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Things to do in Cisterna d'Asti Italy – what to see attractions and activities

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What To See near Cisterna d'Asti

Castellero (12 Km)

Castello di Castellero trasformato

The castle of Castellero is located in the Province of Asti. The fortress was built in 1312 on the rubble of the previous structure, so it is a reconstruction in reality. Its name means 'castle wrecked'. Today, there are few traces of the old building, such as the windows, the moat and the base of the tower. Many additional interventions to the structure bear the name of the Ponte family. The tower, at its origins, had the shape of a rhombus and was about 30 meters high.

Costigliole d'Asti (15 Km)

Castello di Costigliole d' Asti

The Castle of Costigliole d'Asti has a medieval structure. Over the centuries it has often been a battlefield. It has a quadrangular structure, with towers at four corners. On the facade there are two statues representing Aurelio and Giorgio Verasis Asinari, lords of the Castle, dressed as warriors.

Costigliole d'Asti (16 Km)

Castello di Burio

The castle of Burio is located above a hill in Costigliole d'Asti. The structure was abandoned for a long time, before being restored in 1980. In the 17th century, the castle was owned by the Asinari family and in the twentieth century it was purchased by Count Luigi Lanzavecchia, who transformed it into a private home.

Asti (17 Km)

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.

Asti (17 Km)

Torre Rossa

The Red Tower or Torre di San Secondo dates back to the 1st century BC. The tower was built in two different periods, in the Roman period and in the eleventh century around the 11th century. It is one of the architectural symbols of the city of Asti, one of its oldest monuments. It stands in Piazza Santa Caterina. It was named so because it was built from red bricks. The building has special architectural and decorative elements of a combination of Romanesque art with the art of the Middle Ages. It is now open to the public.

Asti (17 Km)

Archivio Storico Comunale

The Historical Archive is located in the building of Palazzo Mazzola. It is of great value because the oldest and most significant documents are stored there, preserved from the tenth century onwards, and precious medieval codes that demonstrate city life. The Historical Archive of the Municipality of Asti preserves a very rich photo library.

Asti (17 Km)

Museo Alfieriano

The Alfierian Museum is located in the house of the poet Vittorio Alfieri. It presents an exhibition of the writer's family heritage with the collections of: furniture, professional tools and a rich documentation on his literary activity. All the furniture in the room is very nice with furniture from the period. The museum is currently open to the public.

Asti (17 Km)

Casa Natale di Vittorio Alfieri

The Palace that dates back to the Middle Ages is recognized as the accommodation of the family of the poet Vittorio Alfieri at the end of the 17th century. The building was transformed into a museum at the end of the twentieth century, where a civic library was built with the contribution of Count Leonetto Ottolenghi. After the Count gave the palace to the Municipality of Asti, two rooms on the main floor were restored on the initiative of the Municipality and the bust of Vittorio Alfieri was placed in the courtyard.

Asti (17 Km)

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.

Asti (17 Km)

Torre de Regibus

The Torre de Regibus or the so-called 'Rotunda' dates back to the 12th century. It was built between the 12th and 14th by the Re or De Regibus family. The building has special architectural elements in Gothic style. The tower has a height of about 27m and an octagonal shape. It is now open to the public.

Asti (18 Km)

Cripta e Museo di Sant'Anastasio

The Crypt of Sant'Anastasio is located within the Sant'Anastasio complex, in the municipality of Asti. The building has special decorative architectural elements from the Middle Ages and has columns in Basilical-style. It offers the public an exhibition of the ecclesiastical heritage and also presents the history of sacred art.

Asti (18 Km)

Palazzo Gazelli di Rossana

This large ancient palace built in the 13th century contains original and rare furnishings and also special and typical decorations of the time. The frescoes representing city life are also attracting attention. Inside the building there is a single garden, which has a particular historical and botanical interest for the city of Asti.

Asti (18 Km)

Torre del Ponte di Lombriasco

Torre del Ponte di Lombriasco is located near the Church of S. Martino subsequently inserted in the installation of the Baroque palace that still contains it today. This thirteenth-century tower was the ancient residence of the Guelph family of the Ponte. The walls of the building are impressive and reach a height of 8 meters, while, originally, they had to have a height of about 36 meters. Of the medieval buildings, which occupied a large area of the block, today we have few traces.

Asti (18 Km)

Pinacoteca Civica

The Civic Art Gallery of Asti is located, together with the Museum, in the historic Palazzo Mazzetti, which until 1442 had been a strong house owned by the Asti family of the Turco. Since 1940 the Palace has been the seat of the Civic Art Gallery which includes valuable collections. Among the important works, we must remember the tables of San Martino Alfieri dating back to 1400 and 1500, Michelangelo Pittatore, Giancarlo Aliberti, Guglielmo Caccia, and the section dedicated to Genoese painters from 1600. The property also houses a precious collection of antique fabrics.

Asti (18 Km)

Torre Natta

Torre Natta is the heart of the Palazzo di Natta, built in the 11th century. It stands in the municipality of Asti and belongs to the Middle Ages. The building has decorative architectural elements of the time. The tower was built with red bricks in square shape and is located in Piazza Statuto in the Rione San Secondo. In the 17th century the Natta were the owners of the Tower. It is now open to the public.

Asti (18 Km)

Torre del Comentini

Torre del Comentini or called Torre di San Bernardo dates back to the 13th century. A historical and architectural value of the city of Asti. It has a Gothic-Piedmontese style. The Tower has a square plan and a height of about 38.55 m. It has been used for several centuries as a command station for the race of the Palio. The building was rebuilt at the end of the 19th century. It is now open to the public.

Asti (18 Km)

Palazzo dei Leoni

The Palazzo dei Leoni, also called Paraty, is one of the oldest buildings in the city, dating back to the Middle Ages. It was home to the Alfieri family for many years. Even today it keeps its base intact: a basement room used as a warehouse for merchants who came from outside the city.

Asti (18 Km)

Palazzo del Seminario

The Palazzo del Seminario in Asti is a Baroque building, home to Asti ecclesiastical studies. In the seminary there are some paintings of particular importance from the 16th, 17th and 19th centuries including a “Nativity with Saints Bartolomew and Benedict”, the work of Gandolfino da Roreto of the 16th century. , an “Adoration of the Magi” by Jacobino and Giovanni Longo dated 1517 and the “Portrait of Mons. Luigi Garberoglio” by Michelangelo Pittatore of 1896.

Asti (18 Km)

Torre Solaro

Torre dei Solaro was born in the fourteenth century. It was built around 1350. It stands in the municipality of Asti, in the homonymous province of Piedmont. The building has decorative architectural elements of Piedmontese art. The tower belonged to the Solaro family. It has a Gothic-Piedmontese style. It is now open to the public.

Asti (18 Km)

Museo Ebraico

The Jewish Museum of Asti is located in the heart of the city, with its headquarters inside the Synagogue, which was erected in the 18th century. The Museum was established in 1980, to collect and expose Jewish history and culture to the public. It has been hosting a collection of historical documents concerning the life of the Jewish community of Asti since 1300. It is currently open to all interested parties.

Asti (18 Km)

Torre dei Guttuari

The Tower of the Guttuari dates back to the 13th century. It was built between 1225 and 1235. It is located in Piazza Statuto and has seven floors. Over the centuries the Tower was scaled down, after deep restorations dating back to the 19th century.

Asti (18 Km)

Corso Vittorio Alfieri

here we can admire the Torre Comentina; the building that houses the Museum of the Risorgimento and the Municipal Art Gallery, the De Regibus tower,the Alfieri palace and the Red Tower,evidence of the imperial period,now transformed into a bell tower

Asti (18 Km)

Palazzo del Comune

The Palazzo del Comune has a historical and architectural value for the city of Asti. It was donated in 1558 by Duke of Asti Emanuele Filiberto. It has a Baroque style and belongs to the Middle Ages. It was renovated and expanded in the 18th century by the architect Benedetto Alfieri. The Palace is the seat of the city council of the city of Asti and the mayor's offices. Over the centuries it has hosted important people from the city of Asti.

Asti (18 Km)

Torre Trojana

The Troyana tower overlooks Piazza Medici and is considered one of the most impressive medieval towers, perfectly accomplished and best preserved in Piedmont. Built by the Cortesi family between the end of the twelfth and the beginning of the 13th century, in 1250 it became the property of the Troia, who demolished the adjoining Palazzo Cortesi to build their new home, keeping intact the tower. Inside, a 199 steps staircase allows the visitor to reach the floor of the battlements. The recently restored Troyana tower is open to the public.

Asti (18 Km)

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.

Asti (19 Km)

Battistero di San Pietro

Called the Rotunda, built in the eleventh century and then transformed into an octagonal Baptistery in 1280.

Asti (19 Km)

Complesso Monumentale di S. Pietro in Consavia

The Monumental Complex of St. Peter in Consavia is a Catholic church in Asti, consisting of four buildings dating from the twelfth century to the fourteenth century. Within the monumental complex, the museum preserves an archaeological section that includes materials from the Roman period that constituted the funeral kit of burials of the I, II and III centuries AD; a section Egyptian comprising wooden sarcophagi with related mummies, canopic vases, fragments of hieroglyphic inscriptions and a paleontological section dedicated to fossils of the recent tertiary.

Asti (19 Km)

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 (19 Km)

Oasi Urbana la Bula

The Urban Oasis La Bula is located within the municipal territory of Asti, south of the city, in Piedmont. It was created in 1990 with an area of about 20 hectares. It was managed by the WWF with a special multiannual agreement. After deep restorations, the reconstruction was finalized in 2005, the year where 12 artificial islands were launched. Today it is a place of naturalistic interest and hosts a wide range of species. Among the many species we remember the grey heron, the red heron, the great white heron, the egret, the bittern etc. Today it is possible to see and admire nature.

Asti (19 Km)

Arazzeria "Scassa"

The “Scassa” tapestry was founded in 1957. It is located in the Charterhouse of Valmanera. Inside it exhibits a wide range of tapestries and a laboratory for the restoration of ancient tapestries. The museum is available to the public. At the gates of Asti monastery built by the Vallombrosan monks and then passed to the Carthusians who inhabited it until the Napoleonic era, abandoned and partly destroyed it was restored and destined to host the Museum. Scassa Tapestries.

Are you looking for other ideas for sleeping in Cisterna d'Asti?

Tenuta La Pergola

Cisterna d'Asti - Via Fondo, 26

e-mail www +39141979246

Welcome For those who would like to absorb the atmosphere of this enchanting area, rich, not only in breathtaking scenery, but also in art, culture and enogastronomic delights, there is accommodation available in a number of mini-apartments at La Pergola.During your stay, you will have the opportunity to observe all the different processes in the production of our great wines, but also to visit with ease the places of interest around, thanks to the position of Cisterna. La Pergola B&B grew out of our pleasure in receiving guests and sharing with them our love for our beautiful surroundings and the lore of the countryside, which keeps up old traditions and values the simple things in life. Our guests in the Grandad Toni’s House in the Country, will be able to enjoy the slow pace of country life and organise their time in complete autonomy, since each apartment is equipped with a kitchenette and private bathroom. When you want to sample some of the wide variety of wines, and discuss their relative merits, you can do so in the welcoming atmosphere of the Wine Tasters’ Lounge , which, together with the accommodation and the wine cellars, forms part of our magical world.

La Valle B & B

Asti (13 Km) - Via Lascaris, 62

e-mail www +39141295029/3397605353

La Valle is in Valleandona near Asti in the Paleontological Natural Reserve. We have completely renovated the structure which was built at the end 700 and is on two floors into two units and we created new rooms dedicated to our B & B. Between the two units there are a large courtyard parking for cars the summer garden and bbq area and small above ground pool. Our rooms are equipped with every comfort TV private bathroom with shower Wi-Fi while the fireplace room and kitchen are shared. We are in the countryside but 5 minutes from the city of Asti, so rich in historical monuments like the Gothic Cathedral, the Collegiate Church of San Secondo its famous towers abbeys Vezzolano and Don Bosco and a few miles from the city's gastronomic Alba, Barolo , Canelli appreciated for its underground cathedrals which produces and maintains the well-known wine Muscat. Have been so many sites to be discovered among the Langhe Monferrato and Roero and are all easily accessible from our B & B which can also be seen as a base for exploring the whole region of Lower Piedmont.

Cascina San Martino

Moasca (22 Km) - Regione Ronco, 5

e-mail www +393333821727/335815477

After a professional life as a businessman, I decided to sell everything in change of a large countryhouse. With my wife, we moved to the most beautiful hills in Piedmont, growed a vineyard, and we are now enjoying the company of a dog, 8 cats and dozens of other animals. We rent apartments in our property in order to enjoy also the company of our guests. Private entrance to each apartment. Next to the apartments, a 10 x 5 meter swimming pool in the garden, with outdoor furniture, in the sun as well in the shadow. Terraces and/or loggias. Optionals as sauna, hammam, billiards. The property has a nice view over the valley, a cellar where the house wine is produced and bottled, a clubhouse where the wine can be tasted after a walk in the vineyards. The property park (25.000 square meters) is available for pleasant walks, and includes a small pond where ducks and gees turn around, and a three-hole practice golf course. Not far, many interesting medioeval cities, Asti, Alba, Alessandria and Acqui, can be visited and Torino. Cascina San Martino is located in the land of the great Piedmont wines: BAROLO, BARBARESCO,NEBBIOLO,BARBERA, DOLCETTO and MOASCATO.