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REVIGLIASCO
D'ASTI |
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Comune
di Revigliasco d’Asti
P.zza Alfieri 1
Tel. 0141/208191
E-mail: revigliasco@libero.it
Mayor: Laura Novara
Population: 857
Altitude: 203 a.s.l.
Carabinieri: Asti – tel. 0141/530196 |
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Around
Revigliasco, place names of clearly Roman
origin like Grisane, Arpeziano and Viano
attest to the presence of Romans who settled
here as far back as the first century
BC. Even the name Revigliasco, which appears
in a document dated 886, is believed to
be of Roman origin. In the first half
of the 12th century the land became the
property of Asti. In 1531 it passed to
the Savoys. It was then bound up with
the fortunes of the Savoy duchy until
the unification of Italy.
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| LOCAL
AREA - ECONOMY |
| Revigliasco
is known as the “village of cherries”.
The beauty of its hills both when the trees
are in bloom and when the fruit is ripe is
truly spectacular. The two varieties of cherry:
“graffioni” and “mora”,
found in Revigliasco, are a characteristic
local crop. Apart from cherries the village
also produces high quality wines like Barbera
d’Asti and Grignolino d’Asti. |
| ART
AND ARCHITECTURE |
| The
chapel of San Rocco, probably dating back
to the seventeenth century, now bears the
signs of its 20th century reconstruction.
In via Roma there is the house where Vittorio
Alfieri spent the first year of his life (1749).
The parish church of Santi Martino, Luca ed
Anna is a beautiful example of architecture;
building work began in 1729 and was completed
in 1742. The entire interior is ornately decorated,
with the most remarkable work being the main
altar. |
| EVENTS |
| The
Patron Saint’s Day of Revigliasco is
the feast day of Sant’Anna, celebrated
on the last Sunday in July according to the
tried-and-tested formula for these occasions:
mass, dance, theatre show. But there is also
a traditional egg-throwing contest, and a
popular spaghetti dinner on the Tuesday evening.
The Revigliasco Pro Loco association takes
part in the Festival delle Sagre in Asti on
the second Sunday in September every year. |
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