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La Granica Hotel is situated in a typical Grange house in the picturesque Piedmontese countryside.
Piedmont, Hotel, Self-Catering, Boutique, chic, contemporary, modern, luxury, natural, design, space, style, retreat, pool Aveda
Fontanile and the Monferrato
It is not easy to find a definition, which covers an area as diverse as the hills of Piedmont. Not just an area full of farming and wine making, but molded on the historical political and economic changes from the original feudal system, the constant power struggles of Napoleon and the church through to the impacts of the industrial power house of Turin.
The Monferrato covers a large area, it extends from the hills of Turin and the Po River and finishes at the Apennines of Liguria. It comprises of a part of Alessandria, in particular the zone of Casale Monferrato and Acqui, with it’s many communities.
All around are rolling hills and valleys packed with vines producing the renowned wines of the area, Barbera, Cortese, Moscato, etc.
The region is also rich in medieval castles, Baroque monuments and churches from the Romantic, Gothic and Renaissance eras.
Not faraway from Asti and Alessandria in the High Monferrato region of Asti you will find the ancient fortified village of Fontanile, situated 276 metres above sea level.
This village was originally constructed in the 4 or 5th century, but the modern village you see today was started in the10th century on the ridge of the hill so it would have a strategic and defensive position to both the northeast and the southwest. Not only important for it’s strategic position the village is set in lush and verdant farm lands from cereal crops to vines. The name Fontanile, means place of many springs, the river Cervino runs through it and feeds into the Bormida.
A few kilometres away are the villages and towns of Mombaruzzo, Acqui Terme, Nizza Monferrato and Canelli.