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

The name may come from Andicus: three separate holdings, Andi, Andeco and Andicello, that welded into one place. Others trace it to the Andes, the Celtic tribe Caesar wrote about, and read their name in Andio, the hill north of the village.

In December 1290 Chieri bought the place along with its inhabitants for two thousand Asti lire. In 1543 French troops took it and the Spanish destroyed it; the villagers, held to be traitors, were driven out and only in 1545 were pardoned and allowed to rebuild. Little of the castle survives, absorbed into later houses, and the bell tower began as its defence tower.

The Andezeno guide

Where to stay

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Events & festivals 1

Next up: Saint George and Saint Justina, patrons of the land of the Cardoon and Bagna Càuda, Sunday 25 April

Getting there

Nearest airport: Torino Caselle, 25 km away

🎉 Festivals and feasts in Andezeno 1

Patron saint festival In 191 days

Saint George and Saint Justina, patrons of the land of the Cardoon and Bagna Càuda

📅 Every year, on 25 April; Saint Justina, protector of the fruits of the earth, is celebrated the last Sunday of October

Andezeno celebrates Saint George on 25 April; beneath the high altar of the church, a richly carved urn holds the body of the martyr Saint Justina, brought from the Roman catacombs and protector of the fruits of the earth, celebrated every year on the last Sunday of October, coinciding with the Cardoon and Bagna Càuda Festival.

What's around

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