Osservatorio Varisello

Osservatorio Varisello is a bunker in Val-Cenis, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Osservatorio Varisello is situated nearby to the castle Forte Varisello, as well as near the cave Ricovero L.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Forte Varisello and Mont-Cenis Lake.

Forte Varisello

Castle

Photo: Marco Siano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Forte Varisello is a castle, which is situated 290 metres southwest of Osservatorio Varisello.

Mont-Cenis Lake

Reservoir

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mont-Cenis Lake is a lake located in the Mont-Cenis massif at an altitude of 1,974 meters in the municipality of Val-Cenis in France. It is situated at the top of the Cenise valley, on the Italian side of the Mont-Cenis pass, the most frequented passage on the Lyon-Turin-Milan axis during the Middle Ages between Western Europe and the Italian peninsula.

Forte Cassa

Fort

Photo: Gigillo83, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Forte Cassa is situated 1½ km east of Osservatorio Varisello.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grand-Croix and Moncenisio.

Grand-Croix

Hamlet

Photo: Marco Siano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Grand-Croix is a hamlet.

Moncenisio

Village

Photo: Sbisolo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Moncenisio is the smallest comune in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 60 km west of Turin, on the border with France, in Val Cenischia. Moncenisio is situated 4 km southeast of Osservatorio Varisello.