Chiomonte Photo: Chiomonte

Chiomonte is a municipality in the province of Turin in the Italian Val di Susa. This is perhaps the most important centre of the valley, which is also a ski resort. Chiomonte along with several other villages of Piedmont – the real Kingdom of skiing, a Paradise for all lovers of this sport! The town is well developed and appropriate infrastructure – there are hotels, restaurants, bars and souvenir shops.

Despite active development of tourism, Chiomonte retained the appearance of the old town, which attracts visitors from around the world. In addition to the dozens of kilometres of ski slopes and modern lifts, there are plenty of other attractions include the medieval town centre, art galleries and an interesting Archaeological Museum. The latter was opened in 2004, the year and introduces visitors to the history of these places from the times of the late Neolithic period (5th Millennium BC.e.) to the 4th century BC.e. Culture and everyday life of the first inhabitants of this "land between the mountains" is represented in the collections of the Museum with artifacts found in the vicinity of Chiomonte. Among the most ancient objects exhibited in the Museum, pottery, stone tools, fragments of houses and gravestones, which are about 6 thousand years! All these discoveries were made during archaeological excavations in 1986-1992-m years. Special attention deserves consisting of sarcophagi of the necropolis and the tomb of the Celtic women of the period. The Museum is adjacent to the archaeological site, giving a unique opportunity to see many artifacts in the place of their direct detection.

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