ALAGNA VALSESIA is situated at 1,205 metres of altitude and is one of the most important ski resorts of Piedmont. Nestling at the foot of Monte Rosa, which at 4,634 metres is Europe's second highest mountain, it is also the starting point for a number of beautiful mountain walks. The tourist who comes to Alagna Valsesia is a climber, a walker, a skier, or also maybe someone who is fond of fishing or looking for mushrooms. Perhaps he is simply someone who enjoys a good stroll, some excellent views, the healthy mountain air, and some relaxation far from the noise and stress of city life. Being well-known and having developed tourist amenities, this ancient Walser settlement has become the jewel of Valsesia.

The village is full of memories of its Walser origins but the best record of these origins is the hamlet of Pedemonte, just a short way from the centre of Alagna, where you can visit a Walser Museum which is recognized by the Walser people and by other nations as the most complete and the best record of Walser life. The Parish Church of St. John the Baptist in the center of Alagna is also well worth a visit. The present church was built on the site of an older chapel dating from 1511 and the main altar is an authentic masterpiece of seventeenth century Baroque.

Alagna offers its visitors many splendid walks in areas of great natural beauty from Val d'Otro (with its pastures, ancient settlements, and the possibility of climbing up to the Corno Bianco) to the Valle d'Olen (with its meadows, lakes, and huts) so that even the most inexperienced walker can enjoy pleasant, easy walking. Mountain lovers can find in the Upper Valsesia National Park walks and views of fairytale beauty where you can encounter mountain goats (steinbocks), chamois deer, foxes, white hares, marmots, stoats, and maybe even eagles which nature lovers will surely find a rare and exciting experience. The National Park is also rich in flora from the edelweiss to the primrose, from the glacier buttercup to the blue gentian rare, and beautiful flowers that find their natural habitat in the unrivalled frame of Monte Rosa.