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Vinadio is a comune
Comune

In Italy, the comune, is the basic administrative division of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality....
 (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo
Province of Cuneo

Cuneo is a province in the southwest of the Piedmont region of Italy. To the west it borders on the France R?gion in France of Provence-Alpes-C?te d'Azur ....
 in the Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 region Piedmont
Piedmont

Piedmont is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,399 km? and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital is Turin. The main local dialect is Piedmontese....
, located about 100 km southwest of Turin
Turín

Tur?n is a municipality in the Ahuachap?n Department Departments of El Salvador of El Salvador....
 and about 30 km southwest of Cuneo
Cuneo

Cuneo is a city in Piedmont, northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the third largest of Italy?s provinces by area. It is located at the foot of the Maritime Alps, on the Stura di Demonte river where it emerges from the Valle Stura, and neighbours the comuni of Boves, Cervasca, Vignolo, Beinette, Peveragno, Castelletto Stura,...
, on the border with France. It is located along the Stura di Demonte
Stura di Demonte

Stura di Demonte is a 111 km long river in north-western Italy . It is a tributary to the river Tanaro River, which is a tributary of the river Po River....
 river. Together with Demonte
Demonte

Demonte is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy region Piedmont, located about 90 km southwest of Turin and about 20 km southwest of Cuneo, in the Valle Stura di Demonte....
 and Pietraporzio
Pietraporzio

Pietraporzio is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy region Piedmont, located about 100 km southwest of Turin and about 40 km west of Cuneo, on the border with France....
, is one of three comuni of Italian Occitania
Occitania

Occitania is the territory where Occitan language is the traditional language in use. This cultural area is mostly located in south France, includes Monaco, spans parts of Italy and Spain ....
. Vinadio borders the following municipalities: Aisone
Aisone

Aisone is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy region Piedmont, located about 90 km southwest of Turin and about 30 km southwest of Cuneo....
, Demonte
Demonte

Demonte is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy region Piedmont, located about 90 km southwest of Turin and about 20 km southwest of Cuneo, in the Valle Stura di Demonte....
, Isola
Isola

Isola may refer to:...
 (France), Pietraporzio
Pietraporzio

Pietraporzio is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy region Piedmont, located about 100 km southwest of Turin and about 40 km west of Cuneo, on the border with France....
, Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée
Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée

Saint-?tienne-de-Tin?e is a Communes of France in the Alpes-Maritimes Departments of France in southeastern France.It was part of the historic County of Nice until 1860....
 (France), Sambuco
Sambuco

Sambuco is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy region Piedmont, located about 100 km southwest of Turin and about 40 km west of Cuneo....
, and Valdieri
Valdieri

Valdieri is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy region Piedmont, located about 90 km southwest of Turin and about 15 km southwest of Cuneo, on the border with France....
.
he frazione
Frazione

A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere....
 of Sant'Anna di Vinadio is the eponymous Sanctuary, which is the highest altitude place of Christian worship in Europe (c.






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Vinadio is a comune
Comune

In Italy, the comune, is the basic administrative division of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality....
 (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo
Province of Cuneo

Cuneo is a province in the southwest of the Piedmont region of Italy. To the west it borders on the France R?gion in France of Provence-Alpes-C?te d'Azur ....
 in the Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 region Piedmont
Piedmont

Piedmont is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,399 km? and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital is Turin. The main local dialect is Piedmontese....
, located about 100 km southwest of Turin
Turín

Tur?n is a municipality in the Ahuachap?n Department Departments of El Salvador of El Salvador....
 and about 30 km southwest of Cuneo
Cuneo

Cuneo is a city in Piedmont, northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the third largest of Italy?s provinces by area. It is located at the foot of the Maritime Alps, on the Stura di Demonte river where it emerges from the Valle Stura, and neighbours the comuni of Boves, Cervasca, Vignolo, Beinette, Peveragno, Castelletto Stura,...
, on the border with France. It is located along the Stura di Demonte
Stura di Demonte

Stura di Demonte is a 111 km long river in north-western Italy . It is a tributary to the river Tanaro River, which is a tributary of the river Po River....
 river. Together with Demonte
Demonte

Demonte is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy region Piedmont, located about 90 km southwest of Turin and about 20 km southwest of Cuneo, in the Valle Stura di Demonte....
 and Pietraporzio
Pietraporzio

Pietraporzio is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy region Piedmont, located about 100 km southwest of Turin and about 40 km west of Cuneo, on the border with France....
, is one of three comuni of Italian Occitania
Occitania

Occitania is the territory where Occitan language is the traditional language in use. This cultural area is mostly located in south France, includes Monaco, spans parts of Italy and Spain ....
. Vinadio borders the following municipalities: Aisone
Aisone

Aisone is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy region Piedmont, located about 90 km southwest of Turin and about 30 km southwest of Cuneo....
, Demonte
Demonte

Demonte is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy region Piedmont, located about 90 km southwest of Turin and about 20 km southwest of Cuneo, in the Valle Stura di Demonte....
, Isola
Isola

Isola may refer to:...
 (France), Pietraporzio
Pietraporzio

Pietraporzio is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy region Piedmont, located about 100 km southwest of Turin and about 40 km west of Cuneo, on the border with France....
, Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée
Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée

Saint-?tienne-de-Tin?e is a Communes of France in the Alpes-Maritimes Departments of France in southeastern France.It was part of the historic County of Nice until 1860....
 (France), Sambuco
Sambuco

Sambuco is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy region Piedmont, located about 100 km southwest of Turin and about 40 km west of Cuneo....
, and Valdieri
Valdieri

Valdieri is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy region Piedmont, located about 90 km southwest of Turin and about 15 km southwest of Cuneo, on the border with France....
.

Main sights

In the frazione
Frazione

A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere....
 of Sant'Anna di Vinadio is the eponymous Sanctuary, which is the highest altitude place of Christian worship in Europe (c. 2,000 meters). Vinadio is also home to an important fortification of the former Kingdom of Sardinia
Kingdom of Sardinia

Kingdom of Sardinia, also known as Piedmont-Sardinia or Sardinia-Piedmont, was the name given to the possessions of the House of Savoy in 1720, when the island of Sardinia was awarded by the Treaty of London to Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia to compensate him for the loss of Sicily to Austrian Empire....
, the Forte Albertino In 2003 the town hosted the 'World Meeting of 2CV Friends', where approx. 7000 people from around the world met & camped around the ancient Forte Albertino.

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