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Baroque Masterpieces
Annunciata Church
Place: FONTANETO D'AGOGNA (NO)
The church was built according to the Visconti family will. Inside, the chapel on the right preserves a canvas attributed to Stefano Legnani, known as Legnanino (1661- 1713) representing the Congedo...
The church was built according to the Visconti family will. Inside, the chapel on the right preserves a canvas attributed to Stefano Legnani, known as Legnanino (1661- 1713) representing the Congedo...
Chiesa Parrocchiale dell'Assunta
Place: GRIGNASCO (NO)
La parrocchiale dedicata all'Assunta, al centro del paese è da considerarsi un capolavoro del barocco piemontese. Su progetto dell'architetto Bernardo Vittone negli anni 1749-1750, la...
La parrocchiale dedicata all'Assunta, al centro del paese è da considerarsi un capolavoro del barocco piemontese. Su progetto dell'architetto Bernardo Vittone negli anni 1749-1750, la...
Spirito Santo Parish Church
Place: MAGGIORA (NO)
“This Baroque-style church, decorated with stuccos and gilded works, captures the attention of visitors”. These are the words that the parish priest used to describe the amazement of...
“This Baroque-style church, decorated with stuccos and gilded works, captures the attention of visitors”. These are the words that the parish priest used to describe the amazement of...
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...
San Francesco Church
Place: TRECATE (NO)
It was consecrated in 1514, but it is thanks to Francesco Vimercati’s interest that the small church dedicated to Santa Barbara was transformed. The outside looks nude and austere, but its...
It was consecrated in 1514, but it is thanks to Francesco Vimercati’s interest that the small church dedicated to Santa Barbara was transformed. The outside looks nude and austere, but its...
Farmhouses - Mills - Icehouses
Mulino Vecchio
Place: BELLINZAGO NOVARESE (NO)
Il Mulino Vecchio di Bellinzago è uno dei tanti mulini ad acqua che sono stati costruiti nella valle del Ticino; oggi è l'unico funzionante e in buono stato di conservazione. Nel 1985...
Il Mulino Vecchio di Bellinzago è uno dei tanti mulini ad acqua che sono stati costruiti nella valle del Ticino; oggi è l'unico funzionante e in buono stato di conservazione. Nel 1985...
Cascina Caccia
Place: BORGOLAVEZZARO (NO)
Fuori dall’abitato di Borgolavezzaro, lungo la strada che conduce a Nicorvo, incontriamo nella sua maestosità la Cascina Caccia. Di antica origine, appartenne nel Seicento ai Conti Caccia,...
Fuori dall’abitato di Borgolavezzaro, lungo la strada che conduce a Nicorvo, incontriamo nella sua maestosità la Cascina Caccia. Di antica origine, appartenne nel Seicento ai Conti Caccia,...