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Castelnuovo Calcea, located in the heart of the Monferrato Astigiano, has ancient origins linked to the Ligurian Statielli, Celts, and Gauls, before Roman colonization (Castrum Novum ad Calcea). The medieval village, known for its castle, destroyed several times starting in 1155, was a fiefdom of the Marquises of Incisa, the Trotti family, and finally the Savoy family in 1735.

Mombercelli, located in the Asti area in Val Tiglione.

The road is not very busy. It's very nice to cycle along this route.

A very pretty little garden.

Stable concrete bridge over the Bulbo.

With a plaque for the "Martyrs of Freedom": Ferrero Domenico Ferruccio from Castelnuovo was a partisan in the Giustizia & Liberta formations, killed in action on March 26, 1945, during the fighting in Agliano, not far from here. http://intranet.istoreto.it/partigianato/dettaglio.asp?id=35746 Bianco Luigi Loris was a farmer from Castelnuovo and a partisan in an autonomous unit. He was captured during a clearing operation on December 6, 1944, and deported to Germany. He died during the death march from Flossenbürg to Dachau. https://israt.it/banche-dati/deportati-politici-astigiani.html https://www.pietredellamemoria.it/pietre/monumento-ai-caduti-di-castelnuovo-calcea/

Chapel of San Rocco, dating back to the first half of the 18th century;

A short distance from Rocchetta is the hamlet of Asinara. A road that passes between the houses and the small church of the Madonna della Neve and also through a stretch of woods, arriving in Rocchetta in via Vallone.