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Saint Marco Church
Place: NOVARA (NO)
This church, very rich in artefacts, whose origins date 1607, year in which the bishop Carlo Bascapè laid the initial groundwork, was completed and consecrated in 1691. It was designed by the...
This church, very rich in artefacts, whose origins date 1607, year in which the bishop Carlo Bascapè laid the initial groundwork, was completed and consecrated in 1691. It was designed by the...
San Pietro al Rosario Church
Place: NOVARA (NO)
Located in the town centre, its story begins on April 30, 1599, when, according to Bascape’s will, the first ground works were laid, signing the new parish church foundation. It was decided to...
Located in the town centre, its story begins on April 30, 1599, when, according to Bascape’s will, the first ground works were laid, signing the new parish church foundation. It was decided to...
Monumental complex of the Cathedral of Novara
Place: NOVARA (NO)
Together with the Baptistery, the Bishop's Palace and the Cloister, the Cathedral is part of one of the most interesting monumental complexes of the city. The current structure of the Cathedral...
Together with the Baptistery, the Bishop's Palace and the Cloister, the Cathedral is part of one of the most interesting monumental complexes of the city. The current structure of the Cathedral...
The Dome of the Basilica of Saint Gaudenzio
Place: NOVARA (NO)
The Dome of Saint Gaudenzio was built on the homonymous Basilica, between 1577 and 1690 and placed on the city’s highest spot. During the second half of the 1700’s architect Benedetto...
The Dome of Saint Gaudenzio was built on the homonymous Basilica, between 1577 and 1690 and placed on the city’s highest spot. During the second half of the 1700’s architect Benedetto...
The Cathedral of Santa Maria
Place: NOVARA (NO)
The present building is the result of the works carried out by Alessandro Antonelli in the mid nineteenth century, which was eventually left incomplete; from the medieval four-sided portico of the...
The present building is the result of the works carried out by Alessandro Antonelli in the mid nineteenth century, which was eventually left incomplete; from the medieval four-sided portico of the...
Madonna del Latte Oratory
Place: NOVARA (NO)
The church of the Madonna del Latte (whose original name was Santa Maria della Scaglia) is a finely wall-painted oratory in the middle of the country close to Gionzana. Wall-paintings of the XV...
The church of the Madonna del Latte (whose original name was Santa Maria della Scaglia) is a finely wall-painted oratory in the middle of the country close to Gionzana. Wall-paintings of the XV...
Oratory of Saint Gerolamo
Place: NOVARA (NO)
Cascina Avogadro stands just outside the residential area of Vignale, on the Cavour channel bank. Its name derives from the ancient Novarese family, the owners. The complex is composed of rural...
Cascina Avogadro stands just outside the residential area of Vignale, on the Cavour channel bank. Its name derives from the ancient Novarese family, the owners. The complex is composed of rural...
Saint Michele Basilica
Place: OLEGGIO (NO)
La chiesa dedicata a San Michele si trova all'interno del cimitero di Oleggio. È di antiche origini, viene già citata nel 973. Nel 1133 Oleggio assume la dignità pievana, e nel 1347...
La chiesa dedicata a San Michele si trova all'interno del cimitero di Oleggio. È di antiche origini, viene già citata nel 973. Nel 1133 Oleggio assume la dignità pievana, e nel 1347...
Santa Maria Annunciata Church
Place: OLEGGIO (NO)
It is a branch of the main parish church. It houses Nuvolone’s beautiful Annunciation. The edifice, completed in 1678, was built where once the XIV century Madonna del Castello church stood....
It is a branch of the main parish church. It houses Nuvolone’s beautiful Annunciation. The edifice, completed in 1678, was built where once the XIV century Madonna del Castello church stood....
Santi Pietro e Paolo Parish Church
Place: OLEGGIO (NO)
The parish church dedicated to S. Pietro and S. Paolo, is the result of different reconstructive attempts and amplifying interventions, realised between the mid nineteenth century and the sixties of...
The parish church dedicated to S. Pietro and S. Paolo, is the result of different reconstructive attempts and amplifying interventions, realised between the mid nineteenth century and the sixties of...