Asti
Santuario della Beata Vergine del Portone
The Shrine dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary "Porta Paradisi", commonly referred to as Madonna del Portone, was built in 1902. It incorporates the primitive church that was built in correspondence of one of the medieval …
Castellazzo Bormida
Santuario Madonna della Creta
The Sanctuary of the "Madonnina" is certainly the best-known church of Castellazzo today. In 1947, with the papal bull, Pio XII conferred the title of Patroness of the Centaurs upon Santa Maria della Creta, and every year …
Cremolino
Santuario Nostra Signora della Bruceta
The origins of the Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Bruceta, near the village of Cremolino, are traced back to the 9th century. Legend has it that from the ashes of a small chapel set on fire during a Saracen raid, the portrait …
Stazzano
Santuario Nostra Signora di Montespineto
The Sanctuary has its origins in a series of events to be found on the border between history and legend. In 1155, the local inhabitants had to escape a plundering conducted by Barbarossa, finding refuge in the mountains …
Casale Monferrato
Sinagoga e Musei Ebraici di Casale Monferrato
The Synagogue was built in 1595 at the centre of the old ghetto and renovated during the second half of the 19th century. In the prayer room, dominated by the architecturally impressive Holy Ark that houses the Scrolls of …