Attractions and Places To See around San Salvatore Monferrato - Top 20

Dominating the highest point of the historic center, the Civic Tower stands as a timeless symbol of the community and a visual landmark in the landscape. The area surrounding it offers one of the most evocative experiences for those visiting Monferrato. The Civic Tower is indeed located within a panoramic park from which you can admire a breathtaking 360-degree view.

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The tower is kept in excellent condition.

Architectural and tourist attraction Via Luigi Onetti, 15, 15040 Lu AL

The tower stands out at the highest point of the town, within a park. It was built in the 15th century and offers an unparalleled view of Monferrato in terms of its breadth.

Why is there a Piazza Australia in Conzano? To solve the mystery we must go back in time more than a hundred years, to the end of the 19th century, during the Great Depression. The economic difficulties of the time pushed many people to abandon their homeland to seek fortune elsewhere. In that period, many Conzano residents moved to northern Queensland, Australia, to work cutting sugar cane: in this activity, in fact, the skills acquired in growing vines, typical of these areas of Monferrato, were useful. A strong bond has been maintained over time between the local Conzano community and the expatriate Conzano community: so in 1992 the town chose to pay tribute to its emigrant fellow citizens by changing the name of the square, from Piazza d’Armi to Piazza Australia.

The Cathedral of Alexandria, located in the city center, stands on the site of a building built in Lombard Gothic style that was demolished in 1803 for military purposes by Napoleon Bonaparte. In 1805 he created the first church of San Marco of Napoleon Himself, which was reconstructed by the architect Cristoforo Valizzone (1807-1810). In addition, there is a story in new style, in contrast to the preserved parts, namely the vault of the central nave and the columns. The questionable style was built in 1874-1879 by the Vercelli architect Edoardo Arborio Mella (1808-1884), which resulted in the architect's residence in Bramante style with talent for works in the two arms of the transept. The current decoration dates from 1926-29 and was entrusted to Luigi Morgari of Turin (1857-1935), while the high altar dates from 1954. The presbytery is decorated with 5 stained glass windows (1954) depicting the Immaculate Virgin, St. Pius V, S. Baudolino, S. Paolo della Croce, the worthy Gregorio Maria Grassi. The organ (1929) completes the ensemble, whose facades adorn the four women's galleries above the presbytery. Behind the high altar you can admire the eighteenth-century choir in inlaid wood, where there is a beautiful painting by Callisto da Lodi (1546) representing St. Peter between St. Paul and St. John the Baptist. Outside, the facade is in neoclassical style with Corinthian order columns. From the paintings that decorate it, there are Saint Peter freed from prison, Saint Peter receiving the keys, Saint Peter going to meet Jesus on the waters of Lake Tiberias, a work by Luigi Vacca of Turin (1771- 1854). In that tympanum, Vacca himself represented the Eternal Father, while in the attic five marble statues represent the Redeemer and the four Evangelists. One wall of the facade is a monument to Gagliaudo, located near the old cathedral, a legendary character who saved the city during Barbarossa's siege of Alessandria (1174). Source: https://www.cittaecattedrali.it/it/bces/34-cattedrale-di-san-pietro

The steps of the garden around the Civic Tower bear the tangible signs of past eras. In this case, a residue of the twenty years of fascism.