Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Alessandria, Italy

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Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 1.7 km
Ascend 16 m
Descend 18 m

Explore Alessandria in Italy with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Sight 1: Chiesa di San Giovannino

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Chiesa di San Giovannino

The church of San Giovannino is located in the main street of Alessandria. It is the seat of the Venerable Confraternity of the Most Holy Crucifix.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Giovannino (Alessandria) (IT)

21 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 2: Veneranda Confraternita del Santissimo Crocifisso

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The Venerable Confraternity of the Most Holy Crucifix in San Giovannino is a confraternity in Alexandria, Italy. One of the oldest institutions in the city, it was founded in the thirteenth century as part of the penitential movements of medieval Italy.

Wikipedia: Veneranda Confraternita del Santissimo Crocifisso (IT)

194 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Chiesa di San Giacomo della Vittoria

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Chiesa di San Giacomo della Vittoria

The church of San Giacomo della Vittoria is a religious building located in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Giacomo della Vittoria (IT)

446 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Chiesa di Santa Maria del Carmine

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Chiesa di Santa Maria del Carmine

The church of Santa Maria del Carmine is a place of Catholic worship, among the oldest in the city of Alexandria, founded by the order of the Blessed Virgin of Monte Carmelo.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Maria del Carmine (Alessandria) (IT)

264 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Museo Etnografico C'era una volta

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The Ethnographic Museum of Gambarina "Once upon a time", located in Alessandria, is one of the most important museums in the province of Alessandria.

Wikipedia: Museo etnografico della Gambarina (IT), Website

373 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Chiesa di Santa Maria di Castello

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The church of Santa Maria di Castello can be considered a symbol of Alessandria's urban history; it is indicated, in fact, as the oldest place in the city in the absence of the religious center par excellence: the ancient cathedral of St. Peter of the twelfth century demolished on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1803. The church is located in the square of the same name and together they form the heart of Borgo Rovereto, an ancient district of the historic center of Alessandria. Castrum Roboreti, or more simply Roboretum, as the ancient Latin names were, already curtis regia in the eighth century, was one of the eight settlements that contributed to the foundation of the city of Alexandria in the second half of the twelfth century.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Maria di Castello (Alessandria) (IT), Website

441 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: Chiesa di Santo Stefano

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St. Stephen's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Alexandria, founded by the Order of the Servants of Mary. it is the seat of a parish that is part of the pastoral area of Alexandria

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santo Stefano (Alessandria) (IT)

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