Donato is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Turin and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Biella. Donato borders the following municipalities: Andrate, Chiaverano, Graglia, Mongrando, Netro, Sala Biellese, Settimo Vittone.
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Andrate is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 kilometres north of Turin.
Andrate borders the following municipalities: Settimo Vittone, Donato, Nomaglio, Borgofranco d'Ivrea, and Chiaverano. It is located at the top of the Moraine of Ivrea, with elevations ranging from 550 to 2,227 meters above the sea level.
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Borgofranco d'Ivrea is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, about 50 kilometres north of Turin.
Borgofranco d'Ivrea borders the following municipalities: Settimo Vittone, Andrate, Nomaglio, Brosso, Quassolo, Chiaverano, Montalto Dora, and Lessolo.
The "Balmetti"
Characteristic of this area of Canavese, these are natural cavities in the mountain, adapted over the centuries by the inhabitants to cellars and food storage, where the temperature is constant thanks to the circulation of air caused by complex natural geothermal phenomena. The term balmetti derives from balma, meaning shelter under rock, cave.
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The Castle of Montestrutto towers above the village of Montestrutto, in the Commune of Settimo Vittone, Piedmont, Italy. It lies on the east bank of the Dora Baltea river and straddles an ancient Roman road that became a part of the Via Francigena, a medieval pilgrimage route from Canterbury to Rome. Indeed, the original Roman name for the village, "Mons obstructus," signifies the fact it partially blocks access to the Valle d'Aosta and the Alps.