Montà, Italy (Piedmont): What to See, Eat & Stay

The name comes from the climb up to the castle: it was so awkward that they called it Montata Fangi, the mud climb. The castle, at the top of the town, was built by the Roero in 1263 and wholly remade by the Isnardi; its frescoes and its prisons are still there.

The town of today was born out of a destruction. In 1254, once the counts of Biandrate were beaten, the villages around were razed: Turriglie, now San Vito, Desaja, Morinaldo, Tuerdo. Those who lived there moved and built separate closed clusters around the castle, and over the centuries the gaps between them filled in.

The Montà guide

Where to stay

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Events & festivals 1

Next up: Saint Anthony the Abbot, patron of the land of the Roero Wine Not, Sunday 17 January

Getting there

Nearest airport: Torino Caselle, 49 km away

🎉 Festivals and feasts in Montà 1

Patron saint festival In 94 days

Saint Anthony the Abbot, patron of the land of the Roero Wine Not

📅 Every year, on 17 January; hamlet festivals in May, June and July, including Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Montà celebrates Saint Anthony the Abbot on 17 January; the town's calendar is rich in festivities, from the Festa 'd Magg on the first Sunday of May, to the Roero Wine Not at the end of May, through to the hamlet festivals at San Rocco and San Vito, the latter dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

What's around

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