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Abbazia di Novalesa
Founded in the year 726 by Cistercian monks, the abbey is one of the most important historical and artistic testaments of the Western Alps. The frescoes in the chapel of Sant’Eldrado date back to the 11th century and still surprise the visitor today with...
Abbazia di Sant'Antonio di Ranverso (Buttigliera Alta)
The abbey, along the Via Francigena between Rivoli and Avigliana at the entrance to the Val di Susa, is one of the most important monuments of international Gothic. The extraordinary frescoes by Giacomo Jaquerio, which decorated the abbey’s interior and...
Abbazia di Staffarda (Revello)
The complex, founded during the first half of the 12th century by Cistercian monks, includes a church with an elegant twin-columned cloister, monastic buildings (the guestrooms, the dining hall, and the capitulary hall are noteworthy), and nine farmsteads.
Abbazia di Vezzolano (Albugnano)
In a small valley in the area of Asti, among soft hills covered in grapevines, one can visit the most important Romanesque monument in Piemonte. The abbey has a façade decorated with capitals and statues and has a beautiful main entrance in bas relief.
Basilica di Superga (Torino)
The basilica was designed by the Mexican architect, Filippo Juvarra, and was conceived as a mausoleum for the House of Savoy. Classically inspired, it has a large staircase that leads to the pronaos, topped by a dome. There are two lovely bell towers on each...
Sacra di San Michele (Sant'Ambrogio di Torino)
The Sacra di San Michele, built between 983 and 987, is among the most famous Benedictine abbeys and is considered today among the best architectural complexes in Europe from the Romanesque period. Since 1994, through regional laws, it has become...
Abbazia dei Santi Nazario e Celso (San Nazzaro Sesia)
This abbey was founded by Riprando, bishop of Novara, member of the family of the Signori di Biandrate (Lords of Biandrate), between 1039 and 1053 on the remains of an old monastery. During the third century, due to the strategic position of the building, the...
Abbazia di Fruttuaria (San Benigno Canavese)
The abbey was founded in 1003 by the Benedictine Guglielmo da Volpiano. Dedicated to Santa Maria, San Benigno e tutti i Santi it has three short naves crossed by a transept with five apsidal chapels. The model is the French Abbey of Cluny which allowed more monks...
Abbazia di Santa Fede (Cavagnolo)
In the heart of Monferrato, a bit more than a kilometer from the community of Cavagnolo, in a spot that invites meditation and spirituality, the abbey of Santa Fede is found, which years ago, was part of those places where pilgrims stayed to rest from their wandering.
Abbazia di Santa Giustina (Sezzadio)
In Sezzadio, a few kilometres from Ovada, is one of the most important medieval monuments of Piedmont: the Abbazia di Santa Giustina, founded in 722 by the Lombard king Liutprando. In 1030 Ottoberto, the marquis of Sezzadio, completely restored it and had...
