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Avoid absolutely in case of heavy rains: it floods

tributary stream of the Ingagna stream

The church dedicated to Sant'Abbondio stands in the centre of Buronzo on the square in front of the Castle.

Castello Consortile di Buronzo is a rare example of a complex of fortified houses and towers that stands in the heart of the Baraggia.

The name refers to the Victimuli people

Ancient village of Buronzo

“Gattinara – city of wine”, as the sign that welcomes us as we approach the town says. Wine has, in fact, been one of the major resources of this territory since ancient times. According to some, the cultivation of vines was introduced to this territory by the Gauls, who succeeded the Ligurians and the Celts (the first inhabitants of the territory starting from the 6th century BC); according to others, however, it was introduced by the Romans in the imperial age.

A document of investiture of the fief, castle and villa of Lenta in Palatino Avogadro, by Ottone di Biandrate, attests that the place was already fortified in 1178. The peculiarity of the “castle” of Lenta consists in having been a “defended nucleus” whose lordly portion is the BENEDICTINE FEMALE MONASTERY OF S. PIETRO, founded in 1127 under the auspices of Alberto di Andrate.