Travel & Itineraries

Niella Belbo – It stands in a wonderful panoramic position; built entirely in stone, it has a baroque brick facade. It was desogned by Francesco Gallo, who worked in this area inthe first half of the eighteenth century. There are no decorations inside. The altar is the beautiful,last trace of the former building. The fresco… [Continue Reading]

The historical center of Cravanzana is made unique by its majestic castle, that still today seems to dominate the surrounding houses. The building, a recent remake of older structures, probably more decisively defensive, looks like a palaca, and has also a garden and a little park. The first building, according to the date carved on… [Continue Reading]

We recommend you to visit not only the historical center of Rocca Cigliè, but also the little chapel of sant’Eusebio. It’s necessary to leave the car at the crossroad of Ciglié and Roccaciglié, then walk for a few meters on a little road through a wood to arrive to the ruins of the chapel, with… [Continue Reading]

“Majestic is the sight of this building, standing tall between the simple houses you have to pass to reach it…” This description of an anonymous traveller in the Nineteenth century is perfect for the majestic medieval building dominating Ciglié. The castle, first owned in 1215 by Guglielmo dei Borghesi, was later – in 1454 –… [Continue Reading]

Albaretto della Torre – The tower that soares on the houses in the central square is the only remaining of a castle built by the Del Carretto family and destroyed in 1630 by the French artillery, who were in the Langhe during the war for the succession on the throne of Monferrato. It has a… [Continue Reading]

Cassinasco – The church of Sant’Ilario, intimate and harmonic, still has baroque features, such as a marble altar of the eightenth century and beautiful frescos. Among them the best are an apse painting, probably from the seventeen century, a round painting of a saint, maybe from the sixteenth century, and a beautiful raffiguration of the… [Continue Reading]

San Benedetto Belbo – The parish church, dedicated to the Madonna della Neva, isn’t easy to notice, placed as it is in a very small road. Inside there are some beautiful paintings and a baroque altar, over which there’s a painting of the Virgin with the Child. There’s als a sixteenth-century aspersorium, the last trace… [Continue Reading]