Fontanetto Po
An important agricultural centre on the edge of the province of Vercelli, Fontanetto Po is renowned as the birthplace of Giovan Battista Viotti, one of the greatest musicians of the 18th century.
THE TOWN OF FONTANETTO PO
The town, which owes its name to the numerous springs once present in its territory, is traversed by a dense network of irrigation ditches that gives a particular structure to the town centre.
The Church of St. Sebastian, a jewel of Romanesque-Gothic architecture in the Vercelli area, deserves mention. Continuing along Via Viotti, where Viotti’s birthplace is marked by a plaque, we come to the interesting parish church of St. Martin surmounted by a beautiful 56 m high Norman Romanesque bell tower.
Fontanetto Po is also part of the Piedmont Po Park. It is also the site of high standard musical events linked to the figure of Giovan Battista Viotti, the internationally renowned violinist, who was born in Fontanetto Po in 1755.
THE ANCIENT MILL – RICE MILL OF ST. JOHN
Near Fontanetto Po is the Ancient Mill – Rice Mill of St. John, the only surviving evidence, in the province of Vercelli, of a rice mill powered by water. The rice mill, which ceased production in the 1990s, is part of the Ecomuseum of Terre d’Acqua.
Upon reservation, you can visit the facility to discover the ancient rice processing methods, and admire the rice mill machinery operated by the force of water.
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