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

The village was simply Prato: the specifier Sesia was added in 1863 to tell it apart from namesakes. Further back lies the ancient Karon, “above the waters”: tradition tells of a great lake between the hill of Sopramonte and that of San Lorenzo, where the houses stand today.

In the Middle Ages it depended on Romagnano Sesia and had one hamlet, Sopramonte; only towards the mid-sixteenth century, after long disputes, could it become a comune of its own. On the hill stands the watchtower of the Sopramonte castle, some twenty metres high, long used as a rainwater cistern.

The Prato Sesia guide

Where to stay

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Events & festivals 1

Next up: Saint Bernard, patron of the land of the auctioned offering, Tuesday 15 June

Getting there

Nearest airport: Milano Malpensa, 27 km away

🎉 Festivals and feasts in Prato Sesia 1

Patron saint festival In 244 days

Saint Bernard, patron of the land of the auctioned offering

📅 Every year, on 15 June; on 8 September the feast of the Nativity of Mary with vespers and the auctioned offering

Prato Sesia celebrates Saint Bernard of Menthon on 15 June, whose statue stands in the first chapel of the left nave of the parish church; on 8 September, the feast of the Nativity of Mary is celebrated, with the age-old tradition of vespers, the auctioned offering and outings in the vineyards.

What's around

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