Given their location in the northern part of Turin Province, quite close to other tourist attractions in north-west Italy such as Turin, the Aosta Valley, Milan and Genoa, the Canavese and its main city Ivrea, of Celtic origin and once the seat of a Roman colony, are one of the new tourist destinations to discover.
With one of the best known morainic amphitheatres in Europe, formed during the great glaciation periods, the territory has almost intact natural surroundings, lakes and gentle hills, the Gran Paradiso National Park and other nature reserves, high quality food and wine, castles, ancient religious buildings, and festivals and cultural events, as well as offering the possibility to do many outdoor sports.