Centre Travel

The parish church of Bishop Saint Martin is one of Verona's most ancient dioceses, several ancient parchment papers of the first half of XI century testify it. At that time Peschiera was a flourishing fishing and trade village, where imperial agents lived: they had duties of judges too.

The archtectonic complex was built on an interdicted land at the eastern limit of the urban walls of that time. The construction started in 1346, and the structure was to host the order of the "Servants of Mary" with the church dedicated to St Catherine of Alexandria. - Basement :     Temporary Exhibitions                          Archaeology -Ground Floor:   Church and Chapel "degli Innocenti"                           19th Century Painting                           Archaeology - 1st Floor:         Gallery of Medieval Renaissance and Modern Arts                           19th Century Painting Open:   Tuesday - Sunday   9.00 12.30,  14.30 - 18.00 Closed on Monday Cib...

St Joseph's church and the archeological walk in the historic town centre of Alba. Table 1   - The Archeological Walk          2   -  The Chapel of the Crucifix          3   -  The Tower and the Brich Houses (X1 - XVth century)          4   -   The Wooden Houses ( V-VII century)          5   -   The Roman era: the remains of the theatre Chiesa Di s. Guiseppe Via Macrino, 7/a Alba Tel/fax:   +39 0173 361885 Email:   sangiuseppealba@libero.it

The San Giovanni site: Today, the church of San Giovanni displays all its history, from early Christian   early medieval, up to the Risorgimento period. The Cathedral treasures: The silverware from the cathedral  treasure witnesses the historical complexity of Asti's Diocese. The hypogeum area and the crypt: The hypogeum crypt, completely cleared after the archaeological excavation, has always been well known for its early medieval columns and capitals. Intervention of recovery: The invaluable treasure of Christian history becomes the heart of the future of the  Diocesan Museum of Asti Carthedral. Spazio San Giovanni Via Natta 36 Asti Tel::   366 5910175/366 5910176 Email:   museo@museodiocesanoasti.it Web:    www.museodiocesanoaasti.it Info Tel:   366 5910175/336 5910176 Email:   hastarte@gmail.com Web:   www.harstarte.wordpress.com          

This is an 11th Century church. The lower,rare because of its 4 naves, is Romanesque and the upper Gothic. Note outside, the portal with the arches on the sides and the area outside the apse. Inside the upper church you can see the superb ribbed vault wooden ceiling and the 14th and 15th C frescoes, works by Turone, Torbido, Stefano and Liberale da Verona, F Caroto and a fresco by Pisanello

A Gothic church constructed between 1290 and 1481.  Note the outside the unfinished facade with the splendid Gothic portal. Inside, you can see altars and chapels with works by Pietro da Forlezza, Cattaneo, Michele da Firenze, Liberale  da Verona, Girolamo dai Libri, Golfino, Brusasorci; the noteworthy fresco by Altichiero in the Cavalli, chapel; the famous "Saint George and the Princess" painted by Pisanello; at the entrance the singular hunchbacks of the holy  water stoup

This church was rebuilt on the foundations of ancient Christian building and consecrated in 1187. Note outside the Romanesque facade, Nicolo' double level porch (1138), the portal with its lunette and reliefs, the splendid side porch and the apse area. inside the church you can see: the chapels with works by Falconetto, Liberale, Giolfino, Cignaroli, Torbido, Titian's, "Assumption" (1530) and Sanmicheli's original choir screen.

A Romanesque basilica rebuilt after the earthquake in 1117 round a nucleus dating from the 4th or 5th century Note on the outside the facade with the large rose window called the "Wheel of Fortune", the marble bas-reliefs on either side of the porch, the famous bronze doors, the bell-tower and the Abbey Tower (12 C) inside the church you can see 13th and 14th Century frescoes, the baptismal font, the ribbed vault ceiling the crypt where the remains of San Zeno are kept, the polychromatic statue of San Zeno called "San Zeno laughing" and Andrea Mantegna's famous triptych (1457 - 59)