
The extraordinary landscape of the south-western arc of the Alps, dominated by the unmistakable mass of Monviso, embodies a special island: the “Provincia Granda”, a territory characterized by wonderful valleys and an uncontaminated environment. In this scenario, just at the base of Monviso, lies the town of Barge, a town marked by the particular shape of the territory, coexist in fact the mountains, hills and downhill the plain that, even with the typical characteristics of level soils, is actually a plateau, situated in the range from 270 to 380 m. at all altitudes of the town, insist many farms and several craft industries from different productive fields, confirming the remarkable and vibrant entrepreneurship in the area. The proximity to the city of Turin, with the "Olympic" mountains and then with the known ski resorts, has fostered over time the development of companies set to direct sales and then an immediate relationship between producer and consumer.