Capriglio is “pink”: from Margherita Occhiena to Maria Luigia Agagliate, women protagonists in the town of the prized heart-shaped pepper.
Landscape.
Capriglio rises in the northern of Astigiano, in a hilly position.
It is about 30 km from Asti, the provincial capital.
Insights
Comune di Capriglio
https://www.comune.capriglio.at.it
- Presentazione
https://www.comune.capriglio.at.it/it/page/presentazione-94c10f2a-330e-4a08-8909-bd4c58658b08
History.
The first evidence of Capriglio date back to the ninth century, although we have confirmation that the area was already inhabited in Roman times.
It was a possession of the Asti Committee of Asti and the ancient county of Cocconato (of the Radicati family).
The Radicati's rule ended in 1500: later the Savoy family came to power.
Insights
Comune di Capriglio
https://www.comune.capriglio.at.it
Administration.
Food and wine and typical products.
The absolute protagonist of the territory is the Peperone di Capriglio, the heart-shaped fruit cultivated exclusively in Capriglio for almost two centuries.
The producers of Peperone di Capriglio are united in the association Un Cuore di Peperone.
Peperone di Capriglio is protected and preserved by Fondazione Slow Food.
Since 2002, Peperone di Capriglio has also been declared a traditional product by Regione Piemonte.
Also highly prized from Capriglio are the zucchini and the local wine, Freisa.
Insights
Comune di Capriglio
https://www.comune.capriglio.at.it
- Il Peperone di Capriglio
https://www.comune.capriglio.at.it/it/page/il-peperone-di-capriglio-1
To be seen.
In the town hall, plaster ceilings are preserved. The construction technique, typical of 1600/1700, is also found in some properties for private use in the area.
To be seen, the parish church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary (chiesa parrocchiale della Natività della Vergine Maria) and the Church of St. Martino (Chiesa di San Martino).
Capriglio is the birthplace of Margherita Occhiena, known to everyone as Mamma Margherita, mother of St. Giovanni Bosco: in the hamlet of Cecca is visible the house, where she was born on April 1, 1788 (now privately owned), while near the municipal palace can be visited the museum dedicated to her figure.
In the village, there are several votive pillars: the most interesting is undoubtedly the Pilon dla Cros.
Finally, in the Serra hamlet, we find instead the chapel dedicated to St. Sebastian.
Also noteworthy are two springs (Fonte Bacolla and Fonte Carabina), a paleontological geosite and the "PanCapriglio", a giant bench in the hamlet of Serra.
Insights
Comune di Capriglio
https://www.comune.capriglio.at.it
- Storia
https://www.comune.capriglio.at.it/it/page/storia-ac4e077e-aa78-4e3b-ae6e-6420d223517e - Presentazione
https://www.comune.capriglio.at.it/it/page/presentazione-94c10f2a-330e-4a08-8909-bd4c58658b08 - Museo di mamma Margherita
https://www.comune.capriglio.at.it/it/page/museo-di-mamma-margherita - Margherita Occhiena
https://www.comune.capriglio.at.it/it/page/margherita-occhiena
Curiosity.
The municipal library is dedicated to the teacher Maria Luigia Agagliate: elected mayor of Capriglio in 1956, a position she held until 1975, was the first woman ever to hold this position in the province of Asti and among the first in Italy.
Insights
Comune di Capriglio
https://www.comune.capriglio.at.it
- Maria Luigia Agagliate
https://www.comune.capriglio.at.it/it/page/maria-luigia-agagliate - Biblioteca Comunale Maria Luigia Agagliate
https://www.comune.capriglio.at.it/it/page/biblioteca-comunale-maria-luigia-agagliate
Data source
- Synthesis / reprocessing information taken from the institutional website (current and previous versions) of the Municipality of Capriglio - https://www.comune.capriglio.at.it
- Cover image source: Provincia di Asti - https://www.provincia.asti.it
Insights
Wikipedia, l'enciclopedia libera.
https://it.wikipedia.org
See also
News from Capriglio
- Discover the latest news posted on the website of the Municipality of Capriglio
https://www.comune.capriglio.at.it/it/news
Events in Capriglio
- Discover the events posted on the website of the Municipality of Capriglio
https://www.comune.capriglio.at.it/it/events
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