Its Baroque buildings, impressive squares, arcades, streets and shops give Alessandria a typically Piedmontese air, in the heart of a territory that already breathes the air of Liguria in its art, dialects and cuisine. The Cittadella is the symbol of the city situated on the left bank of the river Tanaro. This huge hexagonal fortress designed and built by Giuseppe Bertola in 1733-45 for the House of Savoy is a unique monumental masterpiece of military architecture in Europe. Piazza della Libertà is overlooked by the eighteenth-century Palazzo Municipale (Town Hall known as "Palazzo Rosso), the Baroque-style Palazzo Ghilini (current seat of the Prefecture and the Province) and Palazzo delle Poste e Telegrafi, which features the mosaic of the futurist artist Gino Severini on the façade. The Cathedral dedicated to Saints Pietro and Marco preserves the statues of the patron of the 24 cities of Lombard League. The medieval Church of Santa Maria di Castello has a beautiful Gothic-Renaissance physiognomy. In the Museo Civico and the Pinacoteca gallery we can find the series of 15 frescoes inspired by the exploits of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table, among the oldest testimonies of the "Lanzaloti room" preserved up to the present day. Find out more on www.alexala.it
