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When we knew we had to do a presentation about Oulx, we realized we had never heard anything about it…. 2 4ave Euro Club
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We only knew what Istvan, our dear coordinator, had emailed us. 3 Oulx is a nice North-Italian little city, ski resort. 4ave Euro Club
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So, we decided to google it... 4 4ave Euro Club
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Do you know there are about 3,250,000 results on Oulx? 5 4ave Euro Club
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But, unfortunatley, most of the information was in Italian. 6 4ave Euro Club These were the things we learned about Oulx… Mamma Mia!
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Oulx is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont. It´s located about 70 km west of Turin, in the Susa Valley on the border with France. 7 4ave Euro Club
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Oulx is a famous ski resort situated at over 1,100 meters above sea level and it´s an important reference point for winter and summer sports. So, tourism it´s its main activity. 8 4ave Euro Club
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9 The territory is divided in 5 villages: Abbadia, Beaulard, Gad, Castello and Savoulx. 4ave Euro Club
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10 According to a 2012 census, Oulx has around 3,300 inhabitants and most of them (69,6%) are aged between 15 and 64 years old. Only 17,9% are older than 65. 4ave Euro Club
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11 Santa Maria Assunta is the city´s patron saint and it´s celebrated on 15 August. Chiesa di Santa Maria it´s the patron´s church and an important site in the city. Some important sites 4ave Euro Club
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Grotta Della Beaume is also an important place for Oulx inhabitants and pelgrims. It´s a cave dedicated to Santa Maria Maddalena. 12 4ave Euro Club
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The Jardin Dla Tor, is a beautiful park where people can rest or get a breath of fresh air. 13 4ave Euro Club
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La Badia is an important church with bells dating from 1898. 14 4ave Euro Club
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Lago Borello, is a natural site, home to rare plant and animal species like the “l’orchidea dai fiori bianchi”. 15 4ave Euro Club
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Museo all'aria aperta, “The Open Air Museum “, was established in 2001 from a desire to take to the streets the artistic works of some of the best known artists of Piedmont. Like this 15 meters high work by Mario Molinari which is in Piazza Garambois. 16 4ave Euro Club
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When looking for information about Oulx, we found out some proverbi on the official commune website. One of those proverbi is very close to our project: “Se giovane sapesse e vecchio potesse” 23 4ave Euro Club
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24 4ave Euro Club Thank you for your attention!
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