Areas served
Vercelli and its province
Verde Vercelli di Andrea Vetri is based in Vercelli and works across the Vercelli plain, from the Po up to Gattinara, for homeowners, residential buildings, businesses and public authorities. Below you will find the map of the area and the full list of the towns we serve; the Valsesia is looked after by our partner Verde Valsesia.
our base · Vercelli
- Town served
- Rivers
- Rice paddies
- Woods
- Province of Vercelli
Relief: EU-DEM (Copernicus, EU) and SRTM (USGS) via Terrain Tiles · Land cover, water and roads © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every town we serve
| Town | Distinguishing marks |
|---|---|
| Albano Vercellese | Headquarters and entrance of the Parco naturale delle Lame del Sesia |
| Alice Castello | Eighth-century Lombard tombs and a castle already recorded in 1173 |
| Arborio | The village that gives its name to the Arborio rice variety |
| Asigliano Vercellese | Maratelli rice, one of Italy's oldest varieties, selected here in 1914 |
| Balocco | The Cascina Bella Luigina test tracks, Alfa Romeo's former proving ground |
| Bianzè | Ancient Blanzate, a fortified Roman camp with defensive walls 1.5 m thick |
| Borgo d'Ale | The Bella di Borgo d'Ale peach, a Slow Food Presidium |
| Borgo Vercelli | Every 8 September to Casale's Duomo, fulfilling a vow made in the 1403 plague |
| Buronzo | A rare example of a consortial castle, first recorded in a deed of 1039 |
| Caresana | The Corsa dei buoi ox race, held the Sunday after St George's Day (23 April) |
| Caresanablot | The “Blot” in its name: a contraction of Belotto, in use since at least 1744 |
| Carisio | On the doorstep of the Riserva naturale della Garzaia di Carisio |
| Casale Monferrato AL | The 1595 synagogue, one of the finest Piedmontese Baroque synagogues |
| Casanova Elvo | A castle recorded since 1170, with a round tower and spiral staircase |
| Cigliano | The Torre Civica bell tower of 1733, built under the architect Castelli |
| Collobiano | A castle with swallowtail-crenellated towers and a rare octagonal tower |
| Costanzana | Towards Desana, the Madonna delle Grazie sanctuary, already there in the early 1500s |
| Crescentino | Santuario Madonna del Palazzo: the first parish church rose here, at Sant'Eusebio's wish |
| Crova | Rice on more than 95% of the usable farmland |
| Desana | The “Desana treasure”: 51 precious objects from a late-Roman villa |
| Fontanetto Po | The Mulino di San Giovanni, a watermill built after the channel was dug in 1465 |
| Formigliana | Recorded as early as 882, when Charles the Fat gave it to the Church of Vercelli |
| Gattinara | Gattinara wine, DOC since 1967 and DOCG since 1990, from nebbiolo (spanna) grapes |
| Ghislarengo | In the Assunta parish church, a silver reliquary holding a piece of the True Cross |
| Greggio | Partly within the Parco naturale delle Lame del Sesia |
| Lamporo | The Madonna di Loreto chapel, built straddling the Lamporo canal |
| Lenta | The castle-monastery, enclosing a Benedictine convent of nuns founded in 1127 |
| Lignana | Cascina Veneria: the main scenes of “Riso amaro” were shot here in 1949 |
| Livorno Ferraris | Named since 1924 after Galileo Ferraris, the scientist born here |
| Town | Distinguishing marks |
|---|---|
| Lozzolo | 13th-century castle: the Sala degli Amici, frescoed by Avondo and fellow artists in 1866 |
| Moncrivello | The castle was the favourite residence of Iolanda di Francia, who died there in 1478 |
| Motta de' Conti | Its only hamlet, Mantie, lies across the Sesia and can be reached only from Lomellina |
| Novara NO | Antonelli's dome of San Gaudenzio: 121 metres of brick and lime, with no iron |
| Olcenengo | The Via Francigena passes through, from San Germano Vercellese towards Vercelli |
| Oldenico | Part of its territory lies within the Parco naturale delle Lame del Sesia |
| Palazzolo Vercellese | Home of the csenta, the cake of the “incanto delle torte” in late October |
| Pertengo | By tradition, the name comes from the motto “Pro Te Teneo” |
| Pezzana | Santuario delle Grazie: a 17th-century altarpiece with Cardinal Maurizio di Savoia at prayer |
| Prarolo | Church of the Assunta, built in 1628 at the behest of Cardinal Federico Borromeo |
| Quinto Vercellese | Santi Nazario e Celso: among its medieval frescoes, a saint reading with spectacles |
| Rive | In 1268 its castle was a stronghold of the Ghibelline Tizzoni, on the border with Casale |
| Roasio | “Il paese con la valigia”, with emigrants in 50 countries: Museo dell'emigrante since 2001 |
| Ronsecco | Sanctuary of the Viri Veri: the name is a dialect corruption of the Latin Villae Veteris |
| Rovasenda | The 10th-century castle with its thousand-year-old tower |
| Salasco | Selve, where “Riso amaro” (1949) with Silvana Mangano and Vittorio Gassman was filmed |
| Sali Vercellese | The castle, first recorded in 1268, probably built as a refuge for the harvest |
| Saluggia | The village of beans, where the Bean King and Queen reign over Carnival |
| San Germano Vercellese | The dome of the parish church of San Germano, designed by Vittone (1760) |
| San Giacomo Vercellese | Grew from farmsteads on the Rovasenda stream; called Cascine San Giacomo until 1964 |
| Santhià | The Carnevale Storico, Piedmont's oldest carnival, documented since at least 1328 |
| Stroppiana | The Fondazione Marazzato: vintage lorries housed in a former textile mill |
| Tricerro | A name recalling the three Turkey oaks that once stood out here |
| Trino | The Bosco della Partecipanza, granted in 1202 to an association of families |
| Tronzano Vercellese | A free borough since 1256, formed by uniting the two Tronzano villages |
| Vercelli · our base | Sant'Andrea (1219–1227), one of the very first examples of transalpine Gothic in Italy |
| Villarboit | The two aqueduct bridges carrying the Canale Cavour over the Rovasenda and Marchiazza |
| Villata | Founded by people from Casalvolone fleeing raids over land disputed by Vercelli and Novara |
In the Valsesia, from Serravalle Sesia to Alagna, the work is done by our partner Verde Valsesia.
Beyond the provincial boundary Verde Vercelli also works in Novara, across the Sesia, and in Casale Monferrato, on the banks of the Po in the province of Alessandria. If your town is not listed, write to us: we assess the distance at the site visit.
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