What to see · Alba

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Alba: 3 places to start with

1. 1 Churches Chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena Vittone's church in Alba, with its unfinished brick front.
2. 2 Castles Palazzo Comunale di Alba Alba's fourteenth-century town hall, with a Macrino panel in the council chamber.
3. 3 Castles Palazzo di Giustizia Alba's courthouse, built as a wooded hill by Gabetti and Isola.

6 places covered in Alba Grouped by type, most important first.

Castles, palaces and villas

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Palazzo Comunale di Alba ★

Alba's fourteenth-century town hall, with a Macrino panel in the council chamber.

Palazzo di Giustizia ★

Alba's courthouse, built as a wooded hill by Gabetti and Isola.

Palazzo Marro

Alba's medieval tower-house, built on the podium of a Roman temple.

Churches and places of worship

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Chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena ★

Vittone's church in Alba, with its unfinished brick front.

Duomo di Alba

Rebuilt between 1486 and 1517, Alba Cathedral features red-brick Gothic architecture and a famous 1512 wooden choir.

Museums, theatres and collections

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Museo civico archeologico e di scienze naturali Federico Eusebio

Alba's civic museum features 21 rooms dedicated to ancient Alba Pompeia and regional natural sciences.