The small village of Grana is located
in Lower Monferrato (province of Asti, Piedmont Region) at a height
of 290 meters asl. It extends on a 600 hectars surface and has about
800 inhabitants.
The village lies on top of a small and scenic hill on the right side
of the rio Grana stream, merging into the Po river in Valenza.
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| Landscape |
View arriving from Scurzolengo |
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| Parish Church of St. Mary of the Assumption |
Cows are freely pasturing. The Parish
Church dominates the landscape. |
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| View of Grana arriving from Montemagno.
The Alps appear in the background. |
Grana as seen from the “Bialbero” |
View of the “Bialbero” (two
nested trees). |
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View of the “Bialbero”
(two nested trees). |
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Bell tower of the
Church. |
Bell tower of the
Church. |
-History-
In the early Middle Ages Grana belonged to the San Dalmazzo Abbey of
Predona and to the Bishop of Asti. It was first a fief of Calliano’s
Lords, and then of Occimiano’s Marquesses. At the beginning of
the XV century, it was conquered by Francesco Sforza and became part
of Gonzaga’s possessions. Around the middle of XVII century, Grana
was submitted under the sway of Del Carretto family.
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