Triora
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
Triora is known as the village of witches, after the trials of women accused of witchcraft held here in 1587. It stands at 780 metres on a sunny slope above the Argentina valley, once ringed by walls and five fortresses, and was partly burned by Nazi troops in July 1944. The ethnographic museum gives its cellars to the witch trials, and every August a festival takes up the theme.
Highlights
- The Ethnographic and Witchcraft Museum, with trial records in the basement
- The Collegiata, with Taddeo di Bartolo's Baptism of Christ from 1397
- San Bernardino, a 15th-century country church with frescoes partly by Canavesio
- The Ponte di Loreto, a single span 112 metres above the Argentina gorge
- Festivals for witches in August, mushrooms in September, Halloween in October
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Triora (IT), Triora (EN)), Wikivoyage (Triora). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 389
Things to see
Events through the year
- Easter parades
- Procession of the Madonna del Monte
- Feast of St John of the Meadows
- Traditional fair
- Patronal feast of the Assumption
- StrigòraA day with the witches, recalling the town's witch trials
- Mushroom festival
- Chestnut fair
- HalloweenFolklore and horror themed celebration
- Christmas bonfire
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Triora), Wikivoyage (Triora). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Local food & wine
- Pane di TrioraBread and pastaRound local loaf of about 850 grams, baked in low wide moulds
- BrussCheeseStrong, spreadable fermented dairy cheese, used to dress sügeli pasta
- BügaéliDishLumps of chestnut flour cooked in milk
- Patate int'a fögliaDishPotatoes cooked on embers in a pan covered with a lid
- Green vegetable pieDishPie of mixed vegetables, potatoes, cheese and sometimes rice
- Lasagne with turnipsDish
Adapted from Wikipedia (Triora), Wikivoyage (Triora). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
4 places to stay within 3 km
- B&Bs and guest houses 4
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Thermal baths nearby
- Thermal spa: Thermes de Berthemont · ~2 h 27 by car
- Thermal spa: Terme di Lurisia · ~2 h 31 by car
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Nearby member villages
- Badalucco · 11 km
- Ceriana · 13 km
- Pieve di Teco · 13 km
- Apricale · 15 km
- Perinaldo · 16 km