Alagna Valsesia

36km/22mi beyond Varallo, beautifully situated at the head of the Sesia valley, is Alagna Valsesia, from which a cableway (20minutes) runs up via Zaroltu (1,825m/6,023ft) and the Bocchetta delle Pisse (2,406m/7,940ft) to the Punta Indren (3,260m/10,758ft), a southern outlier of Monte Rosa.