Vinadio


Vinadio is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin and about southwest of Cuneo, on the border with France. It is located along the Stura di Demonte river.
Vinadio borders the following municipalities: Aisone, Demonte, Isola, Pietraporzio, Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée, Sambuco, and Valdieri.

Main sights

In the frazione of Sant'Anna di Vinadio is the eponymous sanctuary, which is the highest elevation place of Christian worship in Europe at about. Vinadio is also home to an important fortification of the former Kingdom of Sardinia, the Forte Albertino.
In 2003 the town hosted the 'World Meeting of 2CV Friends', where approximately 7,000 people from around the world met and camped around the ancient Forte Albertino.