Foresteria Valdese di Torre Pellice The surrounding area

Considered “the capital” of the Waldensian community, it serves as the cultural and economic hub of Val Pellice, located in the northern Cottian Alps, with views of the Monviso massif.
Every second Saturday of the month, there’s a market featuring organic and artisanal products, where you can sample cheeses, cured meats, vegetables, and specialties such as “saras del fen”—a fresh cheese typical of the valley and a Slow Food Presidium—and “mustardela”.
For art lovers, it’s worth visiting the Filippo Scroppo Municipal Gallery of Contemporary Art, featuring over 400 works by Italian and international artists from the post-World War II era; the Tucci Russo Gallery, housed in a former textile factory and dedicated to contemporary art; and the Library of the Resistance, with over 2,000 volumes documenting partisan activities.

Just a short walk from the Foresteria is the Waldensian Museum, featuring a historical section that traces eight centuries of Waldensian history and an ethnographic section that recreates life in the valley between the 19th and 20th centuries.
The museum also houses the Paolo Paschetto Exhibition Hall, dedicated to the famous painter and illustrator, and a space displaying prehistoric and Gallo-Roman artifacts unearthed in the valley and the Pinerolo area.
On the same street, you can visit the Waldensian House, which features the Synod Hall where the Synod of the Waldensian and Methodist Churches is held every year during the third week of August, and the Torre Pellice Temple, one of the first churches built outside the ghetto.

The Waldensian community has a deep connection to the mountains, which preserve its history and iconic sites.
Mountain and nature guides operate in the area to organize one-day or multi-day excursions, and you can also stay at the CAI Alpine Refuges in the Upper Pellice Valley or the Angrogna Valley.

Don’t miss the numerous winter trails, accessible by snowshoes or skis, where you can discover breathtaking views with nature taking center stage.

Our recommendations:

Loop Tour of Historic Waldensian Sites – Val d’Angrogna (Duration: 1 hour, excluding stops)
The tour begins in the hamlet of San Lorenzo, the seat of the municipality of Angrogna, and takes you past some of the most significant sites in Waldensian history along the way.

Valley of the Invincibles – Villar Pellice (Duration: 3 hours and 30 minutes)
The trail starts from the hamlet of Bessè and follows an easy mule track, reaching the mountain pastures and huts of Barma D’Aut.
The narrow, hard-to-reach valley was a safe haven for the Waldensians during the persecutions of 1685.

Punta Castlüss and Bars ‘d la Tajola – Torre Pellice (Duration: 4 hours and 30 minutes)
The route starts from the road leading to the Tempio dei Coppieri and continues to the village of Bonnet, following a path marked “Castlüss” that begins before the houses, turning into a forest road and then back into a trail.
A fork in the trail allows you to climb to Punta Castlüss or head directly to Bars ‘d la Tajola, a narrow crevice in the rock featuring an exposed ledge—one of the most daring hiding places used by the Waldensians during the persecutions
of 1685.