Bra

Bra - Stemma

Looking at the town from the top of the hill, it’s possible to see traces of its whole history in its building.

Among the dark red roofs of the old center stand the Ghibelline merlons of the medieval Traversa Palace; the bell tower of saint Andrew’s church; the thin bell tower of the Holy Trinity church; the exotic one of S. Giovanni Decollato and the pretty, triangular one of the little church of the Holy Cross; the parish church of saint Andrew, designed by Bernini.

Beautiful is the dome of the church of saint Clare, designed by Vittone and recently restored.

The town is dominated by a bizarre villa: the “Zizzola”, the symbol of the town. In front of it the “masche”, the witches, were believed to meet for their sabbas.

Around this center there’s the 20-century part of Bra, simple and colored, where there are all the industries that were built to replace the ancient and famous tanneries.

We recommend you to take a walk in C.so Garibaldi, under its long porch – l’Ala. There you will find the market every Friday and see the town hall, designed by Vittone. You will see the shops in via Vittorio and via Cavour, the Science Museum, founded in the nineteenth century by the Craveri brothers, explorers, geographers, promoters of the Alpine club.

History

Very ancient, the town of Bra was founded when the nearby Pollenzo started its decadence, after the fight in 402 between Alarico and Stilicone. But the town became independent only after the year 1000, when new quarters were built around the churches of saint John and saint Andrew the Old, from the “brayda” of which the town got its name.

Bra was then involved in the fights between Alba and Asti and in the wars in Monferrato until, in the fourteenth century, it was owned by the Visconti family.

Robbed in 1515 by the French and destroyed in 1537 by the Savoia, it was called a city at the beginning of the eighteenth century.

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30 March 2024 — 01 April 2024

Porte Aperte in Cantina per Pasqua

Un'esperienza indimenticabile per scoprire i segreti del vino direttamente dai produttori, tra degustazioni e storie inedite, in un'atmosfera autentica di convivialità

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Events in Bra and around


  • 22 Mar

    Tra parole e musica, Mariangela Martino esalta e rilancia con ironia gli stereotipi femminili


  • 30 Mar

    Una giornata per scoprire i grandi vini di Langa e alcuni prodotti agroalimentari di “filiera corta” attraverso il racconto e giochi sensoriali


  • 30 Mar

    Quattro persone naturali e strafottenti, che, per un gioco del  destino, divideranno la loro solitudine con quella degli altri, mentre fuori la città saluta il nuovo anno, fra accese discussioni, recriminazioni, desideri repressi, liti e violenze sessuali


  • 05 Apr

    Villata e Luparia orchestrano animazioni con il pubblico che verrà catapultato in un mondo senza senso proprio come lo sono i due comici sul palco


  • 06 Apr

    Una giornata per scoprire i grandi vini di Langa e alcuni prodotti agroalimentari di “filiera corta” attraverso il racconto e giochi sensoriali


  • 12 Apr

    L’opera più messa in scena dell’accoppiata Fo-Rame in cui Il “bruscolino in un occhio” del patriarcato che in realtà è una trave

Eat & Sleep in Bra and around

Cheese

Bra, CN, Italia
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The church of Santa Chiara

Chiesa Santa Chiara, Via Barbacana, Bra, CN, Italia
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By bicycle from Monticello to Bra

Monticello d'Alba, CN, Italia
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The Cisterna d’Asti Castle

Cisterna D'asti, AT, Italia
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Colonna Castle

Via Roma, 3, 12040 Baldissero D'alba CN, Italia
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The sanctuary of the Piloni

Unnamed Road, 12046 Montà CN, Italia
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