2 December 2021
Winter time at Oasi Zegna
The winter is the ideal moment to visit Oasi Zegna.
The Oasi Zegna project was launched in 1993 to culturally and environmentally develop a 100 km2 area of the Biella Alps, from Trivero-Valdilana (where the Er- menegildo Zegna wool mill is still based) to Valle Cervo, north of Biella.
Crossed by the Panoramica Zegna (now a provincial road), Oasi Zegna offers a sensational balcony overlooking the Po plains and superb views of the Upper Valsessera, a Site of Community Interest (SCI) of considerable natural and geological worth. The project is unique, having been originated by Ermenegildo Zegna, an enlightened textiles entrepreneur who in 1938 initiated a program of social and environmental works with the construction of the Panoramica Zegna road, numerous developments for the community (including the Bielmonte winter sports resort and accommodation facilities), and the planting of 500,000 conifers, hundreds of rhododendrons of varies species and colors and blue hydrangeas, which all produce an unforgettable spectacle thanks to the ideal climate and soil composition.
Oasi Zegna should be discovered bit by bit and every season is worth a visit in many ways. One of the must-sees is the marvelous blossoming in the Conca dei Rododendri in mid May to mid June. This was an idea of Ermenegildo Zegna that was landscaped in the '50s by Pietro Porcinai and more recently by Paolo Pejrone.
Also worth travelling for is the Bosco del Sorriso (Forest of Smiles), with its looping path on which to discover the bioenergetic force that trees can have on our organism and the practice of Forest Bathing, an ancient Japanese discipline enabling us to benefit from trees in their vegetative period of the year. And in October and November the foliage is unbelievable. In Trivero-Valdilana, on the other hand, the Zegna Group has its historical archives in Casa Zegna, which was opened in 2007 and also has a temporary exhibition facility. Visitors can wander round the town and admire site-specific artworks created by internationally renowned artists for the ALL'APERTO contemporary art project. Because of its special characteristics and being a unique example of environmental protection and development in Italy, Oasi Zegna in 2014 came under the patronage of FAI Fondo Ambiente Italiano, with which it works all year round and notably on special occasions like the Spring Days and Panorama Day.
Photo cover: Oasi Zegna, ©Grandi Giardini Italiani
The Oasi Zegna project was launched in 1993 to culturally and environmentally develop a 100 km2 area of the Biella Alps, from Trivero-Valdilana (where the Er- menegildo Zegna wool mill is still based) to Valle Cervo, north of Biella.
Crossed by the Panoramica Zegna (now a provincial road), Oasi Zegna offers a sensational balcony overlooking the Po plains and superb views of the Upper Valsessera, a Site of Community Interest (SCI) of considerable natural and geological worth. The project is unique, having been originated by Ermenegildo Zegna, an enlightened textiles entrepreneur who in 1938 initiated a program of social and environmental works with the construction of the Panoramica Zegna road, numerous developments for the community (including the Bielmonte winter sports resort and accommodation facilities), and the planting of 500,000 conifers, hundreds of rhododendrons of varies species and colors and blue hydrangeas, which all produce an unforgettable spectacle thanks to the ideal climate and soil composition.
Oasi Zegna should be discovered bit by bit and every season is worth a visit in many ways. One of the must-sees is the marvelous blossoming in the Conca dei Rododendri in mid May to mid June. This was an idea of Ermenegildo Zegna that was landscaped in the '50s by Pietro Porcinai and more recently by Paolo Pejrone.
Also worth travelling for is the Bosco del Sorriso (Forest of Smiles), with its looping path on which to discover the bioenergetic force that trees can have on our organism and the practice of Forest Bathing, an ancient Japanese discipline enabling us to benefit from trees in their vegetative period of the year. And in October and November the foliage is unbelievable. In Trivero-Valdilana, on the other hand, the Zegna Group has its historical archives in Casa Zegna, which was opened in 2007 and also has a temporary exhibition facility. Visitors can wander round the town and admire site-specific artworks created by internationally renowned artists for the ALL'APERTO contemporary art project. Because of its special characteristics and being a unique example of environmental protection and development in Italy, Oasi Zegna in 2014 came under the patronage of FAI Fondo Ambiente Italiano, with which it works all year round and notably on special occasions like the Spring Days and Panorama Day.
Photo cover: Oasi Zegna, ©Grandi Giardini Italiani
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Grace grows best in winter.- Samuel Rutherford - |
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