Scopello

One of the things we wanted to do was to live in another community, as opposed to being a tourist/traveller. A wonderful opportunity came to us from Luca's family. So except for two short road trips, we were able to spend a month in Scopello, a small town in Northern Italy, in the Valsesia valley. The valley, billed as the greenest in Italy, is approximately 50 kms from Varallo to the top of the valley at Alagna, but first some thank you's.
Thanks to Chiara who picked us up at the Malpensa (Milano) airport and to Giovanni who arranged the perfect rental car for us.

Peugeot Partner

 Thanks to Luca and Louisa for letting us use their apartment in Scopello, and a special thanks to Luisa and Antonio who waited for us in Scopello and got us settled and comfortable in the apartment.

Apartment in Scopello

Scopello

Scopello was so beautiful, quiet and peaceful. You could always hear church bells and the sound of the Sesia river as we visited the businesses in this small town. Since we were here in the low season, one could only imagine the bustling ski season or summer holidays.

The people we met were so friendly and made great efforts to help us. They thought we'd come a long way to stay in Italy. We shall always have great memories of Italian hospitality. The best hosts you could ask for.

Valsesia valley