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Located on Piazza Assunta, the Chiesa Madre di Santa Maria Assunta is the central point in the old town of Ovada. A few bars right on the square invite you to take a short break.

Via S. Rocco, 15060 Castelletto d'Orba AL

Via S. Rocco, 23, 15060 Castelletto d'Orba AL

intersection between different routes, all interesting and almost all accessible; clockwise: north (left in the photo) towards the valley of the sources of S.Rocco and then of S.Limbana di Castelletto d'Orba; east towards the dirt road that passes next to the ancient Albarola tower and then goes towards Mornese/Casaleggio Boiro; after a few meters of this a detour to the left leads, among the new Tacchino vineyards, to the ridge that leads to the Bozzolina village, but it is almost always blocked by an impassable gate; south towards Lerma; to the west - where the photo was taken from - the Costa road towards Silvano d'Orba.

The sanctuary stands on the top of the hill overlooking Silvano d'Orba. It was built in the 12th century after the relics of the holy martyr arrived from Rome, probably brought by the Benedictines of Sezzadio. In the 17th century the original chapel was incorporated into the current structure, with a single nave and single apse. - Altar wing depicting the martyrdom of Saint Pancras Bone fragments of Saint Pancras kept in a reliquary. The relics were recognized as authentic in the apostolic visit of 1576.

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 castle stands in a dominant position on a rocky spur overlooking the village of Cremolino, about 450 meters above sea level. The village itself is gathered around the castle and is enclosed by a second wall built in the 15th century 1460 by Isnardo Malaspina. Access to the castle is via a drawbridge.

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