bruzolo

Updated: May 8, 2025

It is said that in the tombs of this Abbey, owing to the peculiar nature of the soil and atmosphere, the dead bodies are preserved perfectly mummified. Crossing the river Dora, and passing Borgone and Bassolemo, we now really commence the Mont Cenis railway. On the left is the old castellated fortress Bruzolo, picturesquely perched on the hilltop, a little village with a large church at its base.

W. Cope Devereux - Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo: Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily: with a Short Account of Malta