Coniolo: Pontestura - Casale Monferrato
The Po River defines the setting of Coniolo — the village stands in the Monferrato hills above the broad plain around Casale Monferrato. Between Coniolo, Casale and Pontestura, fields, vineyards and scattered farmsteads occupy gentle ridges, while the river plain opens below. Monferrato is one of Piedmont’s historic wine areas, associated with grapes including Barbera and Grignolino. Old Coniolo was abandoned in the early 20th century after ground subsidence linked to marl extraction for cement production, and the settlement was rebuilt nearby. Casale Monferrato, once the capital of the Marquisate of Montferrat, is home to the Romanesque Cathedral of Sant’Evasio.
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Coniolo lies along the Po Valley, where the rolling Basso Monferrato hills rise above the broad plain near Casale Monferrato. This small Piedmontese comune occupies a transition between river country and cultivated slopes, with vineyards forming part of the agricultural setting. Its identity is inseparable from the former settlement of Coniolo, abandoned after instability linked to the extraction of cement marl undermined the ground; the community was rebuilt on safer terrain. That episode remains an unusual chapter in Monferrato’s industrial past. Explore other webcams around Monferrato to see how this corner of Piedmont relates to the wider Po basin.
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