From Novara to Lake Orta with detours in West Ticino and towards the Sesia: tomorrow and Sunday in the Fai days of spring, jewels of the historical and artistic heritage will be revealed along an ideal route that touches eight municipalities in the province. The territory thus joins the weekend dedicated to the discovery and enhancement of fascinating places usually inaccessible or little known. In Novara it is possible to take part in guided tours in the basement of the Castle in Piazza Martiri combined with Fiorissimo, the fifth edition of the market exhibition dedicated to the horticultural sector. Four proposals from Galliate.
The museum of the Ursuline nuns is open in via Canonico Diana with also a workshop for children “Discovering medieval illuminated manuscripts” scheduled for Sunday, the church of Santa Caterina in Piazza Patriotic, that of Sant’Orsola in via Pietro Custodi and only on Saturday Capittini mill in via Cesare Battisti. Other invitations come from Fara, where the church of San Pietro e Paolo in via Migliavacca and the oratory of Santa Marta in piazza Libertà are accessible.
In the nearby Carpignano Sesia, open the shelter in via della Fossa, the parish church of Santa Maria Assunta and only for Fai members – it is possible to register on site – also the town hall in piazza Volontari della liberty. Continuing north, before reaching the shores of Lake Orta, here are other stops: in Vaprio d’Agogna you can admire Villa Bono (for Fai members) with an exhibition by the painter Alessio Schiavo, dance courses and conferences and other symbolic places , in Bogogno – in the village there will also be in-depth studies on the paths of faith and culture in the Novara area – the church of Sant’Agnese in via Monsignor Nobile and the oratory of San Giacomo in via Bogogno.
Finally, two stops in San Maurizio d’Opaglio for the Rubinetto museum in Piazza Martiri and the exhibition “The lake and its ecosystem” and four in Pella: the monumental complex of San Filiberto in via Lungolago, the village of Ronco and the church of San Defendente at the landing stage and for members Make the Fantini showroom in via Buonarroti. On the Fai website you can consult in detail all the proposals, the opening hours of the goods and some historical notes on each of them.