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Palazzo Santa Chiara (town hall)
Mikebond Says: The Saint Claire palace houses the Chivasso town hall, but it was built in the XVIII century by the Jesuit Antonio Falletti from Barolo as a nunnery for Clarisses (hence the name). However, the convent remained unachieved due to lack of money.The present façade, decorated...
Santi Giovanni Battista e Marta
Mikebond Says: This church was built between 1707 and 1751. Initially, it hosted a society of lay people who cared about people sentenced to death.The façade is very simple. Have a look at the sculptured portal. The sculptur at the top of it shows John the Baptist's head.The interior of...
Mikebond Says: This church was built between 1584 and 1607, but its present appearance dates of the 18th century, when both the façade and the interior were transformed by architect Bernardo Vittone. The cylindric bell tower is one of his creations.Inside the church, you can see many...
Mikebond Says: This tower is the only remaining part of a castle built by the Monferrato marquess in 1178.A new part was added to the tower in the 13th century but was demolished about one century ago, when some structures of the ruined castle were removed to build a road (now "via...
Mikebond Says: The painting of the altar in this photo is the only one mentioned in my guidebook. It is a Deposition by a rather unknown 16th-century painter, Defendente Ferrari. In the aisles you can see many other decorated altars with beautiful paintings, even if they are not famous.The...
Mikebond Says: Chivasso's cathedral was founded by the Monferrato marquesses. It was built in late Gothic style from 1415 onwards.Its façade bears a lot of sculptures and friezes that may date of late 15th century. Among these sculptures, there are twelve prophets (from the Old Testament)...
Mikebond Says: As soon as you enter this church, you can realize why its style is called "late Gothic".Firstly, there are few, small windows, while large windows allowing the Divine light to come in were one of the main features of Gothic. This is why the interior is rather dark (as you...
La Verna: Piedmontese menu for 15 euro
Mikebond Says: La Verna is the restaurant of Hotel Europa in Chivasso, but of course you can just go and have lunch/dinner there without being a guest of the hotel.The choice may not be the widest you can imagine, but the prices are quite low and the portions are big.The restaurant is run...
Mikebond Says: As soon as you go out of the railways station, you will see these bikes for rental. Are you happy? Well, calm down. Don't forget that you are in Italia, so everything is more complicated than elsewhere. If you want to start using the service, you must contact the town hall...
Direct connection to (almost) everywhere
Mikebond Says: Although Chivasso is a small town, its enjoys an excellent position within the Piedmontese railway (and route) network. It lies on the major Torino-Milano stretch, which means that hourly local trains connect it to Torino (in around 15 minutes), Vercelli (in around 30...
Porticoes - typically Piedmontese?
Mikebond Says: My employers at Assimil recommended me to go for a walk in Chivasso before taking the train back home, in order to see its typical portici. This left me quite astonished because I had always thought that porticoes were typical for my region Veneto (where they form the lower...
Mikebond Says: During your walk across the streets of Chivasso, you will see many traditional food shops like the ones in these pics.The first photo shows a delicatessen shop, the second a cheese shop and the third its sign (the inscription says: "The ancient shop of cheese").
Blessed Angelo Carletti from Chivasso
Mikebond Says: This statue stands in a street in Chivasso. It portrays Blessed Angelo Carletti, who was born there in 1411 from a noble family. When he was 23, he give up his studies in law and devoted himself to God. He sold all the properties of his family and became a Franciscan in...
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As soon as you enter this church, you can realize why its style is called "late Gothic".Firstly, there are few, small windows, while large windows allowing the...
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