Sestriere

Sestriere (ses"trēe'rā) [key], Fr. Sestrières (sestrēâr') [key], village, alt. 6,670 ft (2,033 m), Piedmont, NW Italy, in the Alps. It is a fashionable winter sports center, located near the French border and the Montgenèvre Pass not far from Turin.

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