Page 7 - Guida diSusa e Meana di Susa

meana di susa
Stupende sono le passeggiate che si dipartono da ogni borgata: For-
ra delle Combe, la via che si inoltra nella regione Vaglio per raggiun-
gere le Assiere, ricca di funghi e zona di antiche carbonaie; il sentiero
che dalle Assiere porta alla Cappella di S. Michele, situata su un’altura
con una bellissima vista panoramica; l’ombroso sentiero che si snoda
nel bosco e porta dalle Sarette ai Mulini, antica borgata, ormai abban-
donata. Antichi sentieri sono il sentiero dei Frati, che ricorda i monaci
della Certosa della Losa, primitiva sede dei Certosini ed il più cono-
sciuto sentiero dei Franchi, che si dipana a mezza costa e difficilmente
percorribile.
Meana offre pure interessanti escursioni ad alta quota, come quelle
verso l’Assietta ed il Colle delle Finestre. Meana, infatti, si può da
sempre definire punto di incrocio di due importanti strade: quella che
a mezza costa del versante risaliva la valle e quella che univa, per il
Colle delle Finestre, la conca di Susa alla Val Chisone.
Meana di Susa (700m), whose ancient name was Mediana, lies in the Susa Valley, at the foot of
a pass named Colle delle Finestre, and much of its territory is in the Orsiera Rocciavrè Natural Park.
Meana is subdivided into 21 territorial units called ‘borgate’.
In the village they can enjoy a beautiful landscape and lots of relaxing places, infact Meana is
famous as a holiday resort. For those reasons the philosopher Benedetto Croce chose Meana as his
favourite holiday resort. Ada Marchesini Gobetti and the renowned puppeteers Lupi (who worked
for the Gianduia Theatre in Turin) are also among the ones who were fond of Meana. Meana is
about 50Km away from Turin, so it can be easily reached both from Turin and from the neighbou-
ring cities by train (using the Torino-Bardonecchia-Modane railway line) or by car - driving along
the A32 motorway. Moreover, there is a shuttle bus service running between Meana and Susa.
A building that had an important military function was the square tower, called ‘Torre delle Com-
be’, which rises near ‘the Castle’ and which could have been used either as a signal-tower or as a
watch-tower. The village dwellers participated actively for the Resistance, in the partisan groups
‘Giustizia e Libertà’ and ‘Autonome’. Ada Marchesini Gobetti made borgata ‘Cordola’ - the area
where she lived - one of the first bases of the Resistance in the whole valley. The parish church of
Meana di Susa is dedicated to St. Maria Assunta. The patron saint’s day, dedicated to St. Costanzo,
is celebrated on the Sunday nearest to 18th Sept. which is considered to be the anniversary of the
martyrdom of the Theban soldier.
Meana di Susa (700m), anciennne Mediana, se trouve en Vallée de Susa, aux pieds du Colle del-
le Finestre et la plupart de son territoire est compris au-dedans du parc Orsiera Rocciavré. Meana
se divise en 21 bourgs, ils ont gardé leur ancienne saveur champêtre et leur vieux savoir. Les bourgs
s’étendent clairsemés à demi-montagne, avec des espaces pour les jardins parmi les maisons, des
espaces pour les châtaigneraies, les vignobles, les vergers et les prairies entre un hameau et l’autre
suivant une caractéristique gardée par les gens de Meana. Le bourg Campo del Carro est le centre
administratif, social et religieux.
Son importance comme station de villégiature est due surtout à son climat, à la tranquillité du lieu,
à la beauté de son paysage, à ses sentiers qui permettent de faire des promenades délassantes et
des excursions. Meana est située à environs 50km de Torino et on peut bien la rejoindre soit du
chef-lieu piémontais que d’autres localités à travers l’autoroute A32. La distance entre Meana et
Susa est couverte par un service d’autobus.

Anonimo.
Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta.
Meana di Susa.
Archivio Comunale.