The 7 Seven Holiday House is the ideal base to discover the Biella area. It is located a few tens of meters from Via Italia, the central street of the city dedicated to shopping and strolling. Walking down it will take you to Piazza Duomo with the beautiful Romanesque Baptistery. A few minutes walk away is Piazza Curiel where you will find the Municipal Library, the result of a recent urban redevelopment, adjacent to the cable car that will take you to discover the Piazzo, the ancient village with the palaces Ferrero and Lamarmora and many other homes and buildings of historical importance. Since the 90s of 1900 Piazzo has been at the center of numerous restoration and redevelopment projects and today it combines the artistic and historical value with the economic one: it is one of the favorite destinations for Biella’s nightlife, especially for aperitifs and dinners.

Ritornando a Biella, magari percorrendo a piedi una delle coste che separano il borgo storico dalla città bassa, il Museo del Territorio Biellese con le nuove sale multimediali è una tappa praticamente obbligatoria.

Rientrando, una passeggiata all’interno dei Giardini Zumaglini, una visita all’Azienda del Turismo Locale ATL, dove trovare spunti ed indicazioni per le Vostro soggiorno ed un imperdibile sosta dal Gelataio Bertinetti, noto ai biellesi semplicemente come lo Chalet, Vi riporteranno in viale Matteotti 7.

Biella and the Biellese, territories of textiles and fashion

In addition to historical interest and important destinations for outdoor sports, the Biella area is above all a territory of manufacturing excellence. If you want to go shopping, the area offers numerous outlets and factory outlets where you can buy the products of the many world-famous brands made in Biella.

For example, in Biella there is the Lanificio Cerruti, and nearby, in Pollone, the Piacenza 1783 outlet where you can experience the emotion of noble fibers such as cashmere.

Life in the open air and itineraries of faith

Also in Pollone, you can relax by taking a walk in the Piacenza Botanical Park.

A few kilometers from Biella, in a beautiful crown of the Alps, stands the Sanctuary of Oropa, one of the largest Marian shrines in Europe and the highest in the Alps. From there, magnificent trekking routes depart: Lago delle Bose, Poggio Frassati, Lago del Mucrone, Monte Camino.

A lunch break will allow you to taste the polenta cuncià, a typical local dish: a base of polenta whipped with the typical cheeses of the Biella valleys and topped with abundant melted butter.

The Elvo Valley with its enchanted pastures, the ancient Trappist monastery is another stop to dedicate some time to, extending the tour you can visit the Sanctuary of Graglia and the small village of Bagneri, places where faith finds its natural place in the spirituality of the mountain. Spirituality with an ancestral flavor, as told by the many historical testimonies collected dating back to pre-Christian and pre-Roman times.

Heading east, one can take the Panoramica Zegna, going as far as the ski resort of Bielmonte and from there continue down to Trivero, stopping to visit Casa Zegna.

The Biella area is rich in history, to be discovered little by little; many sites, hidden corners, landscapes of incredible beauty where you can get lost.

7 Seven is the right landing place for those who want to start to immerse themselves in the Biellese.