Sauze d'Oulx
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By Dion Protani
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Latest update: 6 January 2023
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The ski resort of Sauze d'Oulx is situated within the Metropolitan City of Turin province in the northern Italian region of Piedmont.
Sauze d'Oulx is an official comune (municipality) covering a total geographical area of 17 square kilometres and standing at an elevation of 1,510 metres above sea level. On 1 January 2022 it had a population of 1,081 permanent inhabitants. |
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The attractive town centre consists of a mixture of modern hotels and other chalet-style buildings. It's one of the key ski resorts in the area known as the Via Lattea (Milky Way in English), along with nearby Sestriere with which it shared some events in the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Aside from the ski facilities, accommodation, shops and places to eat, there's little in the way of sightseeing but there is one particularly nice church: the Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista. The resort also attracts tourists during the summer months who come for activity holidays with some great hiking and cycling routes in the local area.
Although Sauze d'Oulx itself doesn't have a train station, the nearby town of Oulx does. Oulx is located at the foot of the mountain upon which Sauze d'Oulx sits and the train station can be reached in 13 minutes by car, a distance of seven kilometres.
Places of interest nearby include fellow resorts in the Via Lattea such as Bardonecchia, Cesana Torinese and Claviere while rthe recommended accommodation for Sauze d'Oulx is the Serendipity Hotel which is located in the town centre.
Aside from the ski facilities, accommodation, shops and places to eat, there's little in the way of sightseeing but there is one particularly nice church: the Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista. The resort also attracts tourists during the summer months who come for activity holidays with some great hiking and cycling routes in the local area.
Although Sauze d'Oulx itself doesn't have a train station, the nearby town of Oulx does. Oulx is located at the foot of the mountain upon which Sauze d'Oulx sits and the train station can be reached in 13 minutes by car, a distance of seven kilometres.
Places of interest nearby include fellow resorts in the Via Lattea such as Bardonecchia, Cesana Torinese and Claviere while rthe recommended accommodation for Sauze d'Oulx is the Serendipity Hotel which is located in the town centre.
Comune di Sauze d'Oulx
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Province: Metropolitan City of Turin
Region: Piedmont Population: 1,043 (source: ISTAT 1 January 2023) Size: 17 km² Elevation: 1,510 metres Highlights: Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista, ski facilities Nearest train station: Oulx - 13 minutes by car (7 km) Close by: Bardonecchia, Cesana Torinese, Claviere, Sestriere Recommended accommodation: Serendipity Hotel |
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