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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...
Resti del Castello di Sopramonte
Place: PRATO SESIA (NO)
It is wise to park your car in the centre of the village, Piazza Europa or at the Parish church forecourt; then follow the signs indicating the Castello di Supramonte, walk close to the hill along...
It is wise to park your car in the centre of the village, Piazza Europa or at the Parish church forecourt; then follow the signs indicating the Castello di Supramonte, walk close to the hill along...
Castello - Ricetto di Sizzano
Place: SIZZANO (NO)
According to a document of 1152 , drafted up by Frederick Barbarossa, that confirms the jurisdiction on the land of Sizzano besides other territories in this region to the Earl Guido di Biandrate,...
According to a document of 1152 , drafted up by Frederick Barbarossa, that confirms the jurisdiction on the land of Sizzano besides other territories in this region to the Earl Guido di Biandrate,...
Castello di Vicolungo
Place: VICOLUNGO (NO)
The castle of Vicolungo stands at the centre of the residential area close to the Saint George’s Parish Church. It develops along a north-south axis with the annexed guard corps and both...
The castle of Vicolungo stands at the centre of the residential area close to the Saint George’s Parish Church. It develops along a north-south axis with the annexed guard corps and both...
Churches - Sanctuaries - Oratories - Abbeys
Chiesa di San Vittore e Battistero di S.Giovanni
Place: AGRATE CONTURBIA (NO)
The Parish church dedicated to San Vittore is situated in the centre of the village in front of the ancient Baptistery. It is mentioned in the year 976 as "basilica Sancti Victoris constructa infra...
The Parish church dedicated to San Vittore is situated in the centre of the village in front of the ancient Baptistery. It is mentioned in the year 976 as "basilica Sancti Victoris constructa infra...
Oratory of Saint Rocco
Place: BARENGO (NO)
San Rocco’s oratory is situated in the locality Baraggiolo next to the provincial road leading to Cavaglietto. It has a single-apse nave covered with a wooden roof and terracotta perforated...
San Rocco’s oratory is situated in the locality Baraggiolo next to the provincial road leading to Cavaglietto. It has a single-apse nave covered with a wooden roof and terracotta perforated...
Badia di Dulzago
Place: BELLINZAGO NOVARESE (NO)
Badia di Dulzago is situated southwest of the village on the remains of the glacial hills in the Terdoppio river valley, in proximity of some water springs. This morphologic peculiarity likely...
Badia di Dulzago is situated southwest of the village on the remains of the glacial hills in the Terdoppio river valley, in proximity of some water springs. This morphologic peculiarity likely...
Sant'Anna Church
Place: BELLINZAGO NOVARESE (NO)
The church rises in the town centre and it is dedicated to Beata Vergine di Loreto and to Sant’Anna. Demanded by Rev. Gaudenzio Bovio around 1635, it has a rectangular shape, with one nave and...
The church rises in the town centre and it is dedicated to Beata Vergine di Loreto and to Sant’Anna. Demanded by Rev. Gaudenzio Bovio around 1635, it has a rectangular shape, with one nave and...
San Clemente Parish Church and Parish Residence
Place: BELLINZAGO NOVARESE (NO)
The reconstruction of a church in a small community (Bellinzago counted 2821 inhabitants in 1837) is not a usual operation. For its realisation, to collect materials is not enough: the religious...
The reconstruction of a church in a small community (Bellinzago counted 2821 inhabitants in 1837) is not a usual operation. For its realisation, to collect materials is not enough: the religious...
Oratory of Saint Vito
Place: BELLINZAGO NOVARESE (NO)
The oratory dedicated to the Blessed Virgin and Saint Vito stands in the little graveyard of Cavagliano. It was likely built up in Romanesque times but enlarged and reworked in the XV century. It...
The oratory dedicated to the Blessed Virgin and Saint Vito stands in the little graveyard of Cavagliano. It was likely built up in Romanesque times but enlarged and reworked in the XV century. It...