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Comune Sarezzano

The characteristic town clusters around a hill on which stands the ancient medieval church, offering a panoramic view. Here, in 1585, the Sarzanese Purple Codex, a collection of Gospels dating from the 5th to 6th centurie...

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Serralunga di Crea

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Comune Serralunga di Crea

The village was contested between Asti and Vercelli until it was definitively controlled by Monferrato in the 13th century. Walking along the road towards the parish church, you can see traces of the ancient walls, of whi...

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Serravalle Scrivia

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Comune Serravalle Scrivia

Serravalle Scrivia is a municipality in the province of Alessandria located in the Novi Ligure region, a geographical area named after the city of Novi Ligure and just a few kilometers from the Ligurian border. It is a fo...

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Sezzadio

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Comune Sezzadio

The origin of the name "Sezzadio" is uncertain; it can be attributed to "Sexadium" to a town distant six stadiums from Via Aemilia Scauri, which connected Piacenza to Ventimiglia. Sezzadio probably originated in the secon...

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Silvano d'Orba

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Comune Silvano d'Orba

The first records of Silvano date to the 12th century when the castle was conquered by the Genoese. It went on to become the possession of the Marquises of Monferrato, then the Adorno family and finally the Marquises...

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Solero

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Comune Solero

Solero participates in the foundation of Alessandria and has followed its history and events ever since. The town was destroyed several times by various passing armies starting with that of Federico Barbarossa, until the...

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Solonghello

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Comune Solonghello

A small town nestled in the Monferrato hills, the first records of a municipality date back to 1016, the year in which several families rebelled against the church of Vercelli and united under the name of Soalingellum. Th...

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Spigno Monferrato

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Comune Spigno Monferrato

Set in a basin between marly hills at the confluence between the valla stream and the Bormida of Spigno, on a river terrace along the River Bormida. Characteristic town with a medieval layout, distinguished by narrow stre...

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Spineto Scrivia

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Comune Spineto Scrivia

There is no reliable evidence regarding the origin of the toponym; however, despite the lack of documentary evidence, it seems reasonable to assume it derives from spina, which would support the interpretation of Spineto...

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Stazzano

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Comune Stazzano

Stazzano is located at the confluence of the Borbera and Scrivia rivers. The name likely originates from the gens Statia or Statio (stop, resting place), who in the area, not far from Roman Libarna, must have held possess...

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Strevi

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Comune Strevi

It is located at the heart of the Moscato lands renowned for the aromatic Moscato and Brachetto wines, consisting of two hamlets: one is low-lying, the other is on a hill. Founded in ancient times, it was mentioned for t...

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Tagliolo Monferrato

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Comune Tagliolo Monferrato

Tagliolo takes its name from taliolus, which probably indicated an area of intense deforesting. In the second half of the 10th century the town was assigned to the Marquis Aleramo and subsequently passed to the various fi...

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