Attractions and Places To See around Rocchetta Tanaro - Top 20

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.

Located in Borgo Basalone (also known as the new part), this 17th-century palace in typical Genoese style represents one of the few examples of Ligurian architecture in Piedmont. Commissioned by noblewoman Lelia Di Negro—niece of Ambrogio Di Negro, former Doge of Genoa—when, invested with the fiefdoms of the same name and becoming Marchioness of Mombaruzzo and Countess of Quaranti, she decided to move the marquis' palace from the fortified enclosure of the Castle to an even more dominant and spectacular location.

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/

The Collegiate Church of San Secondo is one of the oldest Gothic churches in Asti. With the adjacent municipal seat and opposite the square of the same name, it forms the heart of the city. Dedicated to San Secondo, patron saint of the city, it was built according to tradition on the site of his martyrdom and burial. The exact time of its foundation is not known, the oldest document mentioning the church dates from August 1, 880. Don't forget to visit the Crypt: Interpretation: The pre-Romanesque layout of the church cannot be reconstructed in any way, except by the presence of the crypt; the oldest part dates from the 6th/7th century, consisting of four small columns surmounted by Corinthian imitation capitals with a double order of leaves. Two side walls and two wrought iron gates border the "cella confessionis", within which is located the sixteenth century reliquary, in silver, with the bones of the martyr from Asti.

Heart of ancient Asti, characterized by the medieval church of San Secondo next to the eighteenth-century town hall (the building is actually sixteenth-century, but the façade was rebuilt in the eighteenth century by the architect Benedetto Alfieri). In one corner there is the Palazzo del Podestà, the seat of civil power in the Middle Ages. A short distance away are Piazza Alfieri, Via Cavour with its towers and churches from different eras, and Corso Alfieri, the backbone of the ancient city.

Cradle of the historic center of the city and seat of the Town Hall and the Collegiate Church of San Secondo (the church dedicated to the Patron Saint).

Heart of ancient Asti, characterized by the medieval church of San Secondo alongside the eighteenth-century town hall (the building is actually sixteenth-century, but the façade was rebuilt in the 18th century by the architect Benedetto Alfieri). In one corner, the Palazzo del Podestà, seat of civil power in the Middle Ages. A short distance away, Piazza Alfieri, Via Cavour with its towers and churches from different eras, and Corso Alfieri, the backbone of the ancient city. We look over the INA building, a rationalist construction that is a bit out of place in the context: but for lovers of the genre, that's fine too.

As a memorial to the many dead, such memorials or war memorials are still very important today. "Now, Lord, let your servant go in peace, as you said." However, the people who are commemorated here did not divorce in peace, but became victims of war and tyranny. For this reason, the term "war memorial" is sometimes used instead of the "war memorial" that was usually used in the past. Many of the places and monuments that you come across along the way are evidence of the horrors of war and tyranny, which is still relevant and relevant today. They all have two essential functions, and this for each new generation: -1- Commemorate and remember the victims -2- Remind to keep the peace