Holiday apartment in Ferrere: Trails, Landscape and History

Discover Ferrere: Trails, Landscape and History

Ferrere combines a varied landscape with a history dating back to 1034, as well as trails and festivals. The combination of freely accessible trails, distinctive local stories and fixed event dates makes it possible to enjoy active, cultural and culinary days on holiday.

History between Ferraria and San Secondo

In 1034, Ferrere appears in a document under its former name, “Ferraria”. In 1100, the Bishop of Asti assigned Ferrere to the noble Garretti family, thereby making the family lords of Ferrere. Both events reach far back into the town’s early history and give Ferrere a historical context connected with specific names and years.

Ferrere’s parish church, dedicated to Saint San Secondo, was rebuilt after the flood and consecrated in 1642.

Castelrosso and Rita Levi Montalcini

Castelrosso was built between 1780 and 1785 as a castle-like villa without fortifications. Rita Levi Montalcini spent a large part of her youth in Ferrere as a guest of her uncle.

Hilly Landscape and Belvedere

Ferrere’s landscape includes valleys and hills that are partly gentle and partly steep. Forests alternate with fields and valley floors. For planning your trip, this mix means that you can focus on different types of landscape rather than limiting yourself to a single theme.

The Belvedere artistico di San Secondo is a viewpoint featuring a sculpture by Sergio Omedé. The landscape viewed from the Belvedere is reminiscent of the Po Sea three million years ago.

After the disasters, many residents moved to the surrounding hills and settled there permanently; as a result, Ferrere permanently fragmented into scattered settlement areas. This development is directly part of the history of the town’s present-day structure.

Trails for Different Day Plans

The green trail is the main axis of the Rete Sentieristica Ferrerese trail network; two easier and two more challenging variants branch off from it. In Ferrere, the trails are open to anyone who wishes to use them on foot, by bicycle or on horseback. This gives you a clear choice between different levels of difficulty when planning your day, without having to commit to just one way of getting around.

The “Percorso del miele” is a 3.5-kilometre walking trail through the countryside, where you can discover beehives and the world of bees. Its specific length gives this trail a clearly defined framework for a walk focused on nature and bees.

Sant’Agostino and Ferrere Miele

The celebrations of Sant’Agostino include an outdoor mass at Castelrosso on Sunday. Ferrere Miele takes place on the third Sunday in October and includes stalls offering honey, cheese, wine and local products. Ferrere Miele also features a traditional awards ceremony as part of a regional competition in which individual varieties of honey produced by Piedmontese producers are recognised. If you plan your stay around culinary or local celebrations, these dates offer different occasions to consider when planning your holiday apartment.

More Places for Planning Your Trip

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To the higher-level travel overview: Asti.