The beating heart of the province of Vercelli is Valsesia, home to the SacroMonte of Varallo, a monumental religious complex that, together with other Italian Sacri Monti, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Sacro Monte di Orta combines a mystical and spiritual experience with a magical and romantic atmosphere, a destination for those looking for peace and beauty. Discovering the most spectacular views of the lake below, in the center of which stands the silhouette of the island of San Giulio, with its Basilica and the small Benedictine Abbey.

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One of the most important historical buildings in Turin, nobles, politicians, and foreign state representatives have been hosted in its rooms, and have been able to enjoy the beauty of the halls inside. The Savoy family had the Royal Residences built between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The palace, among the other Noble residences, was declared by UNESCOa World Heritage Site since 1997.

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The Palace of Venaria, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997,is one of the most beautiful of the Savoy residences, designed by architect Amedeo di Castellamonte. It was commissioned by Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy, who wanted it as his hunting lodge. Lavish, rich, and imposing, its construction is inspired by the Palace of Versailles. The Reggia di Venaria is certainly one of the largest and most beautiful Savoy residences.

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Langhe, Roero, and Monferratoare located in lower Piedmont, between the Po River and the Ligurian Apennines, divided between the provinces of Alessandria, Asti, and Cuneo. It is a unique microcosm made up of growing landscapes and environments in which man and nature have always coexisted to the best of their ability. In this area, wines like Barolo, Dolcetto d’Alba, Nebbiolo, and Barbaresco. This jewel of Piedmont with its seductive views has become part of the UNESCO World Heritage.

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Palazzo Madama with its elegant façade designed at the beginning of the 1700s by the architect Filippo Juvarra for the Madama Reale Maria Giovanna Battista di Savoia-Nemours.Palazzo Madama collects 75,000 works that tell the story of a city and a territory with unique characteristics, the essential fulcrum of European civilization.

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Villa della Regina, founded in the seventeenth century as a hillside court vineyard of Cardinal Maurizio and Princess Ludovica, it was the favorite residence of duchesses, princesses and queens of the House of Savoy until the nineteenth century. Its paintings of the '600 and '700, the original period furnishings and the huge Italian garden and a large fountain that contains a marble sculpture of the god Neptune.

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Overlooking Piazza Carlo Alberto was the residence of the Princes of Carignano from 1694. Built in two distinct periods, the Palace has a body dating back to the 600s and one to the 800s, which are clearly visible even to the untrained eye. Today, it houses the National Museum of the Italian Risorgimento.

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The Pile Dwellings around the Alps represent the remains of prehistoric human settlements in the Alpine and subalpine regions.  The oldest pile-dwelling structures in the Alpine area are Italian, dating back to the early Neolithic Age and found on the Varese Lake. The group of settlements included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list also comprises two Piedmont sites,Lake Viverone, and the site of the Lagoni of Mercurago Natural Park.

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