Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Vercelli, Italy
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2.5 km
34 m
Experience Vercelli in Italy in a whole new way with our free 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.
Individual Sights in VercelliSight 1: Castello Visconteo
The Visconti Castle of Vercelli is a medieval castle in Vercelli, Piedmont, Northern Italy. Erected at the end of the 13th century, it underwent subsequent transformation to be changed in its use. Today it is the seat of the Tribunal of Vercelli.
Sight 2: Chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore
The church of Santa Maria Maggiore is a religious building in Vercelli of which it is a co-cathedral. It has the dignity of a minor basilica. It was originally built at the behest of the Jesuit order, based on a project by Filippo Juvarra dated 1734, with the title of church of the Holy Trinity. In 1773, with the suppression of the Jesuits, it was exchanged by the Cathedral Chapter with the ancient church of Santa Maria Maggiore, which stood not far away, thus assuming its title.
Sight 3: Museo Camillo Leone
The Leone Museum, opened in Vercelli in 1910 at the sixteenth-century Casa Alciati and the baroque Palazzo Langosco, houses a heterogeneous and eclectic collection: prehistoric weapons, grave goods from Egyptian tombs, Etruscan vases, medieval mosaics, porcelain, silver and paintings from the modern era. The Roman room is of great impact, with the famous Celtic-Latin stele that in 1991 opened the exhibition of the Celts in Venice.
Sight 4: Vercelli Synagogue
The Vercelli Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Via Foà 70, in Vercelli, Italy. Designed in the Moorish Revial style by Marco Treves, an architect born in Vercelli who also designed the Great Synagogue of Florence, the synagogue was completed in 1878.
Sight 5: Chiesa di San Giuliano
The church of San Giuliano is a church in Vercelli, Piedmont.
Sight 6: Museo Francesco Borgogna
The Francesco Borgogna Museum, located on Via Francesco Borgogna near the town center of Vercelli in the region of Piedmont, displays a collection of paintings, frescoes, sculpture, tapestries, and other artifacts. The works originate from the 14th to the 20th century.
Sight 7: Museo Archeologico Civico Luigi Bruzza
The Archaeological Museum of the City of Vercelli (MAC) is located in the former medieval wing of the Santa Chiara complex near the historic center of Vercelli; It opened in 2014 and opened to the public in early 2015. The museum was named after Father Luigi Bruzza, a well-known scholar who dealt so much with Vercelli archaeology.
Wikipedia: Museo archeologico della città di Vercelli (IT), Website
Sight 8: Chiesa Parrocchiale di San Cristoforo
The church of San Cristoforo is a Catholic place of worship in Vercelli, built in 1515 on the initiative of the Order of the Humiliati after the demolition of a pre-existing church that dated back to the twelfth century.
Sight 9: Giardini Pubblici Comunali Pietro Camana
Park the Parco Pietro Camana in Italy. It is located in the province of Provincia di Vercelli and the region of Piemonte, in the northwestern part of the province, 500 km northwest of Rome with the capital. 131 meters above sea level is located in Parco Pietro Camana.
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