
Monastero Bormida

Monastero is fascinating because of its big square, with the only arc in Piedmont that links the bell tower to the building of the castle, because of its stone bridge, which has been proof against floods for eight centuries.
Also because of its alleys, which are now almost uninhabitated, but used to be the centre of the commercial life in the village, which still now is the most important weekly market of the Langa Astigiana.
What makes the inhabitants united is that they feel to belong to that huge castle, restored and embellished a lot of times, sometimes spoiled, but always saved from the worst damages; it now still is the pulsating centre of public life.
History
Monastero – as shown by its name – has been founded by a group of Benedictine monks, brought here in 1050 by Aleramo, marquis of Monferrato, to farm the land destroyed by the Saracins.
Today’s castle has been built where the former monastery stood.
In 1393 the Benedictines left the town, that became a property of the Del Carretto family; it later was owned by the Della Rovere and finally by the Savoia.
Events in Monastero Bormida and around
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01 Dec 17 Dec
Mercatini di Natale
Il centro storico di Asti ospiterà le casette di artigiani, produttori ed esperti del gusto con prodotti provenienti da tutta la penisola
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01 Dec 03 Dec
Bagna cauda day
Più di 130 locali tra ristoranti, cantine storiche, agriturismi, con una disponibilità di ventimila posti a tavola, hanno aderito alla kermesse proposta per il decimo anno dall’Associazione Astigiani
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02 Dec 03 Dec
Cocito Dario: Porte aperte in cantina per la Fiera del Tartufo
Cocito Dario produce i più importanti vini del territorio monferrino tra cui la superba Barbera d'Asti DOCG Violanda. Possibilità di visite, degustazioni ed acquisto diretto
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02 Dec 03 Dec
Fontanette: Porte aperte in cantina per la Fiera del Tartufo
Prenotando la tua degustazione scoprirai la storia del nostro territorio e della nostra famiglia. Risponderemo alle tue curiosità e ti mostreremo tutte le fasi di produzione del vino
Eat & Sleep in Monastero Bormida and around

The castle of Cisterna d'Asti
Piazza Maggiore Hope, 1, 14010 Cisterna D'asti, AT, Italia
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The "Giulio Monteverde" gipsoteca (gallery of plaster casts) in Bistagno
Corso Carlo Testa, 3, 15012 Bistagno, AL, Italia
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The parish church of saint Anthony the Abbot
Via del Castello, 25, 14051 Loazzolo AT, Italia
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