
Roddi

Built on the right bank of the river Tanaro, it stands on a hill from which all the area around Alba can be seen.
The castle, that dominates the whole town, has two strong towers, built in the XII and XV century.
The oldest houses stand all round it and round the bell tower, built in the XIII century; the roads turn all round them.
Interesting is also the baroque parish church of the Assumption.
The patronal fair is held on the last Sunday in August.
History
The town’s name comes from the Celtic “raud” or “rod”, meaning “river”: surely a very ancient town, founded before the Roman era, it was later a Roman village called “Raudum”; it was built on the road from Alba Pompeia and the then important Pollentia.
According to the historians, here two great battles were fought: the one called “of the Campi Raudii” in 101 b.C., when Caius Marius Consul won over the Cimbres and Teutons, and the other in 403, when the Roman general Stiliconius won over Alaric’s Goths.
Later, in Roddi was built a big monastery; since the XV century it was a possession of different families (the Falletti di Barolo, the duke of Mantova, the Della Mirandola), until it was bought by the marquis Della Chiesa di Cinzano, who sold it to the king Carlo Alberto in 1836.
Events in Roddi and around
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27 May
Escape room…al MUDI!
L'occasione per gruppi di amici e famiglie per vivere il museo attraverso il gioco di squadra
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28 May
Alba Sotterranea
Un tour guidato da un archeologo professionista per un itinerario con tre tappe del percorso archeologico cittadino
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28 May
Serio e Battista Borgogno: cantine aperte, vino e musica
L'occasione per passare una giornata spensierata tra visite della cantina e degustazioni
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31 May
Playing with Roald Dahl
Un laboratorio animato in inglese per bambini dai 6 agli 11 anni partendo da alcuni dei libri più famosi scritti da Dahl
Eat & Sleep in Roddi and around

The Tuesday and Saturday market in Dogliani
Via Louis Chabat, 15, 12063 Dogliani CN, Italia
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