Art and History

The origins of the Exilles fort are still uncertain, but its existence is known as early as around 1155, when, within some chronicles, the castrum Exilliarum is mentioned. The fort, which already had …

Piedmont's great wall in Europe's most impressive fortified structure

An iconic monument in Piedmont, the Abbey of San Michele della Chiusa was founded between 983 and 987; it was one of the most famous Benedictine abbeys in northern Italy and is among the largest …

The Tower of the Hill, or Torre del Colle (Tor do Còl in piedmontese) in Italian, is a Romanesque building located at the village of the same name in Villar Dora. The isolated tower dominates the " …