The name comes from the domini de Vicia, the local lords: the first document naming them is from 1228, when the diocese of Asti redeemed the fief. The earliest core of the castle above the village is traced to the Lombards, and on the nearby hill of San Martino stood a pieve, probably older still.
In 1401 the fief was sold to Oddone Roero, and the Roero stayed a long while. Then they left: at the beginning of the eighteenth century they moved to the castle of Guarene, because the one at Vezza had become obsolete for the needs of the time.
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📅 Every year, on 11 November; the town also hosts the Regional Fair of the Alba White Truffle and Roero Wines
Vezza d'Alba celebrates Saint Martin on 11 November, in the chapel dedicated to him; the town also hosts the Regional Fair of the Alba White Truffle and Roero Wines.
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Outside Vezza d'Alba, but an easy day trip away.
