Triora

Triora ( in Ligurian: Triêua ) is a municipality with 387 inhabitants (as at 31 December 2012) in the northern Italian region of Liguria. With 67.74 square kilometers, it is the largest province of Imperia.

Geography

Triora is located in Valle Argentina and belongs with his very extensive territory to the Comunità Montana Argentina Armea. The main village is situated on 780 meters above sea level, on the southern slopes of a Berggrats which drops from Saccarellomassiv the narrow valley of the river Argentina. Triora is approximately 47 km from the provincial capital of Imperia.

2007 Triora received the Orange Flag of the Touring Club Italiano and is considered one of the most beautiful places in Italy.

According to the Italian classifications for seismic activity, the community of Zone 3 was assigned. This means that Triora is in a seismically active zone little.

Climate

The elevated position and the relatively large distance from the Ligurian Sea Triora has a temperate mountain climate, with distinct variations in temperature during the day. Nevertheless, it comes in the winter not to massive cold degrees, since the village relatively long direct sunlight receives and is not affected by the thermal inversion of the valleys. The high rock wall that closes off the Argentina valley in the north and is invariably more than 2000 meters high, the zone shields the northern winds from the Po Valley. These cause rain and snowfall in the nearby Val Tanaro.

The municipality is classified under climate category F, since the number of degree days has a value of 3039. That is, Triora not subject to the statutory heating season ..

Community partnerships

Triora maintains since 2006 a partnership with the French town of La Brigue.