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Summer 2026 in Valsesia: walks, nature and activities with the Official Guides
The extensive programme of excursions organised by the Official Guides ...
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Participation in the “Reunión Nacional de Patrimonio Geológico y Minero” at the UNESCO Global Geopark of Costa Quebrada, 8–12 June 2026
The UNESCO Global Geopark of the Costa Quebrada, located in ...
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Geopark Day 2026 – River Edition: 34 participants for a day of training, discovery and local networking
Geopark Day 2026 has come to a close to great ...
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European Geoparks Week 2026 – EGN Week 2026
From 24 May to 7 June, the Sesia Val Grande ...
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Geopark Day 2026: River Edition
A day dedicated to the River Sesia, river sports and ...
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The Sesia Val Grande Geopark at the 53rd Meeting of the European Geoparks Network
This week, the Sesia Val Grande Geopark is in the ...
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Living Stones: The Language of Rocks from the Celts to the Present Day
On Sunday22 March 2026 at 3.00 pm, at theGeological Laboratory ...
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The Geopark as a site for scientific research to support the energy transition
On 30 January in Rome (and also online, subject to ...
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The international ICDP-DIVE project in the Sesia Val Grande Geopark on Geologicamente
TheSesia Val Grande UNESCO Global Geoparkis at the heart of ...
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Geo-Greetings from the Sesia Val Grande UNESCO Global Geopark
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Closing meeting of the international IGCP 714 3GEO project
On5 December 2025,at 10.00 (CET), the closing meeting of the ...
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GeoNet: a cross-border journey into the heart of the Alps
The networking event organised as part of the Interreg Italy-SwitzerlandGeoNet ...
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Monte Fenera – The 2025 excavations and a book on Neanderthals
The annual event to present the findings of research carried ...
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Planet Earth Week – 12 October 2025
The third event of Earth Week, organised in our Geopark, ...
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Planet Earth Week – 11 October 2025
The second event of Earth Week, organised in our Geopark, ...
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Planet Earth Week – 5 October 2025
The first event of Earth Week organised in our Geopark ...
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Three events to mark Earth Week and Geodiversity Day
To markEarth Week 2025(5–12 October) andInternational Geodiversity Day(6 October), theSesia ...
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DIVE – “Drilling the Ivrea-Verbano zone”
Meeting in Balmuccia on 12 September 2025 The ICDP scientific ...
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Presentation of the book *The Journey of the Statues of Milan Cathedral*
Ornavasso, Antica Cava14 September 2025 at 4.00 pm THE EVENT On ...
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11th International Conference of UNESCO Global Geoparks – Chile, Kütralkura Geopark
From7 to 12 September 2025, theSesia Val Grande UNESCO Global ...
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Participation in the 49th edition of Alpàa 2025
In Varallo Sesia (VC), as part of the 49th edition ...
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Discovering the UNESCO Sesia Val Grande Geopark and the landscape of the Loana Valley
As a result of the collaboration between the CAI Valle ...
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Screening of the film “In the Bowels of the Supervolcano – Journey to the Centre of the Earth”
The aim of the initiative is to raise awareness of ...
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EGN Week 2025 – European Geoparks Week
From 24 May to 8 June 2025, the Sesia Val ...
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“From Earth to Heaven” – A concert at the Cava Madre in Candoglia
Saturday 24 August 2024 – 5.00 pm At the Cava ...
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Music and geology in Cavaglio
Music and geology in Cavaglio – 4.00 pm, Church of ...
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Visit by the UNESCO Inspectors – 2023 Re-accreditation
Four very important days for the Sesia Val Grande UNESCO ...
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Opening of the Museum of Pink Marble and Granite and the Marble Quarries Visitor Centre
Candoglia pink marble is, without a doubt, one of the ...
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Geodiversity Day in the Sesia Val Grande Geopark
On 6 October, to mark Geodiversity Day, the law on ...
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Romanesque itineraries along the Via delle Genti and the Via Borromea
Conference to present the current state of research and the ...
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REGIONAL LAW ON ‘PROVISIONS FOR THE CONSERVATION, MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF THE GEOLOGICAL HERITAGE’ APPROVED
From Carlo Riva Vercellotti, Regional Councillor for Fratelli d’Italia – ...
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ArcticHubs: 4th Annual Meeting
The fourth annual meeting of the ArcticHubs project was held ...
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Photography Exhibition: The Pink Marble Trail. Candoglia – Milan on foot
Photography Exhibition:The Pink Marble TrailCandoglia – Milan on foot To ...
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Supervolcano Excursion – Sunday 17 September
EXCURSION TO THE SUPERVOLCANO – SUNDAY 17 SEPTEMBER The Sesia ...
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UNESCO Global Geoparks Network Conference – Marrakesh (Morocco)
On the occasion of the 10th UNESCO Global Geoparks Network ...
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The Sesia Supervolcano – a geological excursion
On Saturday 16 September 2023, thanks to the visit to ...
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Concert at dawn by the lake
Saturday 2 September • 6.30 am Feriolo Beach (in the ...
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Last Thursday at the museum: ‘On the Thread of Memories’
24 August 2023 with Ferdinanda Cremascoli In line with this ...
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2023 Re-accreditation
The Sesia Val Grande UNESCO Global Geopark – of which ...
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The warp and weft threads
In line with this year’s theme, ‘On the Thread of ...
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On the thread of memories
A widespread photographic trail Thursday 6 July 2023, 5.30 pm: ...
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Montorfano takes centre stage on 24–25 June 2023 – Cultural and musical events for the Feast of St John
To mark the feast day of St John the Baptist, ...
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New guided walks with official guides: July and August 2023 programme
We’d like to present our new offerings for July and ...
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Ordinary General Meeting: ‘Geodiversity in its territorial dimensions’
On 10 June 2023, the annual general meeting of the ...
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Geodiversity and music for ‘Il Bosco delle Rocce’
The opening ceremony for the new venue of the multimedia ...
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Geodiversity and Music for ‘Il Bosco delle Rocce’
TheGEOdiversUNITO multimedia installation, created in October 2022 in Turin as ...
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Exhibition: ‘Geoparks in Italy’
From 25 March to 18 June 2023, the exhibition “Geoparks ...
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Report on the 16th European Geoparks Conference
16thEuropean Geoparks Conference Nature, Culture and Sustainability in the Context ...
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GEOdiversUniTo – The Forest of Rocks
To mark UNESCO’s World Geodiversity Day, another significant milestone for ...
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EGN2022 Geofair: Celebrating Geodiversity, Enhancing Geoheritage, Promoting Geotourism
During the EGN2022 European Conference of UNESCO Geoparks, held at ...
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RigeneRosa Project
The topic of glaciers remains as relevant and interesting as ...
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A tour of Calpera’s courtyards: hay-making terraces
Sunday 21 August 2022 The walk starts at Alpe Segletta ...
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Discovering the Sesia Supervolcano
18 August – 18 September – 16 October 2022are the ...
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From the northern snows to the Monte Rosa glacier. 3,000 km on a bike to take action against climate change
Meeting with Par Amstrad – the ‘Protect Our Winters’ project ...
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16th EGN 2022
The Sesia Valgrande Geopark is honoured to host the 16th ...
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The Supervolcano menu
The “Supervolcano Menu”, a delightful social highlight of the event ...
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Co-designing the Upper Sesia Valley
CONFERENCE and institutional meetings to present research on Upper Valsesia ...
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Travelling through a pandemic: conclusion of the Erasmus+ international exchanges
Giving a concrete meaning to the word‘resilience’ – a term ...
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31 December: completion of the Erasmus+ project
The Erasmus+GEOclimHOME Pro project– ‘Geoheritage and climate change: highlighting the ...
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Excursions organised by the Sesia Val Grande Geopark Association
The suggested excursions take visitors on a journey of discovery ...
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29 May: Mount Fenera and its caves
Saturday 29 May at 5.00 pm Conti di Borgosesia Archaeological ...
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30 May: EsplorAzione! Activities for European Geoparks Week 2021
To mark European Geoparks Week 2021, an excursion with family-friendly ...
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A UNESCO-themed community tour. The Geopark and the Biosphere Reserve
Sunday 29 August 2021, from 09:00 to 17:00 – a ...
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Stone Treasures – above and below the mountains
2021, International Year of Caves and Karst: to mark this ...
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Events to mark the International Year of Drips and Karst
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6 June: schools on the Caves Trail
The suggested excursions take visitors on a journey of discovery ...
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Sustainability, education and sharing: from Italy to Finland
Despite the difficulties, the international Erasmus+ GEOclimHOME Pro project is ...
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Towards the centre of the Earth
As part of Earth Week, an afternoon with researchers from ...
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The 5 Days of the Park
Walks organised by the Valsesia protected areas to explore the ...
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Geotourism with the Sesia Val Grande Geopark Association
The Sesia Val Grande Geopark Association’s geotourism activities, combining nature, ...
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“50 Shades of the Park”: activities in the Val Grande National Park
From 27 June to 19 September, enjoy 50 days in ...
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15 April 2019 – International Erasmus project
Following the launch on 8 October 2018, work is continuing ...
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A course aimed at nature guides wishing to become guides for the Sesia Val Grande UNESCO Global Geopark
Registration is now open for the refresher course aimed at ...
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8 October 2018: Erasmus+ project
The second international Erasmus+ project involving the Sesia Val Grande ...
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26–27 October 2018: ‘Alterego’ art exhibition by Andrea Agliaudi at the Infopoint in Prato Sesia
On Friday 26 October 2018 at 6.00 pm, at the ...
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8th UNESCO Global Geoparks Conference
Madonna di Campiglio and the Brenta Dolomites provided the setting ...
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Prato Sesia: Supervulcano Info Point – opening of Angela Badino’s exhibition
RATO SESIA: SUPERVULCANO INFO POINT – OPENING OF ANGELA BADINO’S ...
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Silvano Sinigoi in Valsesia for a hike on the Supervolcano
The return in August of the discoverer of the supervolcano ...
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Guardabosone, a village-museum well worth a visit
Throughout August, the Sesia Val Grande Geopark Association organises a ...
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Events Calendar: August 2018
August 2018 Events Calendar, organised by the Sesia Val Grande ...
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5 August 2018: Hike to Alpe Faller, towards the Walser ‘little gate’
On Sunday 5 August, the regular excursions organised for this ...
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Meeting between the GranUM Museum and the Landscape Museum
Guided tour of the GranUM Museum, featuring the painting “Le ...
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Museum of Pink Granite – Baveno – Historical and Geological Walks 2018
Museum of Pink Granite – Baveno – Historical and Geological ...
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27–29 July 2018: An exhibition dedicated to the plants of Mount Fenera, as depicted in Angela Badino’s drawings
At the end of July 2018, the Sesia Val Grande ...
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29 July 2018 In the Geopark – Tales from the past in the Mastallone Valley
On Sunday 29 July 2018, a walk organised by the ...
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3 June 2018: Hike in Valsessera
First hike of the year, in the upper Valsessera, from ...
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26–27 May 2018 – The History of the Mines
Saturday 26 May 2018 3.30 pm: CONFERENCE AT THE MARIO ...
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Saturday 12 May 2018, Ghemme – Rows of vines on the river terraces
Saturday 12 May 2018, GHEMME – Rows of vines on ...
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Hiking in the Lanzarote Geopark and the Chinijo Archipelago
Walking in LANZAROTE, the Island of Volcanoes:Easy trekking in the ...
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1–2 June: Cycling through UNESCO sites from Valsesia to Monferrato
Cycling through UNESCO sites 1–2 June: Cycling through UNESCO sites ...
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“Percorsi Trasversali” – an exhibition spread across the historic centre of Mergozzo
The historic centre of Mergozzo is hosting the open-air exhibition ...
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A Geopark waiting to be discovered
Overview of the activities proposed by the AllaFonte co-operative for ...
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Presentation: ‘Extraordinary Adventures in the Geopark’
The Supervulcano Valsesia Onlus Association is delighted to invite you ...
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Stone Trails
See and touch the rocks of the Sesia Val Grande ...
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Rendez-Vouz 2200
A free event as part of the LIFE WOLFALPS project, ...
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Greenways Meeting
“Greenways and hiking as drivers of development for protected areas ...
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Geopark at Taste Alto Piemonte
Sesia Val Grande UNESCO Global Geopark at TASTE ALTO PIEMONTE.The ...
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Archaeology and Mining Conference
“Archaeology and Mining in Piedmont –Mines and factories: from strategic ...
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February Meetings
At the Prato Sesia Info Point (c/o Cooperativa Alla Fonte), ...
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Opening of the Photography Exhibition
Sesia Val Grande Geopark.Art, culture and nature in Europe’s highest ...
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Happy Birthday, Park
Happy birthday, Parco… with the magazine ‘Meridiani Montagne’! The Val ...
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On display today: Ermanno Zamboni
Prato Sesia Info Point (Alla Fonte shopping centre, Via Valsesia ...
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The Sesia Val Grande Geopark is now an official UNESCO site!
On 17 November 2015, during the 38th UNESCO General Conference, ...
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24 October 2015: Planet Earth Week
The Val Grande National Park is organising, at Vogogna Castle ...
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CAI – Scientific Committee, Varallo and Milan branches
16–24–25 October 2015In Varallo, Milan and the Val Vogna: a ...
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Pink…blue…green!
Pink…blue…green! An eco-relay between LTER sites from Monte Rosa to ...
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A walk organised by the Supervulcano Valsesia Association to mark the Third Earth Week
Stories told by stone, stories of life. The rocks of ...
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7th Geoparks Workshop in Italy
11–13 June 2015TELLING THE STORY OF PLANET EARTHExperiences in communicating ...
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