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Carignano

Province of Torino, Piemonte (Piedmont-Piemont) Region, Italy

The Locality: This large industrial and agricultural center has an interesting late medieval architecture, with houses decorated with paintings and sculptures.

INFO: Altitude: 235 m a.s.l -- Population: about 8500 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 10041 -- Phone Area Code: 011
Patron Saint: San Remigio

WHAT TO SEE:
  • The church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, of the early 17 th century with a fine stuccoed choir by Cristoforo Ciseni, containing the tomb of Bianca del Monferrato, the wife of Carlo I Savoy, deceased in 1519
  • the Cathedral of Saints Giovanni Battista and Remigio designed by Benedetto Alfieri with a fine facade in red bricks and a fan-shaped plan
  • about 5 km outside, on the road leading to Vigone, the Chapel of the Visitazione al Valinotto, a Sanctuary of the early 18th century, with a fine frescoed vault by Pietro Francesco Gnod
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