Sezzadio
Abazia Santa Giustina
The Abbey of Santa Giustina was founded, according to local legend, by King Liutprando and dedicated to the eponymous martyr in 772. Enlarged in 1030 by the Marquis Otberto I, it was equipped with a monastery entrusted to …
Tortona
Abbazia di Santa Maria
The complex of Rivalta Scrivia was built between 1180 and the mid-13th century and named after Holy Mary. The layout and elevation of the monastery comply with the dictates of the Cistercian rule, sanctioned by San Bernardo, …
Acqui Terme
Basilica di San Pietro
Saint Peter's Basilica is the old cathedral of Acqui Terme and one of the oldest in Italy. It was built within the boundary of an early Christian cemetery in the 4th century and rebuilt in Romanesque style in the first decades …
Serralunga di Crea
Basilica e Sacro Monte di Crea
The Sacred Mount of Crea consists of the Sanctuary, 23 chapels, and five hermitages, and stands on an ancient site of Marian worship. It was built between 1589 and 1612, with a further construction phase in the 1820s. The …
Tortona
Basilica Santuario Madonna della Guardia
In 1893, Luigi Orione opened his first college for young boys in San Bernardino. Speaking to them about the future work he was already contemplating, pointing to the area he said, “A large shrine will rise here...”. …
Alessandria
Cappella della Beata Vergine del Monserrato
The Church or Chapel of Montserrat is one of the few testimonies of the Spanish domination of Alessandria, the only one which is still well-preserved in its original forms. The veneration refers to the important shrine of …
Ovada
Casa Natale di San Paolo della Croce
The 17th century building, belonging to the Buffa Family, was declared a National Monument in 1918 and entrusted to the Passionists in 1926. The third floor is home to the Chapel which corresponds to the room were the Saint …
Acqui Terme
Cattedrale dell'Assunta
The Cathedral of the Assumption stands in the historical part of the town and is reached from a picturesque Renaissance-style square of the late 15th century. Consecrated in 1067, numerous building work has modified the …
Alessandria
Cattedrale di San Pietro
The Cathedral was built between 1875 and 1879 by Edoardo Arborio Mella to replace the old Romanesque cathedral which was demolished on the order of Napoleon I. To the left of the Neo-classical facade rises the 106-metre …
Casale Monferrato
Cattedrale di Sant'Evasio
Built between the 11th and 12th centuries, the Cathedral of Sant’Evasio was consecrated in 1107. The gabled façade is almost entirely the result of the radical reconstruction work carried out between 1859 and 1861 by …
Tortona
Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta e San Lorenzo
Building work on the cathedral of Tortona started in 1574 and ended around the end of that century; the façade was finished at the end of the 1800s according to a design by Nicolò Bruno. Inside, the church has a Latin …
Castelnuovo Scrivia
Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo
The parish church of Saints Peter and Paul dates from the 12th century, was rebuilt between the 16th and the 17th century, and has undergone numerous restoration and revamping works, some of great importance. Originally, …
Casale Monferrato
Chiesa di San Domenico
The building of the church and convent of San Domenico started in 1472 at the behest of the Marquis Guglielmo VIII Paleologo and lasted for more than 30 years. Consecrated in 1513 the church was enlarged and partly altered …
Cassine
Chiesa di San Francesco
The Church of San Francesco, in Lombard-Gothic style, dates back to the 13th century. It presents a gabled façade featuring strong buttresses and crowned with small arches; to a first bell tower dating from the same period …
Alessandria
Chiesa di San Giacomo della Vittoria
The construction of the church recalls a glorious feat of arms, the victory brought to the gates of Alessandria on 25 July 1391, St. James day. The people of Alessandria and the Visconti troops, ordered by the commander …