Prato SIC Oropa - Favaro

Prato SIC Oropa - Favaro is a fell in Pollone, Province of Biella, Piedmont. Prato SIC Oropa - Favaro is situated nearby to the nature reserve Parco Burcina Natural Reserve, as well as near the hamlet Oneglie.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sacro Monte di Oropa and Parco Burcina Natural Reserve.

Sacro Monte di Oropa

Historic site

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The Sacro Monte di Oropa is a Roman Catholic devotional complex in the province of Biella, Piedmont, northern Italy. It is one of the nine Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy and is on the UNESCO World Heritage list. Sacro Monte di Oropa is situated 2½ km northwest of Prato SIC Oropa - Favaro.

Parco Burcina Natural Reserve

Nature reserve

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The Burcina Park “Felice Piacenza” Nature Reserve is a protected, wooded, about 57 hectares wide area. It was established in 1980 with a law of the Piedmont Region Government. Parco Burcina Natural Reserve is situated 2½ km southeast of Prato SIC Oropa - Favaro.

Giardino Botanico di Oropa

Garden

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The Giardino Botanico di Oropa is a nature preserve and botanical garden located at an altitude of 1200 m in Oropa about 12 km northwest of Biella, Piedmont, Italy. Situated near the Black Virgin Sanctuary, it is open daily except Mondays in the warmer months. Giardino Botanico di Oropa is situated 3 km northwest of Prato SIC Oropa - Favaro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Favaro and Oropa.

Favaro

Village

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Favaro is a village.

Oropa

Hamlet

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Oropa is a frazione of the municipality of Biella, in Piedmont, northern Italy. It is known for the Black Virgin of Oropa statue, which is located in the Sanctuary of Oropa, the basilica of the Sacro Monte di Oropa, one of the Sacri Monti. Oropa is situated 2½ km north of Prato SIC Oropa - Favaro.