History & Culture

In the province of Alessandria

The remarkable culture of the Province of Alessandria has been passed down over the centuries thanks to a combination of tradition and local customs and this has found expression through speech, music, local craftsmanship, fairs and fiestas, tastes and flavours, stories, people and unusual folklore.

The selection therefore includes the most important examples in terms of history, art and architecture as well as, with regard to the museums, guaranteed opening hours and opening periods or a booking facility designed to meet the needs of tourists.

In the province of Alessandria

Every part of the Province of Alessandria has been touched and shaped by the slow, constant passage of people, of merchants and pilgrims, who made their way along the Via Francigena. Pilgrims in particular left their mark in the form of religious traditions, places that fascinate with their rich heritage of history and art, but which also bear witness to popular culture.
The places of interest have been selected with the cooperation of the Department for Architecture, Countryside, Heritage, Art and History for the Region of Piedmont: the selection therefore includes the most important examples in terms of history, art and architecture with, at the same time, guaranteed opening hours and opening periods or a booking facility designed to meet the needs of tourists.

in the province of Alessandria

This brief itinerary comprises, amongst the many museums and archaeological sites that abound in the Province, the ones that can actually be visited and offer cultural services ; a journey that in the future will consolidate and enlarge and that, together with other themed cultural programmes, will enhance the tourism offer for our Province. This journey finally brings to fruition, under the tourism banner, a heritage that is composed of important events that identify a local history that stretches over thousands of years, marked by slow but constant changes and occurrences across the sweep of centuries from the most ancient of times right up to the medieval period.

This brief itinerary comprises, amongst the many museums and archaeological sites that abound in the Province, the ones that can actually be visited and offer cultural services.

in the province of Alessandria

A tour of places where art of note is to be found and by which means people can also get to know our area more thoroughly; you might come across, for example, an unexpected great work of art or the place that gave inspiration to the artist or, indeed, the birthplace of an artist of international renown.

The places of interest which make up the itinerary have been selected under the supervision of the Department for Architecture, Countryside, Heritage, Art and History for the Region of Piedmont: the selection therefore includes the most important examples in terms of history, art and architecture with, at the same time, guaranteed opening hours and opening periods or a booking facility designed to meet the needs of tourists. Each site has its own page which is made up of a brief, precise description and a table detailing useful information for visitors