The stage starts from the banks of Lake Candia. It winds among hills covered of woods that offer suggestive panoramic views and runs along the “coste”, the mild hillsides peculiar to this area. The route comes across the Lake Candia Natural Park and its marsh and canals and, going up the hill between Barone and Mercenasco, the chestnut woods characterized by some remarkable trees, the Lussana spring and the "Castelvecchio" in Montalenghe, the Regional association of wine producers of the Province of Turin and the Spurgazzi Park in Caluso. In Candia, a short detour from the main track, leads to the suggestive St. Stephen Church (XI century), a gem of the Romanesque style of Canavese.

Il Lago di Candia con la sua palude e la "Paludetta" tutelati dal Parco, le risorgive che originano il rio Bianizzo, la Chiesa di Santo Stefano e la Torre di Castiglione in Candia; i boschi cedui collinari con alcuni splendidi esemplari dell'originario querco-carpineto tra Barone, Mercenasco e Orio; il "Castelvecchio" e la "Pietra del Vais" in Montalenghe. Il castello di Barone C.se e il "Castellazzo" in Caluso.

The receptive structures of the area

At about 40 km from Turin and 20 km from Ivrea Lake Candia is about 9 km from the "San Giorgio" exit of the A5 "Torino-Aosta" motorway. Once you exit the highway, follow for Caluso and then you will find the signs Candia and Lago di Candia. Lake Candia is also easily reachable from the A4 "Turin-Milan" motorway by taking the "Chivasso centro" exit, which is about 15 km away. Once you leave the motorway, follow the directions for Ivrea-Caluso; once you reach Caluso you will find signs for Candia and Lake Candia.

Codice itinerario: SPB
Copertura cellulare: Buona
Periodo consigliato: All year round except for the hottest months of June, July and August
Interesse storico: Sì
Accesso con mezzi pubblici: Sì
Classificazione: Locale o di prossimità
Province attraversate: Torino

In the countries of Candia and Caluso it is possible to connect directly with the Chivasso-Ivrea-Aosta - Trenitalia railway line: https://www.trenitalia.com/. Moreover Candia, Caluso, Orio and Montalenghe are easily reachable by bus lines of the new single operator for the transport of the Metropolitan City of Turin "Extra.To". http://www.extrato.it/index.asp

The Candia Canavese railway station is just a few hundred meters from the itinerary track and about 1400 m from the Candia lake "Lido area" where the itinerary is to start.
The station of Caluso is about 800 m from the itinerary track.
Link Trenitalia website: http://www.trenitalia.com/
Link single operator for transport in the metropolitan city of Turin:
http://www.extrato.it/index.asp