Holiday apartment in Lombardore: Ricetto, Sant’Agapito and Vauda

Lombardore combines a distinctive riverside landscape with traces of its medieval history. The municipality lies at the outermost edge of the Vauda canavesana, where the Torrente Fisca flows into the Malone. Those looking for a holiday apartment in Lombardore can choose the town as a base for days in which a connection with nature and cultural discoveries go hand in hand.

Ricetto and medieval local history

The municipality of Lombardore connects the earlier names “Fiscanum” and “Castrum Longobardorum” with a Lombard settlement dating from around the 10th century. Later, a Ricetto was built in Lombardore to store food and grain and to provide the town’s residents with refuge during sieges. The historic village was surrounded by walls with gates on all four sides; two of these gates have survived.

The Torre-porta is one of the two surviving medieval gates of Lombardore’s old Ricetto. Lombardore Castle is also one of the town’s distinctive historic buildings: it now serves as the town hall and has visible remains of masonry on its courtyard-facing façade. The townscape therefore offers several tangible points of reference for a walk through Lombardore’s history.

Parrocchiale di Sant’Agapito

Another cultural highlight is the Parrocchiale di Sant’Agapito. It has a single-nave layout, a semicircular apse and four side chapels, two on each side. The interior is decorated with vegetal and geometric ornaments as well as frescoes. The combination of a clearly recognizable floor plan and decorative detailing makes the church a rewarding subject for anyone who pays close attention to architectural forms and interiors while travelling.

Practical orientation and routes into nature

The entrance to the Cappella della Madonna Addolorata has a step and is free of architectural barriers. For access to the Riserva Naturale della Vauda from Lombardore, a possible parking area is located near the cemetery. From Lombardore, you can continue along the Torrente Fisca into the Riserva Naturale della Vauda.

Places to visit in the surrounding area

The Abbazia di Fruttuaria is located in the vicinity of Lombardore. The surrounding area also includes the D’Oria Palace, Villa Remmert and the Museo Etnografico Del Mulino Nuovo. This extends the thematic scope beyond Lombardore’s Ricetto and churches to include further historical and cultural attractions.

The facilities in the surrounding area include the Giardini Via Ciriè gardens and the Giardino di Piazzale Volgogra gardens. The Rimbalzopoli park is also nearby, as is the Giardino di Corso Vercelli e Strada Cuorgné garden.

For further travel ideas beyond Lombardore, you can also explore Cinzano, Venaria Reale, Buttigliera Alta, Isolabella, Verrua Savoia, Sangano, Montanaro and Albiano D’ivrea.

For the broader travel overview: Turin.