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Fontanetto Po<\/h1><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Fontanetto Po<\/h6><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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An important agricultural centre on the edge of the province of Vercelli, Fontanetto Po<\/strong> is renowned as the birthplace of Giovan Battista Viotti, one of the greatest musicians of the 18th century. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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THE TOWN OF FONTANETTO PO<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Church of St. Sebastian,<\/mark><\/strong> a jewel of Romanesque-Gothic architecture in the Vercelli area, deserves mention. Continuing along Via Viotti<\/mark><\/strong>, where Viotti’s birthplace is marked by a plaque, we come to the interesting parish church of St. Martin <\/mark><\/strong>surmounted by a beautiful 56 m high Norman Romanesque bell tower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fontanetto Po is also part of the Piedmont Po Park<\/strong><\/a>. It is also the site of high standard musical events linked to the figure of Giovan Battista Viotti<\/mark><\/strong>, the internationally renowned violinist, who was born in Fontanetto Po in 1755.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bell tower parish church of St. Martin<\/mark><\/strong> <\/strong><\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Ancient Mill \u2013 Rice Mill of St. John<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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THE ANCIENT MILL – RICE MILL OF ST. JOHN<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Near Fontanetto Po is the Ancient Mill \u2013 Rice Mill of St. John<\/a><\/strong>, 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\u2019Acqua<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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