Valle Grana Cultural Village

The 2026 edition brought the hamlets of the Grana Valley to life for two days with a rich, widespread program, marking the final step of the "Memorie migranti" project. Highlights included installations from the Entre Nous project curated with Paratissima, photography exhibitions dedicated to the faces and legends of the valley, and experimental Occitan music concerts. All initiatives were born from research work with the local community and artistic residencies carried out in the Monterosso Grana and Pradleves area.

Saturday, June 13 — Pradleves and Monterosso Grana

• 9:30 AM — Meeting point in Pradleves (Piazza Sacco e Vanzetti) for a guided nature excursion towards the Cialancia hamlet; free shuttle available from 10:15 AM.
• 10:30 AM — Inauguration of the site-specific installation "La vuoto de Prit e Garitin" by the Jukai Collective (Marta Fumagalli and Riccardo Pirovano), in an old barn in Cialancia, as part of the Entre Nous project with Paratissima.
• 11:30 AM — Photography exhibition "Gli occhi della valle" (The Eyes of the Valley) by Graziano Panfili, black and white portraits of the local community, curated by FormicaLab.
• 2:30 PM - 6:30 PM — "Dust, History, Community" with researcher Marco Bernardi: consultation of digitized documents, civil status registers, land registries, and genealogies at the Council Hall of Monterosso Grana.
• 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM — "Filò" exhibition by artist Valentina Vannicola, dedicated to the valley's fairy tales and legends, in the Chapel of San Sebastiano (curated by FormicaLab).
• 4:00 PM — "Travel and Freedom Tales", a literary walk with writer Franco Faggiani along the Sarvanot trail, organized by Libreria dell'Acciuga.
• 5:30 PM — "Contour Lines" talk (Paratissima) at the San Pietro Amphitheater, with the Jukai Collective and Andrea Gaidano on public art in inland areas.
• 7:00 PM — "Sentiero Nottetempo" (Night-time Trail) with Andrea Gaidano: a one-hour route from San Pietro to Combetta with a projector-torch.
• 9:30 PM — Screening of the documentary "Le Terre Alte" (Zambelli/Zanoli) at the San Pietro Amphitheater.
• 11:00 PM — Concert by the Lindal duo (Chiara Cesano on violin, Roberto Avena on accordion), experimental Occitan music, at the San Pietro Amphitheater.

Sunday, June 14

• 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM — "Filò" exhibition still open in the Chapel of San Sebastiano.
• 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM — "Sapori in cammino al Bourgat" (2nd edition): itinerant gastronomic tasting along the trail with 5 stops and departures every 30 minutes.
• 9:30 PM — Screening of the film "Varvilla" (Valerio Gnesini) at the former Gallina power plant in Pradleves.

• Contemporary art installations from the Entre Nous project with Paratissima.
• Photography exhibitions "Gli occhi della valle" and "Filò".
• Literary walk with writer Franco Faggiani.
• Occitan music concert by the Lindal duo.
• Itinerant tasting "Sapori in cammino al Bourgat".

How to get there

Monterosso Grana and Pradleves can be reached by car from Cuneo by driving up the Grana Valley (about 30-40 minutes). There is no direct train service to the valley: the reference station is Cuneo, from where you can continue by car or local transport.

Getting around during the festival

As this is a widespread festival spanning multiple hamlets, free shuttle services between meeting points are provided during the event days. Comfortable clothing and shoes suitable for mountain trails are recommended.

Admission and bookings

Admission to the events is free; some activities (guided excursions, gastronomic tastings) require booking and, in the case of tastings, a contribution. Reservations are made through the organizers indicated in the program. For information: [email protected].