Fobello
Known for being the birthplace of Vincenzo Lancia, founder of the namesake car manufacturing firm, Fobello is a picturesque village located in the High Valsesia Nature Park.
THE TOWN OF FOBELLO
Fobello is a characteristic Valsesian village rich in history and culture, located at 880 m in the High Mastallone Valley. Awarded the Orange Flag by the Italian Touring Club, it consists of 23 hamlets. Due to the beauty and richness of its woods, the area is called the Emerald Basin, and is included in the High Valsesia Nature Park.
In the area, you can admire some beautiful villas, such as Villa Musy, Villa Lancia and Villa Lanza, evidence of the elite tourism that transformed the village of Fobello into a renowned holiday resort in the last century.
The parish church dedicated to St. James was erected in 1545. Destroyed on two occasions by the flooding of the Mastallone river, it was rebuilt in 1931.
MUSEUMS IN FOBELLO
The village of Fobello is home to several interesting museums. The “Puncetto Valsesiano” Museum, the ancient ornamental lace typical of the valley, where you can admire a large display of lace, clothing, and objects relating to the history of Fobello Costume; the “Vincenzo Lancia” permanent exhibition, named after the founder of the Turin-based car manufacturer, which brings together documents, photographs, newspapers and objects tracing the life of the illustrious man from Fobello and Lancia; the Carestia-Tirozzo Museum, which houses a vast collection of the herbarium that belonged to Abbot Carestia, one of Italy’s greatest botanists, a native of Riva Valdobbia.
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