What to do near Portula, BI

The oasis of Zegna

A visionary project, a beacon of hope on the road to sustainable development

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.

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.

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

Lower Valsesia Historical and Ethnographic Museum

Valsesia traditions told in the Antonellian villa

The Sanctuary of the Sacred Mount of Oropa

An unfinished shrine nestled among the Biellese Alps

Varallo Sesia

Visit to Varallo Sesia and Sacro Monte, which is the oldest of the Sacred Mountains, having been erected starting in 1491 by Bernardino Caimi, an Observant Friar Minor and former custodian in the Holy Land.

The Cellar of the Saints of Romagnano Sesia

A King David hidden among saints and wine

Castle-Ricetto of Ghemme

A fortress holds a treasure not of gold and gems, but liquid, red, fragrant, son of the Novara Hills

Island of San Giulio

A place of silence, suspended in time

The Sacred Mount of Orta

Art, spirituality and nature bring to life a mystical path overlooking Lake Orta