Susa Valley

Susa Valley

The Susa Valley valley in it|Val di Susa, (French "Val de Suse") lies in the region of Piedmont in upper Italy, between the Graian Alps in the north and the Cottian Alps in the south. It extends over approximately 50 km in an east-west direction from the French border to the outskirts of Turin. The valley of the city Susa, which because of the western end, has its name. The Dora Riparia river ,a tributary of the Po flows through the valley.

By the valley the motorway from Turin leads to Chambéry, over the Col du Mont Cenis or by the Fréjus tunnel, and to Briançon over the Col du Mont-Genèvre.


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