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Rest stop offered by the Palestrina farmhouse

Short but challenging climb

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A charming town in the Biella area, bordering Viverone, where you can take pleasant walks in its hills

Roppolo is worth a visit and there are often pleasant events and then the castle allows dreams

It allows you to do what you want, that is, speed and relaxation, while admiring some good views.

The Collegiata di Sant’Agata in Santhià, a comune in the province of Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy, is an impressive church located in the central Piazza Roma, not far from the town hall. Although the original Romanesque building from the 12th century has now disappeared, there are still remains of the northern exterior, the semicircular apse and the stone bell tower. The present church, designed by architect Giuseppe Talucchi, was built between 1836 and 1839 in Neoclassical style. The facade is characterized by a large pronao, supported by six columns, with vaults painted by the artist Luigi Hartmann. Inside is a valuable polittico by Gerolamo Giovenone.

Church of Saints Francis and Bernardino It was originally the church of the Confraternity of the Disciplined, built on the remains of a previous one from 1664. Among the most important works inside are four wall paintings (18th century) - partly damaged by humidity - that represent episodes from the life of St. Francis of Assisi. Also interesting are the high altar with marble inlay and the balustrade, originally carved for the parish church and brought here in 1728. Rebuilt from 1650 and completed in 1746 to be used by the faithful who lived in an area quite far from the city center, it bears the imprint of two different buildings. The north side of the building and the bell tower probably date from the eleventh century. The high altar is surmounted by a canvas, representing the Holy Family and with a gilded and painted wooden altarpiece, the work of Pietro Lace di Andorno (1718). Among the paintings, those of Saint Anthony of Padua and Saint Francis of Assisi, dated 1651, are noteworthy. https://www.viefrancigene.org/it/resource/poi/cavaglia/