{"id":29473,"date":"2024-12-09T23:42:14","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T22:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dimorestoricheitaliane.it\/?p=29473"},"modified":"2024-12-10T10:14:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T09:14:47","slug":"piedmont-visiting-historical-residences-across-the-extensive-monferrato-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dimorestoricheitaliane.it\/en\/piedmont-visiting-historical-residences-across-the-extensive-monferrato-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Piedmont \u2013 Visiting historical residences across the extensive Monferrato region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Monferrato is a truly important region of Italy in terms of its historical and cultural significance. Not surprisingly, it has been granted the accolade of not one or two, but three UNESCO World Heritage site titles. This vast geographical area, whose borders are defined to the north by the Po River and to the south by the Tanaro, Belbo and Bormida rivers, has been recognised for its wine-producing landscape, for the Monte Sacro di Crea (other sanctuaries are located in northern Piedmont and Lombardy) and for the presence of the unique \u2018Infernot\u2019 \u2013 small underground chambers hand-carved into the stone of the <em>cantoni<\/em>, a singular geological formation found only in Lower Monferrato. Moreover, because this region is also known for its truffle cultivation, a fourth UNESCO designation could potentially be included on the list for truffle hunting and extraction. Our itinerary explores this incredible treasure trove of gems in the hope that a fifth UNESCO award could well be added in due course, celebrating the European network of historical residences, given that Monferrato is home to so many of them. Here goes&#8230;<br \/>\nWe begin our journey just outside Monferrato and will venture outside the region as we go, so it is apt to consider this route as encompassing \u2018Monferrato and its surroundings\u2019. Our first stop is in the city of Vercelli, reputed to be the rice capital of Europe. After visiting the town centre and its principal landmarks (the Duomo, Piazza Cavour, the Basilica di Sant\u2019Andrea), head to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dimorestoricheitaliane.it\/en\/structures\/principato-di-lucedio\/\"><strong>Principato di Lucedio<\/strong><\/a>, an ancient Cistercian abbey founded in 1123. The monks began cultivating rice here back in the 15th century, introducing the first ever rice-producing enterprise in Italy. Today, the abbey belongs to the Cavalli d&#8217;Olivola family, who open it to the public for private events and ceremonies, guided tours and the sale of products still produced on the estate, including classic and special types of rice, rice-based pasta, flour, pulses and desserts.<br \/>\nAfter crossing the Po River at Trino, you will enter the heart of the Monferrato region and can explore the historic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dimorestoricheitaliane.it\/en\/structures\/castello-di-gabiano\/\"><strong>Castello di Gabiano<\/strong><\/a>, which boasts over a thousand years of history. Now a significant wine-producing estate, the Castle offers exclusive and charming accommodation with a range of suites, apartments and bedrooms within the complex, together with a wine shop, a tasting room and a fine restaurant where you can pair local wines with traditional dishes, named Agriturismo 3 Orologi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monferrato is a truly important region of Italy in terms of its historical and cultural [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":15575,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[495,564,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-piemonte-en","category-territories","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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