Santo Stefano Roero
The town stands on a small hill, on the top of the Rocche.
The one tower, built for the Biandrate family in 1217, is now in half, because the hill on which it stood sloughed, and ruined its structure.
The parish church of Santa Maria del Podio has been built in 1642.
Interesting is the altar dedicated to S. Stefano de Anterisio, in a small church built in 1724 between the Lunghi and the Aiello valleys, on an ancient pagan sacred place.
It today is a national monument, because of its structure, typical of small country churches.
On the road to Carmagnola, the wild woods attract the tourists to take pleasant walks in them.
In the middle of June there’s the “Roero DOC Fair”.
History
A little treasure of a hundred and fifty golden coins has been found here, and is a sign of the Roman presence in this place in the period after the civilian wars.
After the year 1000 the town is referred to more often, especially since the moment when the Biandrate family, lords of this town, tried to widen their power by conquering Anterisio; the bishop of Asti’s reaction was sudden: he defeated them and seized all their properties.
Santo Stefano Roero was then given to many families, among which the Roero.
Events in Santo Stefano Roero and around
La forma ed il segno: mostra di Lisena Aresu
Emergente artista plastico-statuario possiede doti raffinate; coinvolgenti gli studi preparatori a carboncino e grafite, tecniche grafiche che conferiscono loro una delicatezza quasi fisica
Sito/Siti, La pittura come dimora: mostra di Cesare Botto
Pluripremiato artista del genere astratto-informale, porta a Bra una serie di opere recenti che sono ulteriore capitolo di una lunga e generosa produzione pittorica “senza età”
Sergio Unia: Ri-Cercare La figura infinita
L’arte di Unia indaga la figura umana, soprattutto il mondo femminile: attenzione ai dettagli e una grande carica espressiva sono le caratteristiche che rendono uniche le sue statue
Cinema d’estate: Truman. Un vero amico è per sempre
Tomas e Julian, amici di infanzia, si rincontrano dopo molti anni. Al primo non resta molto da vivere, così i due decidono di trascorrere insieme alcune giornate memorabili
Eat & Sleep in Santo Stefano Roero and around
