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Welcome to the ValSusa.nl website, as a Dutch inhabitant of this area, I am proud to share these beautiful impressions with you. The very wide variety of activities offered to those visiting the Susa Valley extends over the area‘s geographical borders. Thousands of kilometers of paths immersed in the green countryside, natural parks and protected areas, forests, lakes, rivers and streams, off-beat hiking and cycling itineraries steeped in history. These are all part of a land that stretches from the plain to the mountains on the border For those of you that are looking for thrills and a real challenge, the Olympic Mountains offer tough rock faces, downstream canoeing or rafting that are more like something out of an adventure film or extreme sports. For those of you that are in search of culture in a land where the beauty of nature goes hand in hand with the history, traditions and the wealth of knowledge of those that have lived here over the centuries, you can take your pick: the Roman history of Susa, the Mediaeval abbeys and the castles, the Fifteenth, Seventeenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries that live on in the faces, walls of the houses, memories of these people. If you have any suggestions or comments on these site, want to have a site linked or a banner placed, please write me at info@valsusa.nl                                         March 2004     Geert van der Veer

How to reach the Susa Valley, By car: From Turin take the by-pass and follow the indications for the motorway that leads to the Frejus tunnel (motorway T4). It is also possible to take the national roads SS25 or SS24: they both lead to Susa. It takes about 20 minutes with the motorway and 50 minutes with the national roads. From Briançon drive torwards the Pass of Mongenève (national road N94) and then take the national road SS24 towards Susa. It takes about 60 minutes to get to Susa. From Modane it is possible to arive through the Frejus tunnel and then take the motorway to Susa: this whole trip takes about 45 minutes. By train: The Susa Valley is crossed by the Rome-Paris rail-line. Twelve trains leave Turin every day, and they reach Modane through the Fréjus tunnel. From Modane it is easy to reach both Chambéry and Lyon.