Holiday apartment in Castelnuovo Scrivia: Discover culture and nature

Castelnuovo Scrivia combines culture, nature, regional traditions and active experiences within a compact thematic area. When choosing a holiday apartment in Castelnuovo Scrivia, you can tailor your stay according to whether you would like to focus on historical landmarks, riverside landscapes, regional products or a longer mountain bike circuit.

Museum, churches and historic architecture

The Museo civico di Castelnuovo Scrivia was officially founded in 1987. It houses archaeological finds dating from the Stone Age to Roman times. The museum also contains 18th-century maps, parchments, 15th-century statutes, antique weapons, 17th-century votive offerings and wrought-iron work. This provides a perspective ranging from early settlement traces to documents and objects from later centuries.

Several religious buildings also provide a journey through the town’s history. The Parrocchiale dei Santi Pietro e Paolo dates back to the 12th century and was rebuilt between the 16th and 17th centuries. The Chiesa di Sant'Ignazio was built in 1600 and has an imposing adjoining college. The Chiesa dei Santi Cosma e Damiano is an 18th-century religious building with a convex Baroque façade. The Chiesa di San Rocco, restored by the Brotherhood of San Desiderio, has a magnificent interior and is rich in works of art.

Secular buildings include the Palazzo Centurione on Via Garibaldi, an impressive example of 17th-century Genoese architecture. At the beginning of the road to Molino dei Torti stands the large Arco seicentesco. It is one of the five gates—Zibide, Molina, Strad’Alzano, Gualdonasce and Tavernelle—that once provided passage through the town walls. The Case quattrocentesche on Via Fornasari and Via Marguati are houses dating from the 15th century. Casa natale di Matteo Maria Bandello stands in Piazza Vittorio Veneto.

Holiday apartment in Castelnuovo Scrivia between nature and cycling routes

The Riserva Naturale di Castelnuovo Scrivia is a protected natural area on the right bank of the Scrivia. It complements the closely clustered cultural attractions with a landscape perspective and is particularly appealing to travelers who would also like to include riverbanks and nature in their stay.

For mountain bike tours, the MTB SCRIVIA is an approximately 60-kilometer circular route. It follows the Scrivia riverbed between Castelnuovo Scrivia and Cassano Spinola. Its approximate length helps with planning different daily itineraries, while the route between the two towns offers an independent sporting perspective on the surrounding area.

Regional products and a fixed date

The Fiera dar Carsént traditionally takes place every 1 November in the medieval square of Castelnuovo Scrivia. It is a market for quality food as well as products from the area and the surrounding territories of the Bassa Valle Scrivia. Those planning a trip around this date can combine their stay with regional food culture and a special setting in the town.

The Fiera dar Carsént adds a clearly scheduled event to this range of attractions on 1 November. A holiday apartment or other accommodation in Castelnuovo Scrivia can therefore be selected according to your own interests and preferred travel period.

Further places for planning your trip

You can access further places directly here: Pozzolo Formigaro, Alfiano Natta, Serralunga Di Crea, Cassinelle, Monleale, Terranova, Vignale Monferrato, Carbonara Scrivia.

To the overarching travel overview: Alessandria.