Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Asti, Italy
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2.9 km
45 m
Experience Asti in Italy in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in AstiIndividual Sights in AstiSight 1: Battistero San Pietro in Consavia
The church of San Pietro in Consavia, or complex of the baptistery of San Pietro, is a Roman Catholic church in Asti, in Corso Vittorio Alfieri 6, consisting of four buildings dating from the twelfth and fourteenth centuries located at the east end of the Via Maestra in Borgo San Pietro.
Sight 2: Museo archeologico e paleontologico
The Territorial Paleontological Museum of Asti, also known as the Museum of Fossils, is located in the Palazzo del Michelerio in Asti, and is one of the most important realities managed by the Management Body of the Asti Paleontological Park, a body set up by the Piedmont Region.
Wikipedia: Museo paleontologico territoriale dell'Astigiano (IT), Website
Sight 3: Chiesa di Santa Maria Nuova
The church of Santa Maria Nuova in Asti is a very old Catholic church; in the past it was an abbey first of the Augustinians and then of the Lateran canons. It is located in the eastern part of the city on the ancient main road. It was recently given on loan for use to the Orthodox community for 10 years.
Sight 4: Chiesa della Confraternita della Santissima Trinità e Sant'Evasio
The church of the Confraternity of the Holy Trinity and Sant'Evasio is a Catholic church in Piedmontese Baroque style, located in the San Paolo district, in Via Cavour in Asti.
Wikipedia: Chiesa della Confraternita della Santissima Trinità e Sant'Evasio (IT)
Sight 5: Chiesa di San Paolo
The church of San Paolo in Asti is a Baroque Catholic church, located in Via XX Settembre in the San Paolo district.
Sight 6: Chiesa di San Rocco
The church of San Rocco is a Catholic place of worship located in the village of the same name in Asti. It was the seat of the Battuti Verdi confraternity.
Sight 7: Teatro Giraudi (ex chiesa san Giuseppe)
The former church of San Giuseppe is a building in Asti, which until the eighteenth century, served as an ecclesiastical function. In recent years, some restoration and structural consolidation interventions have made it possible to transform it into a venue for exhibitions and cultural events in the city.
Sight 8: Chiesa di San Martino
The church of San Martino is a Roman Catholic church in Asti, Italy. Baroque in style, it overlooks the square of the same name in the San Martino-San Rocco district.
Sight 9: Museo del Risorgimento
The Museum of the Risorgimento is an exhibition space located in Asti at Palazzo Ottolenghi. It is dedicated to the Risorgimento and contains finds that can be dated from 1797 to 1870. The collections are completed by testimonies of the First and Second World Wars.
Sight 10: Chiesa di Santa Caterina
The church of Santa Caterina is a Roman Catholic church in Asti, Italy, located in the Santa Caterina district, adjacent to the Maestra district. It is in Baroque style with initial neoclassical influences, and is dedicated to the cult of Catherine of Alexandria.
Sight 11: Santuario della Madonna del Portone
The Diocesan Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of the Portone, more commonly known by the people of Asti as Madonna del Portone, or also, in the liturgical Latin Porta Paradisi, is a Catholic church, built by incorporating the door of the walls of the ancient village of San Marco, on which the primitive church was then built, whose small apse is now incorporated into the current sanctuary.
Wikipedia: Chiesa e santuario di Nostra Signora Porta Paradisi (IT)
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