza Maria Ausiliatrice, 22
Santuario Maria Ausiliatrice, Valdocco
101xx Torino (TO)
Torino see on map
Santuario Maria Ausiliatrice, Valdocco
101xx Torino (TO)
Torino see on map
Stages
- Don Bosco's Walk (139,40 km)
- Cammino di Don Bosco: Stage 1 Maria Ausiliatrice Sanctuary, Valdocco - Basilica of Superga (14,40 km)
- Cammino di Don Bosco: Stage 2A Crossroads on Strada Provinciale 16 - Frazione Moglia (4,20 km)
- Cammino di Don Bosco: Stage 2 Basilica of Superga - Abbey of Vezzolano (26,00 km)
- Cammino di Don Bosco: Stage 3A Castelnuovo Don Bosco, village centre - Frazione Morialdo (5,60 km)
- Cammino di Don Bosco: Stage 3 Abbey of Vezzolano - Colle Don Bosco (16,10 km)
- Cammino di Don Bosco: Stage 4 Bric Croce - Tetti Chiaffredo (16,10 km)
- Cammino di Don Bosco: Stage 5 Tetti Chiaffredo - Colle Don Bosco (16,60 km)
- Don Bosco's Walk: Stage 6 Church della Gran Madre di Dio - Camaldoli Hermitage (8,60 km)
- Don Bosco's Walk: Stage 7 Hermitage of the Camaldolese - Don Bosco Visitors’ Centre (13,70 km)
- Cammino di Don Bosco: Stage 8 Don Bosco Visitor Centre- Colle Don Bosco (18,10 km)