Frossasco
Frossasco is a municipality (comune) in the Pinerolese, in the Province of Turin. The town hosts the "Gusti di Territorio" festival, dedicated to the flavours, know-how and traditions of the Pinerolese.12
Places and figures of the town
At the corner of via del Vallone and via Bivio stands the Pilone della Seppa, a four-sided votive pillar of 1900: of its four images two have been erased by time, a third is barely visible and the fourth, facing the centre of the town, has been recovered.[3] The restoration, from base to roof, is the work of Manuela Cauduro and Cristina Bianciotto; the blessing took place on 4 October 2026, during the «Sete di comunità» (Thirst for community) event of the San Donato parish, which included a walk from the school forecourt to the pillar.[3]
The pillar was also dear to the Pinerolo-area artist Ezio Giaj, who had left a drawn prayer on it, now faded; the town's cultural centre, in piazza Donatori di Sangue 1, is named after him.[3]
On 27 October 2026 the town celebrated the hundredth birthday of Michele Colombino, Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, founder of the Filarmonica Pinerolese di Frossasco and, in 1981, promoter of the association Piemontesi nel Mondo: the municipal administration honoured him for having collected the stories of the Piedmontese who emigrated in the twentieth century in search of work, and for keeping alive the link between their descendants and the region.[4]
Chronology
- — The second edition of "Gusti di Territorio", a festival dedicated to the flavours, know-how and traditions of the Pinerolese, takes shape in Frossasco, scheduled for 26 and 27 September at the CFIQ. → Metropolitan City of Turin Eco del Chisone
Related articles: Second edition of «Gusti di Territorio» in Frossasco (26-27 September 2026), «Gusti di Territorio» 2026 in Frossasco
Sources
- Gusti di territorio nel pinerolese, 26 e 27 settembre a Frossasco — Città metropolitana di Torino
- Gusti di Territorio, a Frossasco il Pinerolese si mette in mostra — Eco del Chisone
- Il Pilone della Seppa di Frossasco torna a risplendere con San Francesco — TorinoOggi, 3 October 2026
- Michele Colombino, 100 anni di profondo legame con il territorio — Eco del Chisone, 27 October 2026