The fort consists of three parts, each one further up the mountain. The fortresses are connected by a massive stairway containing 4,000 steps.
While we only climbed about 1,500 steps, the view from the Devil's Tower was pretty amazing.
The structure was so imposing that no battles ever occurred there. Enemies coming from the north would skirt the valley knowing that Fenestrelle was impenetrable.
After all that climbing we felt we deserved a hearty lunch. We were pleased to discover that the dumpling like specialty of the restaurant at Fenestrelle was the answer to our culinary prayers.
Following lunch, we ventured further up the mountain to see some of the locations for the skiing competitions of the 2006 Turin Olympic Games.
There was still quite a bit of snow in Sestriere, home to the downhill competitions of 2006.
For dinner we had some more excellent pizza with Sergio. We enjoyed the fellowship as well.
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