This Savoie city, strategically located between Turin and the western Alps was first mentioned in the tenth century. It saw military and religious activity in the middle ages and achieved fame as a French political prison until the Revolution. It was the place of incarceration of the Man in the Iron Mask, made famous by Dumas in the eighteenth century, and Leonardo di Caprio in 1998.
MTW customers visit this elegant, charming city – described as Piemonte’s most beutiful by de Amicis – as part of their trip into the Valdesi Valleys in the ‘Liberty’ itinerary.