{"id":13006,"date":"2022-10-22T12:10:10","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T10:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitvalsesiavercelli.it\/?post_type=arte-e-cultura&p=13006"},"modified":"2026-04-03T09:33:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T07:33:24","slug":"cigliano","status":"publish","type":"arte-e-cultura","link":"https:\/\/visitvalsesiavercelli.it\/en\/vivi\/arte-e-cultura\/cigliano\/","title":{"rendered":"Cigliano"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Cigliano<\/h1><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Cigliano<\/h6><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Located on the edge of the Vercelli rice-growing area, Cigliano<\/strong> is an agricultural town of ancient Roman origins renowned for its fruit and vegetable production.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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THE TOWN OF CIGLIANO <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Neither the ancient castle nor the walls, destroyed by the fury of the Spanish, remain of Cigliano’s centuries-old history. The most important monument is the 18th century bell tower<\/mark><\/strong> that rises to a height of 40 m. Tradition attributes the design to architect Filippo Juvarra,<\/mark><\/strong> who was embellishing Turin and the Savoy kingdom in those years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not far away stands the imposing parish church of St. Emilianus<\/mark><\/strong>, spacious and harmonious, presenting both Baroque and Neoclassical lines. The older Church of St. Defendente<\/mark><\/strong> in Cavour Square dates back to 1643. It has a beautiful brick fa\u00e7ade in the Baroque style of Piedmont<\/mark><\/strong>, and is flanked by a bell tower.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Parish church of St. Emilianu<\/mark><\/strong>s <\/strong><\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Kiwi produced in Cigliano<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE EXCELLENCE OF VERCELLI<\/strong><\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At the edge of the rice fields in the area of the province of Vercelli, which stretches at the foot of the Serra moraine hills are the major fruit and vegetable production centres of the Vercelli area. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The area between the municipalities of Borgo d’Ale, Cigliano and Alice Castello<\/strong> is particularly renowned for the production of asparagus, courgettes, kiwis, peaches and strawberry grapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Saluggia area, on the other hand, is home to the namesake bean variety<\/strong>, which is widely used in traditional recipes and, especially, in the typical Vercelli dish called Panissa<\/em>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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