Holiday apartment in Cossato: culture, trails and landscape

Holiday apartment in Cossato: combine culture and active days

Cossato combines local history with trails, a bike tour and destinations in the surrounding area. The Ecomuseo del Cossatese e delle Baragge connects its museum unit to the surrounding area via a network of trails. The Trail dei 5 Comuni is a trail and Nordic walking competition that passes through the five municipalities bordering the Parco della Pianetta di Cossato. La Biciclettata is a bike tour through Cossato open to everyone. The two active offerings therefore differ in their geographical scope: La Biciclettata remains focused on Cossato as an open bike tour, while the competition passes through five municipalities bordering the Parco della Pianetta di Cossato. The trail complements the bike tour with Nordic walking and extends beyond the local area into five municipalities around the Parco.

Romanesque art, frescoes, a villa and industrial heritage

The Chiesa dei SS. Pietro e Paolo offers a historical trace. Its nave features Romanesque forms. Recent restoration work brought to light valuable fragments of late Gothic frescoes, which rank among the most interesting and best-preserved examples of late Gothic painting in the Biellese area. Thus, the church combines Romanesque forms in its nave with fragments of late Gothic frescoes uncovered during recent restoration work. The Villa Ranzoni also dates far back: its original core was built before 1722. Those interested in culture can look at the Romanesque forms of the nave and the late Gothic painting found during the restoration work at the church.

In the 19th century, Cossato, together with the Biellese area, changed from a region shaped by agriculture and crafts into a center of textile and wool industrialization. The Biella–Novara railway line was inaugurated in 1938 together with Cossato's new railway station. Industry and the railway thus add another historical perspective to the history of the church and villa. For those interested in culture, textile production and the railway therefore emerge as specific subjects alongside religious and architectural history. The inauguration of the line and station in 1938 marks a precise point in the history of transport.

Castles, museum, palace and mountains nearby

The origins of Castello di Castellengo are traced back to the 10th century; Castello di Castellengo stands on a hill and overlooks the plain below. Castello del Guado and Castello di Zumaglia are castles in the area around Cossato. Also located nearby are the Fondazione FILA Museum, a museum, and Palazzo Gromo Losa di Prarolo, a palace. Monte Rovella, Monte Rubello, Monte Terlo and Rocca dell'Argimonia are mountains in the area around Cossato. At Castello di Castellengo, the hilltop location and the plain below come together in an immediate spatial relationship in the area around Cossato.

Trails and culture at your own pace

La Biciclettata passes through Cossato, while the Trail dei 5 Comuni passes through the five municipalities around the Parco della Pianetta.

Other destinations in the same selection are Campiglia Cervo, Cerrione, Graglia, Bioglio, Candelo, Masserano, Camandona and Simone.

For the broader travel overview: Biella.