Champorcher rises at 1427 meters above sea level and is the village that gives its name to the valley. The inhabited center has maintained all its ancient peculiarities of feudal origin and stands around the castle of the lords of the area, destroyed in 1212, of which today only a crenellated tower is visible. The church of San Nicola was built on the ruins of the castle around 1400, inside which there are precious wooden altars richly decorated in gold. Near the church there is a small panoramic viewpoint over the waterfalls that the Ayasse stream forms by throwing itself into the ravine below.
In the last century the valley was the favorite destination of King Vittorio Emanuele II, who owned the royal hunting reserve in Dondena. In Champorcher it is possible to watch the processing of hemp fabric done by hand using a wooden frame; sheets, towels, tablecloths, bags, finished with delicate embroidery and handmade hems by the Cooperative "Lou Dzeut". In the immediate vicinity of the Cooperative there is also the hemp Ecomuseum, located inside an ancient building in the center of the village of Chardonney.
Typical of this location is rye bread, also packed in a version enriched with chestnuts, cumin and dried fruit, which is cooked once a year, on the first Saturday of August, in the community ovens of the villages. Consumed fresh, it has a delicious fragrance, it is then stored on special wooden racks called "ratelë" even for several months. Once dried, the bread is broken with a characteristic tool called "Copapan".
Champorcher
Address: Frazione Dublanc, 11020
Phone: 0125 37106
Site:
http://comune.champorcher.ao.itLocation inserted by
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