history, art, traditions and ... hiking
Les chemins du “Saint-Suaire”
THE ROUTES OF THE HOLY SHROUD
THE LIONS CLUB PROJECT
The twinned Piedmont-Aosta Valley (108-Ia1) and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (103-CS) districts celebrated, through trans- border actions, the centenary of the creation of the LIONS CLUB by Melvin Jones on the 7th of June 1917. As a lead-up to this twinning, the Lions Club formed the longest continuous line of spectacle frames in the world (3,073 meters long), which was officially recorded in June 2016 at Lake Mont Cenis. The ascent of Mont Blanc on the 8th of June 2017 by a joint team of French, Italian, and Swiss mountain climbers was the climax for such commemorative events.
Since then, the aim has been to celebrate the common history that the two districts shared under the states of Savoy. Together with local partners, the districts wanted to identify sites of cultural, historical, and artistic interest associated with the ‘translations’ of the Holy Shroud (the term ‘translations’ refers to the removal of relics from one place to another) from Chambéry to Turin in 1535 and in 1578, a difficult period for the dukes of Savoy. The districts then wanted to create information panels for those sites.
Twinning Districts 108 Ia 1 and 103 CS
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THE ROUTES OF THE HOLY SHROUD
ON FOOT, BY BIKE, BY MOTORCYCLE, BY CAR ETC …
the 3 Savoyard routes
ON FOOT, BY BIKE, BY MOTORCYCLE, BY CAR ETC …
the 4 Piedmont routes
La Vallée d’Ala
01 – Balme
02 – Ala di Stura
03 – Voragno -Ceres
04 – Mezzenile
05 – Lanzo
La Vallée de Malone et de Ciriacese
06 – Corio
07 – Rocca Canavese
08 – Grosso Canavese
09 – Nole
10 – Ciriè
11 – San Maurizio Canavese
12 – Fiano Torinese
La Vallée du Viù et de Richiaglio
13 – Piazzette
14 – Chiandussseglio
15 – Lemie
16 – Viù
17 – Richiaglio
18 – Biolaj
19 – Colle della Portia
L’arrivée a Turin
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OF THE ROUTES OF THE HOLY SHROUD IN PIEDMONT
