There are two roads to the name: the first takes it from Basiligutia, which would point to a basilica nearby; the second from Bis lucum, that is among the woods.
The place appears in a diploma of 981, by which the emperor Otto II granted it in fief to the monastery of San Salvatore in Pavia; the grant was later confirmed by two more documents, signed by Otto III and by Arduin of Ivrea. In 1799 the village was the scene of a bloody clash between the French under Moreau and the Austro-Russians under Suvorov. The castle of Clarefuentes has a massive tower.
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📅 Every year, on 17 August, preceded on 14 and 15 August by a country supper
Basaluzzo celebrates Saint Joachim on 17 August; on 14 and 15 August, a traditional country supper is held in preparation for the patronal feast.
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Outside Basaluzzo, but an easy day trip away.
