A discreet land, dedicated to hard work and rich in natural, artistic, industrial excellence, Biella doesn't like showing off, but it deserves to be discovered and explored. The authors of this guidebook have opened up the treasure chest to reveal their city and its surrounding region with a love and dedication that grows with every new day. You can travel with them along 60 kilometres of breathtaking views, from Graglia to the Oasi Zegna, through four valleys, four monasteries and a sacred mountain illuminated by the peaks of the Biellese Alps. Visit the home of the Penne Nere Italian Alpine Troops in a small and generous museum full of history. Discover the birthplace of one of the most iconic examples of Italian design: the Vespa, with its unmistakable buzz. Enter the historic factories dotted along the river, transformed into cultural centres, exhibition spaces and incubators of ideas, a perfect representation of the region's innate creativity. Biella is officially recognized as a UNESCO Creative City. This guidebook shares the culture of creativity long held in the hands of its craftspeople, in the courage and ideas of its entrepreneurs, and in the social and original works of its artists. The community has made this small Piedmont town a piace of wonder and excellence that you shouldn't miss.