Bonvicino

A handful of houses gathered around the parish church and an old stone chapel, a few farmsteads scattered on the steep slopes, the small hamlet of Lovera.

This is the municipality of Bonvicino, located halfway between the Dogliani valley floor and the Bossola pass, straddling a long and wild valley, that of the Rea stream, full of woods interrupted here and there by vineyards, hazelnut groves and rare fruit crops.

As in every village in the Langhe, there is no shortage of bungee ball challenges, particularly when the patronal feast of St. James takes place in the last week of July.

Recently, the Path of the Resistance was inaugurated, connecting the main village to Lovera; it is a route dedicated to historical memory but also to the rediscovery of a wonderful and charming natural environment.

Our history

The etymology of the town’s name appears to be very peculiar: according to ancient accounts it was so called because during the plague of 1630 the villagers came to the aid of the people of Belvedere, earning the appellation “Bonus vicinus.”

In 1500 the Huguenots took refuge there, but they were later driven out by troops from the nearby castle of St. Benedict because they were enemies of the faith.