Chivasso

Chivasso is one of the main centres of the metropolis of Turin and the reference town of the Chivasser, a homogeneous area of 100,000 inhabitants and 24 municipalities, one of the 11 areas into which the metropolis is divided.

From Chivasso branches the Cavour Canal from the Po, built between 1863 and 1866 to irrigate the rice fields: It stretches 80 km to the Ticino and is the third longest canal in Italy.

Chivasso is a welcoming and dynamic city full of events and shows, with comprehensive services and a generous cultural offer.

The town has ancient origins: until 1435 it was the capital of the Marquisate of Monferrato under the dynasties of the Aleramici and Paleologi, then it came under Savoyard rule and distinguished itself for its heroic resistance to the French troops during the siege of 1705. On 19 December 1943, representatives of the Resistance signed a treaty of independence. December 1943, representatives of the resistance of the Alpine valleys signed the Declaration of the Representatives of the Alpine People, better known as the Declaration of Chivasso, which called for the creation of a federal and republican political system at regional and cantonal level based on political-administrative, cultural-scholastic and economic autonomy.

It hosted great painters such as Defendente Ferrari and Giovanni Martino Spanzotti in the 16th century, Demetrio Cosola in the 19th century and the important printer Jacopo Suigo, who published the Summa casuum conscientiae in Chivasso in 1486, renamed Summa Angelica by Blessed Angelo Carletti Born in Chivasso in 1410, was an important Italian religious, scholar and humanist.

In the historic centre, characterised by medieval porticoes, the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta (1400) stands out with its precious terracotta façade in late Gothic style and the octagonal tower, a remnant of the powerful 12th century castle. by the Marquises of Monferrato.

We would like to highlight not only the competence and friendliness of our artisans and merchants, but also to recommend the many delicacies of our typical cuisine of the Canavese tradition, as well as the famous and delicious "nocciolini": small sweets made of Piedmontese hazelnuts, sugar and egg white.

Finally, on Wednesdays the town hosts a weekly market, the fifth largest in Piedmont in terms of the number of stalls and an important sector for fruit and vegetable producers, which also takes place on Saturdays.