Alessandria was born as a military city and fortress against the advance of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor. This unique past has bequeathed the city great monuments, noble residences and a striking, sober structure.Worth to visit the Casale Monferrato Cathedral dedicated to Saint Evasius, one of the best-preserved Romanesque churches.

The city of Asti, along the ancient Via Francigena, has been nicknamed the city of a hundred towers since the Middle Ages. Many of them are still standing, including the 12th-century, Torre Troyana tower, a symbol of the city. Don’t miss the Collegiate Church of Saint Secundus, the largest Gothic-style church in Piedmont dedicated to St Mary of the Assumption and St Gotthard, Palazzo Alfieri, the birthplace of writer Vittorio Alfieri, and the baroque Palazzo Mazzetti, now a civic museum.

Thehistoric centre of Piazzo is located on a rocky ridge that looms over the rest of the town, which was later built and named Biella Piano. Don’t miss the Romanesque baptistery of St John the Baptist in Piazza Duomo, where you can also find St Stephen’s Cathedral. The most beautiful church, however, is the Renaissance Basilica of St. Sebastian. The cloister of the adjacent monastery houses the Museum of the Biella Territory.

The historic center winds around Piazza Galimberti, an elegant city living room surrounded by arcaded buildings. Via Roma, the main artery, is lined with buildings of architectural interest such as the Palazzo della Torre, surmounted by the Civic Tower of fourteenth-century foundation, Casa Basso with its ancient brick decorations and Casa Quaglia, whose façade is frescoed with heraldic motifs. A typical and less crowded corner is the ancient Jewish ghetto, the Contrada Mondovì, with several historic shops.

Turin is the capital of Piedmont and is a city rich in history and culture. Its monuments are numerous and important, among which it is necessary to remember the Cathedral, which houses the Holy Shroud, the Royal Church of San Lorenzo, the Sanctuary of the Consolata and the Mole Antonelliana. It has numerous series of museums to visit such as the Egyptian Museum, the GAM and the Palazzo Madama, to name just a few of the most important. The Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, hosting permanent art collections from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.  One of the city's most beautiful open-air living rooms, is Piazza San Carlo.

Surrounded by rice paddies, which are fantastic to cycle through while they are flooded between April and May, the city has countless sites of interest, including the Gothic-style Basilica of Sant'Andrea, the Cathedral of Sant’Eusebio, the Visconti Castle, the Leone Museum and the Francesco Borgogna Art Gallery. The beating heart of the province of Vercelli is Valsesia, home to the Sacro Monte of Varallo, a monumental religious complex that, together with other Italian Sacri Monti, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Verbano-Cusio-Ossola is a province created in 1992 through the fusion of three geographical areas which had previously been part of the province of Novara. It forms the eastern part of the province of  Cusio or Lago d’Orta, and its environs form the southern part, while the north and west of the province consist of the Ossola, a region of Alpine mountains and valleys.