バルディキエーリダスティ周辺のアトラクション＆必見スポット - トップ20

A beautiful castle complex and two churches, set against a panoramic backdrop of the Asti hills.

It rises in Astesana, in the tourist area called "Le Colline dei Fiumi", on the watershed of the Tanaro and Borbore rivers, controlling the important ridge line that connected Asti to Roero.

Romanesque style church near the Mongiglietto area, one km from the municipality of Cortazzone. On a notice board it is written where you can collect the keys to visit it internally

The Romanesque Church of San Secondo is located about one km away. from Cortazzone. Located on a green hill, it is worth a stop, I have passed it several times and I am always happy to stop, I found it open only once and visited the interior, the naves and capitals are of interest. Outside on the lawn there are benches and a fountain for water supply.

The Collegiate Church of San Secondo is one of the oldest Gothic churches in Asti. With the adjacent municipal seat and opposite the square of the same name, it forms the heart of the city. Dedicated to San Secondo, patron saint of the city, it was built according to tradition on the site of his martyrdom and burial. The exact time of its foundation is not known, the oldest document mentioning the church dates from August 1, 880. Don't forget to visit the Crypt: Interpretation: The pre-Romanesque layout of the church cannot be reconstructed in any way, except by the presence of the crypt; the oldest part dates from the 6th/7th century, consisting of four small columns surmounted by Corinthian imitation capitals with a double order of leaves. Two side walls and two wrought iron gates border the "cella confessionis", within which is located the sixteenth century reliquary, in silver, with the bones of the martyr from Asti.

Heart of ancient Asti, characterized by the medieval church of San Secondo next to the eighteenth-century town hall (the building is actually sixteenth-century, but the façade was rebuilt in the eighteenth century by the architect Benedetto Alfieri). In one corner there is the Palazzo del Podestà, the seat of civil power in the Middle Ages. A short distance away are Piazza Alfieri, Via Cavour with its towers and churches from different eras, and Corso Alfieri, the backbone of the ancient city.

Strada Mazzola in its (almost) final part before the outlet on the Valmanera road.

Image taken from the top of the first micro-tear that comes after the square. Viatosto is and will always remain a perfect place for those who love walking or cycling.