The town of Novara
Of ancient origin, it lies in a strategically favorable location. Novara has a compact town center and you can easily visit it on foot. There are so many historical and artistic sights in this town of the Valley of the Po, that every step you take, you can see buildings built in different styles. Agricultural and trade center, it has an elegant and refined look, it is a town of art and culture, situated not too far from Milan and from the lakes Maggiore and Orta. Walking in the town streets you can visit the two main churches, enter the courtyard of the ancient town-hall and the cloister of the parsonage, admire the façades of mansions and houses, decorated with terracotta tiles or stucco or remain charmed by the elegance and grandeur of the highest brick building in the world, the famous dome planned by the not less famous Italian architect Alessandro Antonelli, who was born in the Province of Novara. It is a masterpiece of the Italian engineering.