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The visitors centre is hosted within the complex of buildings next to the Prascondù Sanctuary, built in the XVII century. To reach the structure starting from Sparone, take via Ribordone, continue beyond Ribordone for around 4 km crossing Rafus, Talosio and Colombo hamlets.[/collapse]

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There is no car park, you can stop along the sloping driveway. There is no a dedicated parking for disabled and places could be not enough to guarantee the service. We strongly suggest, indeed, to communicate your arrival to the visitors centre staff as it's possible, upon advance request, to bring the car closer to one of the two accessible entrances.[/collapse]

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The structure has two entrances, the main one at the sanctuary courtyard level and the second one at the sanctuary feet. The main entrance is reachable crossing the square in front of the sanctuary that as non paved, can be difficult to walk especially during raining days. The second entrance, on the contrary, is reachable through a dirt road.[/collapse]

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The two floors occupied by the visitors centre communicate through a stair and a lift. The latter is suitable for the transport of disabled in wheelchair also if the entrance door measures only 66 cm. In each floor internal paths don't have obstacles and every installation is accessible.[/collapse]

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The clearances around the exhibition space are suitable for manoeuvring of a wheelchair and there is easy access to information regarding the heights, space and size. The ground floor is porcelain stoneware flooring while the second floor is parquet. The space does not have a map. The pavement of the ground floor is in stoneware while the one of the second floor is in parquet. The area doesn't have a tactile map for orienteering during the path.[/collapse]

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Toilets are placed at the ground floor (-1) and are reachable either through the lift or by the secondary entrance described previously. The bathroom results totally accessible in the entrance, in the typology of sanitary ware and aids. The pavement is made of ceramic tiles.[/collapse]

Structure location
Santuario di Prascondù, Ribordone
Valley
Orco Valley
Tipo struttura
Visitor centers
Map data