Chivasso

Few towns in Piedmont have a history as closely tied to the House of Savoy as Chivasso. Set beside the Po River, it developed on the route between Turin and the eastern Po plain, passing under Savoyard rule in the 15th century. The Cavour Canal, a major 19th-century irrigation work for Piedmontese agriculture, draws water from the Po at Chivasso. In the centre, the Collegiate Church of Santa Maria Assunta is noted for its late-Gothic façade. Chivasso is also known for nocciolini, small hazelnut-and-meringue biscuits that remain a local specialty. Find related webcams around Chivasso and the Po plain to gain a wider sense of this part of Piedmont.

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