The Commune of Sestriererises to 2035 meters on the homonym hill astride the Val Chisone and the Valley of Susa to few kilometers from France.
2580 hectares Sestriereis constituted by four housing nucleuses: Sestriere Colle, Sestriere Borgata, Champlas du Col e Champlas Janvier. Sestriereis for the tourism international historical destination and point of sure as reference to have been more times chosen as theater of great sporting events what the Championships of the World of Ski in the '97 and the Winter Olympiads in 2006 together with the Paralimpiadis. Center of the great district of the Via Lattea, Sestriereoffers the possibility of connection to the skiers with other five stations for a total of 400 kms. of footsteps, 120 kms. of which innevate artificially and 89 fittingses of gone up again and the possibility to ski in nighttime to the light of the reflectors. For the joy of the impassioned ones in the place Monterotta there are besides 10 km. of footsteps of ski leading and, in front of the skiing fittings, those of skating on ice to the open one. A field of sweater to 18 holes (among the tallest of Europe), a swimming pool covered with attached external tub, a natural lake equipped for the sporting fishing, the opportunity of trips in the middle of the rich and uncontaminated alpine nature they make also the place to enjoy during the summer season In the whole arc of the year Sestriereoffers besides the possibility to practise mountain-bike, kick, tennis, volleyball, basket, badminton, ping pong, squash, body building, or to relax in a sauna or in a hot room and to tan in a solarium. To Sestrierehe is able, besides, to admire a notable example of modern architecture the church of S. Edward, that contains works of Ruby and Azzi, besides the splendid Street Francis's Messina Crucis. Sestrierein summer and winter offers fun, cultural initiatives and sporting demonstrations, hospitality, guaranteeing over 6000 places bed, shopping with a notable variety of business and many restaurants.