Gavi
Chiesa di San Giacomo Maggiore
The Church of S. Giacomo, built around 1165, is one of the greatest examples of Romanesque architecture in the Alessandria area, despite the Baroque additions of the 17th and 18th century. The sloping stone facade is well …
Alessandria
Chiesa di San Giovannino
The Church of San Giovannino, connected to the confraternity of SS. Crocifisso, was in the neighbourhood of Gamondio, close to the gateway “to Genova” and built in 1484. The church was seriously damaged in a fire in …
Camino
Chiesa di San Gottardo
It is located just outside the walls of the Castle of Camino in a position from which you can enjoy a magnificent panorama. There is no certain information on the origins of the church, but it was probably built between …
Alessandria
Chiesa di San Lorenzo
A church named after Saints Lorenzo and Clemente already existed in Alessandria at an age close to the founding of the city. In 1347-1350, the urban church of San Lorenzo was merged with that of Santa Maria della Corte of …
Alessandria
Chiesa di San Rocco
The Church of San Rocco is located in the homonymous square of Alessandria. It was built in the 12th century by the Order of the Humiliated and once dedicated to San Giovanni del Cappuccio. Following the suppression of the …
Alessandria
Chiesa di Santa Lucia
The small 18th century church stands in a beautiful location, at the crossroads of several historic streets. Each year, on St. Lucy’s Day (13 December), the church becomes the centre of devotional practices and charitable …
Pontecurone
Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta
The current building, constructed entirely in brick, dates to the 13th and 14th centuries. The gabled facade, marked by four buttresses, is typical of the Piedmontese and Lombard Gothic style, while the portal, with high …
Tortona
Chiesa di Santa Maria Canale
The Church of Santa Maria Canale is the only one in the city to have maintained an ancient Romanesque look, even if modified by numerous renovations. The facade is currently 'gabled’ with corner buttresses and two narrow …
Alessandria
Chiesa di Santa Maria del Carmine
The construction of the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel began around 1320 and was soon replaced in the second half of the century with another larger building, with the addition of a cloister, by the Carmelite Fathers, …
Novi Ligure
Chiesa di Santa Maria della Pieve
This church was built between the 12th and the 13th centuries, at the origins of the settlement that led to the birth of the village. Extensively reconstructed in 1678, it preserves the original layout with three naves, …
Sale
Chiesa di Santa Maria e San Siro
The building we see today dates back to the late 14th and early 15th centuries: its main stylistic references are Lombard Gothic, and more specifically, the Lomellina area. The typology is that of the so-called "hall churches": …
Alessandria
Chiesa di Santo Stefano
The Church of Santo Stefano (originally SS. Stefano e Martino) is connected to the events of the Order of the Servants of Mary. The Servites, in 1728, were forced to abandon their primitive convent of S. Stefano in Borgoglio …
Ovada
Chiesa Parrocchiale N. S. Assunta
The Church of Nostra Signora Assunta, built starting from 1772, is an important landmark in the town for the height of its facade, the circular cupola and the two bell towers. The richly decorated interior is in a Latin …
Castellazzo Bormida
Chiesa SS. Trinità da Lungi
Built by the Canons Regular of Santa Croce di Mortara, perhaps around 1130, this church was first mentioned in 1134. The suffix "da fari" (far away) was added in the 19th century to distinguish it from the oratory in the …
Serravalle Scrivia
Collegiata dei SS. Martino e Stefano
In 1239, Gregorio IX united the Church of San Martino with that of Santo Stefano and the Church of Serravalle was named after the Saints Martino and Stefano. The building took on its current late Renaissance shape with Baroque …