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Terruggia

Sacred Sites

Chiesa parrocchiale di San Martino

Building dating back to 1574 heavily renovated in the second half of the 19th century. In 1937, the facade was restored and the high reliefs by Capra (student of Bistolfi) were added. The interior of the rectangular nave...

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Ovada

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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 Lat...

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Castellazzo Bormida

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Chiesa SS. Trinità da Lungi

The Church of SS. Trinità da Lungi was built by the Canons Regular of the Holy Cross of Mortara around 1130, probably inside a monastery complex. Notwithstanding the remodelling and tampering with the original structure,...

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Cella Monte

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Chiesetta di San Quirico

The small Romanesque church of San Quirico was the ancient parish church and stood in the original centre of the village. It is rectangular in shape and features a semicircular apse and walls in brick and cantoni stone. T...

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Alessandria

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Cimitero Monumentale di Alessandria

The monumental cemetery of Alessandria is just outside the historic centre. The project is dated early 19th century and it was progressively widened and enriched by different architects: Caselli, Valizone, Rossetti, Stran...

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Serravalle Scrivia

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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 Ba...

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Novi Ligure

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Collegiata Santa Maria Assunta

The Collegiate Church of Santa Maria Assunta, in the heart of the old town, dates back to some time between the 6th and 7th centuries, built on the site of a former pagan temple (of which traces of the foundations sti...

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Bosco Marengo

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Complesso monumentale di Santa Croce

Santa Croce originated from a project by Pope Pius V Ghislieri (1504-1571) to honor his native land making it into a religious centre which spread the Catholic faith and doctrine. Some of the best-known artists of the tim...

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Valenza

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Duomo di Santa Maria Maggiore e Museo

The Cathedral, dedicated to Santa Maria Maggiore, was probably built on the site of a preceding cultural building; the building that is visible today was begun in 1619, following the demolition of the old Romanesque churc...

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Parodi Ligure

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Monastero di San Remigio

The history of this monument is datable to 10 June 1033, when the Marquis Adalberto, of the Obertenga family and his wife Adelasia endow the Benedictine abbey of S. Maria di Castiglione near Parma with many assets and...

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San Sebastiano Curone

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Oratorio dei Bianchi o dell'Assunta

The Oratory of Our Lady of the Assumption, known as “dei Bianchi” (of the Whites) is located close to the Prince’s Palace. The current appearance of the building is that of an elegant 18th century construction, at lea...

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Serravalle Scrivia

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Oratorio dei Rossi

The Oratory of the Holy Blessed Trinity and of St. John the Baptist is the seat of the homonymous Confraternity. It was founded on 24 June 1532 and is commonly known as the oratory of “Dei Rossi” (Of the Reds). The na...

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