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Baroque Masterpieces
Saint Gaudenzio Basilica
Place: NOVARA (NO)
The particular richness and prosperity of this artistic creation dates back to the 1500’s. If we desire to give a date to this rebirth, 1590 would be its staring point, year during which Carlo...
The particular richness and prosperity of this artistic creation dates back to the 1500’s. If we desire to give a date to this rebirth, 1590 would be its staring point, year during which Carlo...
Saint Marco Church
Place: NOVARA (NO)
This church, very rich in artefacts, whose origins date 1607, year in which the bishop Carlo Bascapè laid the initial groundwork, was completed and consecrated in 1691. It was designed by the...
This church, very rich in artefacts, whose origins date 1607, year in which the bishop Carlo Bascapè laid the initial groundwork, was completed and consecrated in 1691. It was designed by the...
San Pietro al Rosario Church
Place: NOVARA (NO)
Located in the town centre, its story begins on April 30, 1599, when, according to Bascape’s will, the first ground works were laid, signing the new parish church foundation. It was decided to...
Located in the town centre, its story begins on April 30, 1599, when, according to Bascape’s will, the first ground works were laid, signing the new parish church foundation. It was decided to...
Chiesa di Santa Maria alla Bicocca
Place: NOVARA (NO)
Fu ultimata nel 1658 e sorge sul luogo dove già si trovava una piccola cappella, detta "degli Spagnoli", in cui si venerava la Madonna col Bambino, che ancora oggi costituisce la pala...
Fu ultimata nel 1658 e sorge sul luogo dove già si trovava una piccola cappella, detta "degli Spagnoli", in cui si venerava la Madonna col Bambino, che ancora oggi costituisce la pala...
Farmhouses - Mills - Icehouses
Cascina Canta
Place: NOVARA (NO)
La Cascina Canta sorge a Gionzana in località Case Sparse, poco distante dall’antico oratorio campestre dedicato alla Madonna del Latte. E’ sicuramente di antiche origini. Documenti...
La Cascina Canta sorge a Gionzana in località Case Sparse, poco distante dall’antico oratorio campestre dedicato alla Madonna del Latte. E’ sicuramente di antiche origini. Documenti...
Castles - Fortifications - Towers
Castello di Novara
Place: NOVARA (NO)
Le prime notizie sull'area del castello si possono desumere dall'opera del Corio. Lo storico cinquecentesco racconta che, nell'anno 1272, Francesco della Torre "fece fabbricare un castello detto la...
Le prime notizie sull'area del castello si possono desumere dall'opera del Corio. Lo storico cinquecentesco racconta che, nell'anno 1272, Francesco della Torre "fece fabbricare un castello detto la...
Churches - Sanctuaries - Oratories - Abbeys
Saint Gaudenzio Basilica
Place: NOVARA (NO)
The particular richness and prosperity of this artistic creation dates back to the 1500’s. If we desire to give a date to this rebirth, 1590 would be its staring point, year during which Carlo...
The particular richness and prosperity of this artistic creation dates back to the 1500’s. If we desire to give a date to this rebirth, 1590 would be its staring point, year during which Carlo...
Chiesa di Ognissanti
Place: NOVARA (NO)
The ancient church of Ognissanti stands on the corner of Vicolo Ognissanti with Via Silvio Pellico, in the historical centre of the town. Its origins are remote. It is already mentioned in 1124, at...
The ancient church of Ognissanti stands on the corner of Vicolo Ognissanti with Via Silvio Pellico, in the historical centre of the town. Its origins are remote. It is already mentioned in 1124, at...
Saint Marco Church
Place: NOVARA (NO)
This church, very rich in artefacts, whose origins date 1607, year in which the bishop Carlo Bascapè laid the initial groundwork, was completed and consecrated in 1691. It was designed by the...
This church, very rich in artefacts, whose origins date 1607, year in which the bishop Carlo Bascapè laid the initial groundwork, was completed and consecrated in 1691. It was designed by the...
San Pietro al Rosario Church
Place: NOVARA (NO)
Located in the town centre, its story begins on April 30, 1599, when, according to Bascape’s will, the first ground works were laid, signing the new parish church foundation. It was decided to...
Located in the town centre, its story begins on April 30, 1599, when, according to Bascape’s will, the first ground works were laid, signing the new parish church foundation. It was decided to...