Holiday apartment in Sciolze: Green Hillside and Historic Traces

Holiday apartment in Sciolze between landscape and culture

Sciolze is situated on a hillside in a green area that has retained its distinctly Monferrato character. The town’s special features lie in its landscape, local history and festive events. The hills around Sciolze bear traces of human presence dating back around 3,000 years. When choosing your accommodation, you can therefore consider whether you would like to focus on the historic town centre, the history of church architecture or an event taking place in Sciolze. Those interested in culture can look both to historic buildings and to events in the local festival calendar. Your view of Sciolze can thus shift between landscape, architectural history and the festival calendar.

The highest point and the history of the fortress

Piazza Vittorio Veneto is the historic centre of Sciolze and is located at the highest point of the town. The Castello di San Severino is a medieval fortress, of whose walls only a few remains have survived. A manor house in the eclectic style was also built on the grounds of the Castello di San Severino.

Churches bearing their own marks of time

The religious buildings, too, bear tangible signs of different periods. The construction of the Chiesa della Confraternita dello Spirito Santo is attributed to the period between the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The Chiesa della Confraternita dello Spirito Santo is not accessible. The Parrocchiale di San Giovanni Battista dates from 1400 and was remodelled until 1774. Its high altar is made of Gassino stone. In Sciolze, a medieval fortress, an eclectic-style manor house and churches from different building phases thus come together.

The Chiesa di Santa Lucia was formerly called Santa Maria and was Sciolze’s old parish church until 1400. It is open on the occasion of November 4, August 15 and some religious services in May. Anyone wishing to include this historic site in their trip should therefore plan a visit around these occasions. The church thus combines its former parish function with openings for individual occasions.

Festivals throughout the year

The Sagra della Zucca takes place on the first Sunday in October and includes a market at the Polo Educativo. The Festa patronale San Rocco takes place in Sciolze in mid-August. Alongside the religious and local history, the two festivals add a culinary and patronal dimension to the annual calendar. The interval between mid-August and the first Sunday in October provides two different time windows for planning a trip. The Sagra della Zucca also links its October date with the market at the Polo Educativo.

Further destinations for planning your trip

If you would like to extend your travel plans beyond Sciolze, you can find further destinations here: Caselle Torinese, San Benigno Canavese, Bussoleno, Cesana Torinese, Sant'anna, Chiomonte, Sant'antonino Di Susa and Baldissero Torinese.

For the broader travel overview: Turin.