The Antigorio Valley and the Formazza Valley, north of Domodossola, are deeply embedded in the Alps on the border with Switzerland. They are crossed by the river Toce. The river descends from the 1730 meters of altitude of the charming Walser village of Riale towards the valley, giving rise to one of the most photographed natural spectacles of Piedmont, the imposing Toce Waterfall.
The Toce then descends swirling towards the plain, among high rocky walls on which it has left marks of the millennial work of erosion. The suggestive ravines and potholes of the Antigorio Valley are extraordinary testimonies of his action.
In the Antigorio and Formazza valleys, water has always been a vital resource: alpine dams, hydroelectric power plants and thermal baths are still exemplary today. Electricity has been produced for decades in plants designed by a master of architecture of the ‘900, the famous architect Piero Portaluppi, who transformed hydroelectric power plants into works of industrial art. they can be visited on particular occasions.
Water is also a raw material for one of the most famous non-alcoholic aperitifs in Italy: Crodino. Born in nearby Crodo from the skillful mixing of natural aromas. In the modern spa of Premia, along the road from Baceno to the Formazza Valley, water becomes a precious element for personal well-being.
Countless breathtaking itineraries at different altitudes, among the silent medium-mountain forests or in the high-altitude alpine meadows of the Veglia Devero Park, complete a natural offer of rare value.
