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Be careful, however, as the path has very tall grass. YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST BE TREATED WITH LONG PANTS, risk of ticks!!!!

Via Gavi, 90, 15067 Novi Ligure AL

To the north of the town, on the borders between Lerma, Silvano and Castelletto d'Orba, remain the ruins of the Torre dell'Albarola. It was part of a defensive sighting system created against Saracen incursions around the year one thousand. His task was to record the signals coming from Mount Colma and, with bonfires lit on the summit, warn the nearby Gazzolo tower (S. Cristoforo), which would send the alarm to the plain. Whoever climbs the tower immediately realizes the reason for that location: from up there the view extends from the Piota valley to the entire Apennine range, and then further down towards the hills up to the Po Valley. Tradition has it that it later served as a bell tower for Santa Maria in Prelio, that is, for the parish church of Silvano d'Orba, as it is located on a hill to the east of it. Towards the end of the 17th century, the Abbey of San Filippo Neri was built near Albarola, from which the name of today's Abbazia farmhouse derives

The Church was probably built between the 13th and 14th centuries and was closely linked to the Castle which can be accessed via the side slope.

Anti-Saracenic sighting tower, it was part of the military defense set up by Berengario II, king of Italy, around 950. Exceptional panoramic point.

To the north of the town, on the border between Lerma, Silvano and Castelletto d’Orba, remain the ruins of the Torre dell’Albarola. It was part of a defensive sighting system created against Saracen raids around the year one thousand. His task was to pick up the signals coming from Mount Colma and, with bonfires lit on the top, to warn the nearby Gazzolo tower (s. Cristoforo), which would send the alarm to the plain. Those who climb the tower immediately realize the reason for that location: from up there the view sweeps from the Piota valley to the entire Apennine arc, and then down again towards the hills to the Po Valley. Tradition has it that, later, it served as a bell tower for Santa Maria in Prelio, that is, for the Pieve di Silvano d’Orba, as it is located on a hill to the east of it. Towards the end of the seventeenth century, the abbey of San Filippo Neri was built in Albarola, from which the name of today's Abbazia farmhouse derives

To the north of the town, on the border between Lerma, Silvano and Castelletto d’Orba, remain the ruins of the Torre dell’Albarola. It was part of a defensive sighting system created against Saracen raids around the year one thousand. His task was to pick up the signals coming from Mount Colma and, with bonfires lit on the top, to warn the nearby Gazzolo tower (s. Cristoforo), which would send the alarm to the plain. Those who climb the tower immediately realize the reason for that location: from up there the view sweeps from the Piota valley to the entire Apennine arc, and then down again towards the hills to the Po Valley. Tradition has it that, later, it served as a bell tower for Santa Maria in Prelio, that is, for the Pieve di Silvano d’Orba, as it is located on a hill to the east of it. Towards the end of the seventeenth century the Abbey of San Filippo Neri was built in Albarola, hence the name of today's Abbazia farmhouse.