Vercelli - Churches and places of worship Cattedrale di S. Eusebio The cathedral of S. Eusebio stands on an ancient early Christian basilica. In a chapel in the right nave of the cathedral are buried some illustrious exponents of the Savoy dynasty: Duke Amedeo IX who was also blessed, Charles I, Charles III, Duchess Jolanda and Vittorio Amedeo I.
Asti - Churches and places of worship Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta e San Gottardo The Cathedral of Asti or the so-called Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta and San Gottardo dates back to the 13th century. It was built in 1266 in Romanesque - Lombard style. It is the largest church in Piedmont, and it represents a historical and architectural value in the area of Asti. After the deep restorations it was completed in 1470. Today the building has special decorative architectural elements of Gothic - Piedmontese art. The chapel has a height of 24 m.
Novara - Churches and places of worship Duomo di Novara An imposing structure in Neo-Classical style built in the XIX century on the project of the architect Alessandro Antonelli. The building is divided in a nave, covered by a barrel vault, and two aisle, with small oval domes.
Alexandria - Churches and places of worship La Cattedrale di Alessandria In the elegant Duomo square there is the cathedral of the city, built only in 1810. The interior is a shrine that houses valuable masterpieces as the statue of Our Lady of the Salve. The impressive bell tower is also of great value.
Cuneo - Churches and places of worship Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Bosco The cathedral of Santa Maria del Bosco is very ancient and over the centuries underwent numerous restorations. Today's facade has a portico four Corinthian columns, and a typically neoclassical gable.
Novara - Churches and places of worship Basilica di San Gaudenzio Built in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century on the highest point of the city it is characterized by the imposing neoclassical dome spire 122 meters high, designed by Alessandro Antonelli.
Cuneo - Churches and places of worship Abbazia di Santa Maria di Staffarda The Abbey of Santa Maria di Staffarda is one of the great medieval monuments of Piedmont; preserved largely in its integrity at the moment of maximum expansion, it is located in Staffarda di Revello, in the province of Cuneo.
Verbania - Churches and places of worship La chiesa di Madonna di Campagna Church of the '600 with a Romanesque bell tower of the original building of the '100. Inside a beautiful wooden choir, paintings and beautiful frescos by Alessandro Mentasti.
Verbania - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di San Remigio An old Romanesque church of the '100, built of stone blocks. A national monument, it preserves beautiful paintings inside. The building is a suggestive place.
Turin - Churches and places of worship Basilica di Superga The most important work of architecture by Juvarra inaugurated in 1731 with Carlo Emanuele III. Situated on a hill, it is one of the highest and scenic points of Turin. It houses the tombs of the Savoy kings.
Chiusano d'Asti - Churches and places of worship Chiesa Romanica di Santa Maria Site history: The Romanesque church of S. Maria appears in the register of the Asti churches of 1345, but its construction is certainly about a century earlier. It had an adjoining cemetery but, already in 1585, the pastoral visit report notes its distance from the concentric that had formed and attested in a higher position, defining it as a "country church". Partially restored in 2002, but now in a state of neglect. Site description: The façade with an anachronistic Baroque oculus and a rusty gate to replace a door, stolen long ago, as well as the badly plastered north and south sides, show that at the end of the seventeenth century the building was practically rebuilt by reusing the original bricks with much approximation and with the addition of buttresses. The interior is in a state of total abandonment but still contains the panel relating to the static consolidation of 2002 which was limited to the refurbishment of the roof. The 1693 fresco inside the apse is probably irrecoverable but apparently modestly made. The only original part is the lower half of the apse, while the upper part, particularly clumsy and disproportionate, shows that it has undergone the
Chiusano d'Asti - Churches and places of worship Chiesa Parrocchiale Madonna del Carmine The parish church, dedicated to the Madonna del Carmine, is attested in documents starting from the end of the sixteenth century. It was subject to alterations and extensions in the seventeenth century and in the second half of the eighteenth century, when it assumed its present form based on a design by the Turin architect Giovanni Battista Pagano. The elegant late Baroque façade, plastered in white, is characterized by a large elliptical oculus, a half-height horizontal frame and an entablature dominated by the triangular tympanum. Inside, with a single nave with four side chapels, valuable eighteenth-century furnishings, a baptismal font and contemporary murals are preserved. Two large canvases, from the eighteenth century, but restored in the nineteenth century, depict the Madonna and Child with saints. Behind the main altar there is a painting of the Black Madonna of the Shrine of Guadalupe, brought from New Mexico in 1752 by Giovanni Battista Codiga, who had made his fortune overseas.
Turin - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di San Carlo It closes up the south side of square San Carlo. The building plan has a nave with two bays with a cross vault. On the sides four chapels, restored over the years.
Turin - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di San Lorenzo Church of modest proportions, but of great architectural interest. It is one of the most significant works of Guarini for the complex structure and the interior, with a central plan, richly decorated of marble, stucco and gildings.
Turin - Churches and places of worship Cattedrale di San Giovanni Battista Built near the Royal Palace in the 15th century in the Renaissance style, the Cathedral preserves the precious relic of the Holy Shroud.
Turin - Churches and places of worship La Gran Madre di Dio A neoclassical cathedral which arose between 1827 and 1831 on the banks the Po; it was built to celebrate the return of Vittorio Emanuele I, after the Congress of Vienna. In front of it opens up the impressive Piazza Vittorio Veneto.
Bra - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di Sant' Andrea Built on a design by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and finished in 1687. The religious monument strikes for its majesty and was built thanks to the citizens who invested money and work for its realization.
Saluzzo - Churches and places of worship Duomo di Saluzzo The Cathedral of Saluzzo is also known as the Church of the Virgin Mary of the Assunta, and is the main church of the town. It was built between 1491 and 1501, and has a facade, made of exposed brick and plaster, marked by three entrance portals.
Saluzzo - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di San Giovanni The church of San Giovanni is a splendid example of Gothic architecture. Harmoniously inserted in the medieval architectural context of the ancient village, it is internally divided into three naves with cross vaults and can be accessed by descending from the suggestive stone staircase, which separates the portal from the central nave.
Dogliani - Churches and places of worship Parrocchiale Santi Quirico e Paolo The construction of the Parish Church of SS. Quirico and Paolo began in 1859 and was completed in 1869 with the exception of the dome, which was completed only in 1886. Later, the organ was installed. Inside the church collects numerous artistic testimonies, including canvases, statues and a very characteristic Way of the Cross.
Fossano - Churches and places of worship Chiesa della Confraternita della Santissima Trinità Admirable example of Piedmontese Baroque, the church of the Holy Trinity was built in 1730 by architect Francesco Gallo Piedmont.
Fossano - Churches and places of worship La Cattedrale di Fossano The imposing neoclassical facade of the Cathedral of Fossano hides inside the baroque taste of the eighteenth-century architect Quarini. It is dedicated to the patron saint of Fossano, San Giovenale.
Castelmagno - Churches and places of worship Santuario di S.Magno It's at 1800 meters in a panoramic point where you can admire the wonderful landscape and the wonderful "crown of mountains" all Around. Dates back to the 14th century and has some paintings of great cultural interest.
Alba - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di San Giovanni St.John's Church on Pertinace Square, a baroque church with a beautiful ceiling and beautiful works of art of Barnaba of Modena, Nicholas of Tolentino and Moncalvo.
Alba - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di San Domenico The church, in Gothic style, was built at the turn of the thirteenth and fourteenth century. It has three naves where you can find frescoes and a beautiful Renaissance tomb.
Alba - Churches and places of worship Duomo The Cathedral of San Lorenzo of '400, made in red brick, was built on the ruins of a Roman temple.It was modified and renovated several times. Inside a beautiful wooden choir of 500. The adjacent bell tower is in Romanesque style,of the 13th century
Biella - Churches and places of worship Il Duomo The Cathedral of Biella, in Piedmont, is a charming XV century building, which houses in its interior beautiful works of art dating from the XV and XVI century.A visit to this holy place is recommended.
Biella - Churches and places of worship Battistero The Baptistery of Biella is located in the homonymous municipality and was built in memory of St. John the Baptist. The religious building was built in Romanesque style in the 9th century AD. Inside the Baptistery there are important frescoes and paintings from 1318.
Asti - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di San Secondo A Romanesque – Gothic example, built between the thirteenth and fifteenth century on an earlier church, which keeps inside the remains of frescoes of the fifteenth century.
Bardonecchia - Churches and places of worship Cappella di San Sisto Interesting frescoed testimonies both inside and outside.
Susa - Churches and places of worship Cattedrale di San Giusto The cathedral dates back to the 11th century, and has the main center of worship in the area. It is a religious structure, built in Romanesque style, characterized by the white color of the facade. Its interiors preserve numerous architectural elements of a liturgical character, and several works of sacred art: paintings, statues, and reliquaries. Today, despite the age of construction, the cathedral is in a good state of preservation, and is open to the public.
Ribordone - Churches and places of worship Santuario di Prascondu' The Sanctuary of Prascondu was consecrated in 1659, following the miraculous episode that saw a young man from Ribordone regain his word after seeing Our Lady appear. Every 27 August, thanks to the participation of the faithful, a party takes place to celebrate this miracle. Currently, the Museum of Popular Religiosity is set up inside the Sanctuary, whose visit is free of charge.
Casale Monferrato - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di Santa Caterina At the south east corner of the Piazza lays this elegant baroque church of Santa Maria delle Grazie. It’s a master of work of Giovanni Battista Scapitta and was completed after his death by Giacomo Zanetti. It is marked by an elliptical cupola and a façade curvilinear both in plan and elevation.
Serralunga di Crea - Churches and places of worship Sacro Monte di Crea Unesco World Heritage Site. 23 chapels decorated with frescoes and terracotta statues lead, through a path in a natural park, to the top of the hill where an important sanctuary stands Marian whose origin, according to legend, is due to Saint Eusebius in the fourth century.
Serralunga di Crea - Churches and places of worship Santuario di Crea The Sanctuary of Crea is located in the headquarters of an ancient oratory wanted by the Bishop of Vercelli. The Sanctuary was a place of pilgrimage as early as 1156. Inside you can admire numerous frescoes and paintings, including a work by Macrino d'Alba depicting the Madonna with Child and Saints.
Alexandria - Churches and places of worship Santa Maria di Castello It is the oldest church of Alexandria, it was erected in the fifteenth century. It is represented by numerous architectural styles. The underground of the church are of great interest because the remains of two ancient churches can be seen.
Turin - Churches and places of worship Santuario della Consolata It was built by Guarino Guarini in XVI on the old medieval church . To the right of neo-classical facade stands a Romanesque bell tower. The interior is rich and full of decorations.
Turin - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di Santa Christina Located next to the sister church of San Carlo, close to the southern side of square San Carlo. The front it slightly concave, according to the Baroque era.
Turin - Churches and places of worship Chiesa della SS. Annunziata Rebuilt in the early twentieth century in neo-baroque style, it is popular in Turin for a well-known mechanical nativity scene. Inside, it is richly decorated in Baroque style with cherubs'heads, scrolls, rich polychromes.
Bardonecchia - Churches and places of worship Patrimonio artistico 53 religious buildings: 5 parish churches, numerous frescoed chapels and votive pylons. The churches and chapels constitute and contain an artistic and architectural heritage of great interest. Info www.barrdonecchia.it
Asti - Churches and places of worship Battistero di San Pietro Called the Rotunda, built in the eleventh century and then transformed into an octagonal Baptistery in 1280.
Biella - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di San Sebastiano The Church of San Sebastian, in Biella, Piemonte, erected in the sixteenth century, strikes with its elegant grandeur.Inside you'll find beautiful works of art and a charming decoration in Renaissance style
Turin - Churches and places of worship Santuario Sant'Antonio da Padova The Sanctuary of Saint Anthony of Padua is located in the city of Turin and was built between 1232 and then ended in 1310. The sanctuary is called 'the holy'. This building is among the main Catholic places of worship in the city. The basilica is among the most important in the province and one of the best preserved.
Cuneo - Churches and places of worship Sinagoga The building was built by the Jewish community in Cuneo in 1611. In 1884 it underwent a total renovation both inside and outside. In memory of the old synagogue there are two tombstones that recall two events. The first recalls the construction in 1611, while the second recalls the moment when the Napoleonic troops attacked the synagogue with a cannon shot and the blow did not cause any damage to the many people present.
Casale Monferrato - Churches and places of worship La Sinagoga di Casale Monferrato The Synagogue of Casale Monferrato was built in 1595. The property is in Piedmontese Baroque style. In 1969, after having undergone some changes, it was declared a national monument by the Piedmont Region. On the first floor, a Museum is set up with quotations from the Bible and on the second floor, there is the library, with ancient manuscripts and prayer books.
Chiomonte - Churches and places of worship Cappella Saint Andre The Saint Andre Chapel is assumed to have been built in 1371, since in that year the structure was cited in a written document. The beautiful frescoes that we can see today date back to the mid-fifteenth century. From the Chapel you can enjoy a beautiful view of the whole country.
Novara - Churches and places of worship Santuario Madonna del Latte The building was located in the property of the noble Tettoni, citizens of Novara. Inside there was a fresco depicting an effigy of the Nursing Madonna. The fresco, then, underwent several movements and in the 1900s from the southern wall was transferred to a frame, later moved to the original wall with the restorations of the 1970s. In 1973 the work was stolen.
Pralormo - Churches and places of worship Santuario Madonna della Spina The Sanctuary of Madonna della Spina was built in memory of the event that saw the painted image of the Blessed Virgin bleed from one eye, after being scratched with a thorn. Every 15 August, a feast dedicated to the Blessed Virgin is celebrated, where all her faithful participate. Inside the Sanctuary there are two altars, one of which dates back to the 17th century.
Azeglio - Churches and places of worship Santuario di Sant'Antonio Abate Today the Sanctuary of Sant'Antonio Abate is located on a pleasant and quiet hill on the shores of Lake Viverone. Dating back to the twelfth century, it was located on the Via Francigena “Romea” and hospice for the pilgrims who went to Rome. It was of great importance throughout the Middle Ages so much that it was mentioned in many documents of the time. Recently restored and in good condition, ancient frescoes are visible inside the church.
Asti - Churches and places of worship Complesso di San Pietro The San Pietro complex dates back to the twelfth century and is one of the best preserved examples of churches. It has a special structure and very decorated on the walls, doors and roofs. It is a large building with large doors and single doors decorated with terracotta friezes. The purpose of the complex was the reception of pilgrims and travelers. Today it is among the most visited religious places in the city.
Asti - Churches and places of worship Santuario Beata Vergine del Portone The church of the Blessed Virgin Shrine dates back to the fourteenth century. It has a large chapel, where at the top is the statue of the Virgin Mary with Child Enthroned. The building was rebuilt in 1509. It has historical and architectural value. It is currently open to the public.
Albugnano - Churches and places of worship Abbazia S.Maria di Vezzolano The Abbey of Santa Maria di Vezzolano, is an example of Romanesque-Gothic art. Inside it has two naves, instead the third was incorporated by the adjacent cloister. Very interesting is the pier that separates the central nave from the Gothic vaults and with two orders of Romanesque figures in relief. Inside the Abbey there is a triptych in relief in terracotta in green stone.
Vercelli - Churches and places of worship Basilica di S. Andrea The Basilica of Sant'Andrea is one of the most important and well-known monuments of the city of Vercelli. It is one of the first examples of Gothic architecture in Italy, and inside it you can admire two Baroque wooden confessionals, the Gothic tabernacle of the '200, the tomb of Abbot Tommaso Gallo, and in the newsstand a 14th century fresco.
Vercelli - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di San Cristoforo The church of San Cristoforo was built in 1515, after the demolition of a pre-existing church dating back to the twelfth century. The exterior is composed of a Renaissance style façade, while inside you can admire numerous works by Gaudenzio Ferrari.
Bardonecchia - Churches and places of worship Parrocchiale di Sant'Andrea Apostolo Built in 1477. Among the furnishings stands out the retable of the high altar dated to the seventeenth century and the choral lectern one of the oldest evidence of the sculptural activity of the inhabitants of the Bardonecchia hamlet.
Bardonecchia - Churches and places of worship Cappella dei SS Andrea e Giacomo Accessible on foot from the hamlet of Horres. Interesting pictorial testimonies both outside and inside. Panoramic position above the Basin of Bardonecchia.
Bardonecchia - Churches and places of worship Parrocchiale di San Pietro Already mentioned in 1296. A single nave with polygonal apse oriented to the east and decorated with tuff ribs. The construction site dated to 1758 is remarkable. Inside there are significant fresco decorations.
Druogno - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di San Silvestro In the center of Druogno stands the great parish church of S. Silvestro. On the southern side of the facade there is the imposing bell tower.
Druogno - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di San Giulio The oratory of San Giulio was the last sacred building that Vigezzini emigrants left behind them starting for the countries of Europe. The eratory has been consecrated and recently restored, it is now home to the Civic Library
Druogno - Churches and places of worship Chiesa di Sant'Ambrogio The majestic building built of exposed stone, has a façade that has a curved window in the center, flanked by two niches and a porch with binate columns, built in 1777, using the room soapstone.
Briga Novarese - Churches and places of worship San Tommaso The Romanesque religious building, dating from the 11th century, is located on a small hill, near the ancient Via Francigena. It has a single nave, with a semicircular apse covered by a semicatino in masonry. In the chapel we can admire frescoes of rare beauty that decorate the apse and the triumphal arch.
Casale Monferrato - Churches and places of worship Sinagoga di Casale Monferrato The Silver Synagogue of Casale M. dates back to 1595, a splendid example of Piedmontese rococo maintained in its entirety. From the inside of the patio, you can access the Gineceo where the 'Museum of Lumies' is located
Casale Monferrato - Churches and places of worship La Cattedrale di Sant'Evasio It is located a little to the east of the east of the Piazza Mazzini square. The cathedral was founded in 742, rebuilt in early 12th century and was consecrated in January 1107 by Pope Paschal II. It occupies the place where a Roman temple dedicated to Jupiter was once located.
Fossano - Churches and places of worship Il Campanile della Cattedrale Dominant on Piazza Manfredi, the bell tower of the Duomo was built between 1389 and 1420; with its 54.80 meters it is the only architectural structure left of the medieval complex of the collegiate church of S. Maria and S. Juvenal.
Bardonecchia - Churches and places of worship Parrocchiale di Sant'Ippolito Rebuilt between 1826 and 1829 in the same area on which the primitive Romanesque church stood, the current parish church has two bell towers (the original Romanesque and the coeval dome) and important testimonies of sculpture and carving.
Bardonecchia - Churches and places of worship Parrocchiale di San Lorenzo Martire The antiquity of the building is evidenced by the small Romanesque bell tower. Rogational cross in pink marble on the outside, large retable, canvas by Our Lady of the Rosary with SS Hippolytus and Lorenzo, baptismal font in marble dating back to 1632 inside
Bardonecchia - Churches and places of worship Cappella di Notre Dame du Coignet Accessible on foot, a country building of great interest as it retains significant frescoed cycles dated between the end of the 15th and 16th century (inside and outside)
Bardonecchia - Churches and places of worship Parrocchiale di Sant'Antonio Abate Built between 1694 and 1698 (original from 1487). Interior dominated by wooden carving. Decorations with garlands of flowers and fruits (bunches) are the work of carvers of the Melezet from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Bardonecchia - Churches and places of worship Cappella Madonna del Carmine Headquarters of the Museum of Alpine Religious Art
Churches and places of worship Pilone Pra Lavin rochemolles - Bardonecchia Built at the end of the 15th century, it is entirely frescoed
Churches and places of worship Collegiata dei S.Pietro e Paolo via torquato tasso - Carmagnola The Church of St. Peter and Paul was built between 1492 and 1514 by the architect Giorgino Costanza of Costigliole. In the interior there is the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception, which is decorated with beautiful frescoes.
Churches and places of worship Duomo (Chiesa parrocchiale dell'Assunta) Chivasso piazza della repubblica, 4 -chivasso - Chivasso Erected on behalf of the Marquises of Monferrato in the 15th century AD, exactly by the Marquis Teodoro.