Asti
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Asti is a comune of 74,348 inhabitants located in the Italian region of Piedmont, about 55 kilometres east of Turin, in the plain of the Tanaro River. It is the capital of the province of Asti and it
Top left: Piazza Medici ("Medici Square") and Troyana Tower; top right: a monument of Vittorio Alfieri in Piazza Alfieri ("Alfieri Square"); middle left: Piazza Roma ("Rome Square") and Comentina Tower; middle upper right: vineyards in Mongardino; middle lower right: Palio di Asti Festival on September; bottom: town hall and San Secondo church
Panoramic view of Asti
The cathedral of Asti
View of Asti and the Collegiata di San Secondo – Antonio Bignoli 1857.
Alessandria
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Alessandria is a city and comune in the region of Piedmont in Italy, and the capital of the Province of Alessandria. With a population of 93,409, it is the 3rd-largest city in Piedmont and the 53rd-la
Aerial view of Alessandria within its outer ring
Allegoric image of Alessandria (on the left) and of Bergoglio (on the right) with in the foreground the old wooden bridge on the Tanaro. Miniature of Codex Astensis, end of the 14th century, Archivio Storico del Comune di Asti.
Image of the covered Tanaro bridge in 17th century. Anonimo, oil on canvas
Alessandria's town hall