What to do near Dorzano, BI

The Ricetto of Candelo

In the town of Candelo stands a fortification built centuries ago by local people. Walls and turrets made of river pebbles protect warehouses, stores and narrow streets of a small unchanged world

Little Country: Baraggia

Meet the "square seas" and slowly discover the flavors and colors of rice

The rice fields of the Baraggia

Is it possible to visit a savannah in Italy? Yes, it is waiting for us in the foothills of the Biella Alps

The Vercellese of "Bitter Rice"

In the triangle of rice fields, on the sites of a classic of neorealism

Montalto Dora? Boy, what a country!

Small town in the Canavese area with a very special "feather in its cap"

Man, what a cabbage!

A beautiful and good vegetable, a symbol of the Montalto Dora area

The Sanctuary of the Sacred Mount of Oropa

An unfinished shrine nestled among the Biellese Alps

Abbey of Saints Nazzario and Celso

The fortified abbey cradle of the village of San Nazaro Sesia

Shrine of Our Lady of the Heath

Consisting of a smaller, older church and a larger one, the heart of the sanctuary, this peaceful place that welcomes hermits and pilgrims has a past of processions gone wrong and heretics on the run.

Shrine of St. Bernard

Legend has it built in just 50 hours thanks to the remains of Dolcinian fortifications. Indeed, it was here that the infamous friar fought his last battle.