Canon EOS 250D | 20mm | 1/100s | f/5.6 | ISO 100 Taken on 16/02/2021. Sizzano is a lovely small town, located about 80km northeast of Turin and around 20km northwest of Novara, surrounded by rice fields with a wide-angle view of the Alps. The nucleus of this broadly bypassed town is the 'Ricetto Medievale', an old fortification first attested in the 12th century as a means to protect the inhabitants from invaders or thieves as well as to preserve an important site such as a church; in the case of Sizzano, it's San Vittore around which the fortification was built. The ancient architecture here is visually appealing: the masonry is formed by streams of pebbles in a herringbone pattern, alternating with horizontal rows of bricks. The buildings typically have one room on the ground floor and another upstairs, accessible by wooden stairs or a ladder from outside. Thank goodness these houses haven't been demolished as that would mean losing an important part of Sizzano's history and heritage. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: Sizzano is reachable by bus from Novara with the company 'Baranzelli', Monday to Saturday. ______________________________________ #Sizzano #Ig_Novara #IgersNovara #VisitPiemonte #Piedmont #MegaPiemonte #BellezzedItalia #BorghidItalia #Borghi_Italiani #LiveFolkTakeOver #GF_Italy #Italy_Illife #InstaItaly #StayAndWander #Splendid_Shotz #OK_Streets #Don_In_Italy #Awesome_Shots #TravelItaly #GramsLayers #Ill_Grammers #Italy_PhotoLovers #Loves_Italy #TurismoNovara #TravelPhotography #TravelBlog #BBCTravel #CondeNastTraveller #HiddenGem #TravelMore (at Sizzano) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNVumjxlSFr/?igshid=ayj15er6ctte
