Croce di Falconere

Croce di Falconere is a wayside cross in Mompantero, Province of Turin, Piedmont. Croce di Falconere is situated nearby to the church Cappella di San Rocco, as well as near the historic building Castelletto.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort of the Brunetta and Susa railway station.

Fort of the Brunetta

Fort

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Fort of the Brunetta is situated 790 metres south of Croce di Falconere.

Susa railway station

Railway station

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Susa is a railway station in Susa, Piedmont. The station is located on the Bussoleno-Susa branch of the Turin-Modane railway. The train services are operated by Trenitalia. Susa railway station is situated 1¼ km south of Croce di Falconere.

Arch of Augustus

Photo: Duvilar, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Arch of Augustus is an important monument constructed in the city of Susa, Piedmont, in the province of Turin. It was originally built at the end of the 1st century BC to record the renewed alliance between Emperor Augustus and Marcus Julius Cottius, a Celto-Ligurian ruler who had been made king and Roman prefect of the Cottian Alps. Arch of Augustus is situated 1½ km south of Croce di Falconere.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Susa and Giaglione.

Susa

Photo: Marco Siano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Susa is a town and comune in Piedmont in the Metropolitan City of Turin. Susa is a town steeped in history. Capital of the Roman province of Alpes Cottiae, Susa was historically an important stop along the trade routes connecting Italy and France.

Giaglione

Village

Photo: Touriste, Public domain.

Giaglione is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 kilometres west of Turin, on the border with France. Giaglione is situated 3 km southwest of Croce di Falconere.