Saluggia
Situated on a steep embankment to the left of the Dora Baltea river, the small town of Saluggia is best known for the product of excellence that is grown here, the bean, much sought after for the typical Vercelli dish panissa.
THE TOWN OF SALUGGIA
The town of Saluggia, a point of transit for pilgrims on the Via Francigena, preserves the remains of the Castle, once an imposing fortification with six towers, and of Palazzo Pastoris, now the Town Hall, surrounded by a deep moat.
Near the town you can also admire a small jewel of 19th century hydraulic engineering and architecture, the Farini Canal Intake, an important canal built in 1868 to increase the flow rate of the larger Cavour Canal.
A short distance from Saluggia and the Dora Baltea is the Ritano Island Nature Reserve. The Reserve hosts environments of considerable naturalistic importance that distinguish this site from the surrounding area, endowing it with the value of an “ecological island”.
via francigena – from Moncenisio
The Via Francigena is one of the most important pilgrims’ paths in Europe, with more than 3,000 km to cover, linking Canterbury to Rome. Pilgrims coming from the Moncenisio Pass, after passing Chivasso, can choose three different routes to reach Vercelli. Two of these pass through Saluggia. The first route crosses the Dora Baltea river between Borgoregio and Saluggia, continues through Saluggia, Livorno Ferraris, Bianzè, and reaches Santhià, where it joins the branch of the Via Francigena coming from Gran San Bernardo. The second route, after reaching Saluggia, continues on to Lamporo, Castell’Apertole and, then, in the direction of Vercelli.
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