Sestriere
Sign in to saveSestriere (, , , ) is a ski resort in Piedmont, Italy, a comune (municipality) of the Metropolitan City of Turin. It is situated in Val Susa, from the French border. Its name derives from Latin: ad petram sistrariam, that is at sixty Roman miles from Turin.
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Sestriere is a ski resort located in the Piedmont region of Italy, near Turin and close to the French border. The resort's name comes from its historical location approximately sixty Roman miles from Turin.
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- Sestriere
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- Comune di Sestriere
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- Italian comune.region
- Piedmont
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- Turin (TO)
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- Colle Sestriere, Borgata Sestriere, Champlas Du Col, Champlas Janvier
- Italian comune.mayor
- Giovanni Cesare Poncet
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- Geography
- History
- Tourism
- Winter sports
- Linked resorts (Via Lattea)
- Summer sports
- Transportation
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Sestriere (, , , ) is a ski resort in Piedmont, Italy, a comune (municipality) of the Metropolitan City of Turin. It is situated in Val Susa, from the French border. Its name derives from Latin: ad petram sistrariam, that is at sixty Roman miles from Turin.
== Geography == Sestriere has 929 inhabitants as of 1 January 2021 and is located on the pass that links Val Chisone and Val Susa, at above mean sea level. The village is completely surrounded by mountains, which have been exploited to build one of the biggest ski resorts in Italy. The main mountains around Sestriere are: Monte Fraiteve in the north-east, Monte Sises , Punta Rognosa di Sestriere and Monte Motta in the south-east. Sestriere is divided into several smaller hamlets: Sestriere Colle, on the pass top, Sestriere Borgata, in Val Chisone, Champlas du Col and Champlas Janvier, in Val Susa.