Castagnole delle Lanze

Castagnole delle Lanze, between Langa and Monferrato: adopt a row of Barbera in the “home” of Nomadi.

Landscape.

Castagnole delle Lanze lies on the edge of the Langhe and Monferrato.

It is 23 km from Asti, the provincial capital.

History.

During the medieval period, Castagnole delle Lanze belonged to the Counts of Loreto.

Later, from the thirteenth century, the Municipality was dominated by the City of Asti and closely followed its fate.

A century later, Castagnole passed to the Visconti and then, in 1573, to the Savoy.

This date is important because it marks the moment when Castagnole enters the influence of two seigniories: the Asinari and the Catalano Alfieri.

Finally, from 1850, the history of Castagnole delle Lanze was influenced by the Savoy and by the constitution of the Kingdom of Italy.

Insights

Comune di Castagnole delle Lanze
https://www.comune.castagnoledellelanze.at.it/

Storia e cultura
https://www.comune.castagnoledellelanze.at.it/it/page/storia-e-cultura

Administration.

Food and wine and typical products.

Wine production is flourishing. The main wines of the area are Dolcetto d'Alba and Moscato d'Asti.

The Municipality of Castagnole delle Lanze, since 2010, has launched a unique initiative of its kind: "Adopt a row".

By joining the project, it is possible to adopt ten meters of rows of Barbera d'Asti vines, receiving in return 10 bottles of "Lanze" wine.

Insights

Adotta un filare nelle Lanze
http://www.lanze.it/

To be seen.

Worthy of note in the area are the Church of St. Peter in Chains (Chiesa di San Pietro in Vincoli) and the Church of St. John (or the Confraternity of the Battuti Bianchi) - Chiesa di San Giovanni (o della Confraternita dei Battuti Bianchi), in whose premises it is housed the Museum of High Monferrato and Low Langa Rural Culture (c/o Confraternity of Battuti Bianchi) - Museo della Civilta Contadina dell'Alto Monferrato e della Bassa Langa (c/o Confraternita dei Battuti Bianchi).

Symbol of the town is the Tower of Count Paolo Ballada of Saint Robert (Torre del Conte Paolo Ballada di Saint Robert) which stands in the Park of Remembrance.

At the panoramic tower and the museum route dedicated to Count Paolo Ballada of Saint Robert, a new viewpoint was inaugurated on 1 July 2018.

Also, worthy of note are: the arcades of Via Ener Bettica, Villa Alfieri, the Church of the Most Holy Annunciation (Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata), the Church of St. Bartholomew (Chiesa di San Bartolomeo), the pretty churches named after Saint Rocco and Saint Maria respectively, the Tristano and Isotta fronth porch, the giant bench "Maurizio" and the Museo del Treno (c/o Castagnole delle Lanze Railway Station), set up in the premises of the Castagnole delle Lanze railway station, which houses a splendid model railway.

Insights

Comune di Castagnole delle Lanze
https://www.comune.castagnoledellelanze.at.it/

Luoghi d'interesse
https://www.comune.castagnoledellelanze.at.it/it/page/luoghi-d-interesse-1447cd5f-2d71-4517-b417-e287cbe20aa7
Storia e cultura
https://www.comune.castagnoledellelanze.at.it/it/page/storia-e-cultura

Curiosity.

In Castagnole delle Lanze, since 1967 and almost without interruption, the musical group Nomadi performs every year in the summer period.

The concert is the flagship event of the Contro Festival, which has brought on stage names of great appeal from the national and international scene such as Luciano Ligabue, Vasco Rossi, Zucchero Fornaciari, Claudio Baglioni and Fabrizio De André.

Data source

Synthesis / reprocessing information taken from the institutional website (current and previous versions) of the Municipality of Castagnole delle Lanze - https://www.comune.castagnoledellelanze.at.it/
Cover image source: Marta Fenoglio

Insights

Wikipedia, l'enciclopedia libera.
https://it.wikipedia.org

Castagnole delle Lanze
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castagnole_delle_Lanze

Castagnole delle Lanze