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Borgomanero <\/b>is well-known as it is the <\/span>second and most important city of the area of Novara<\/b>, after Novara itself. The <\/span>prime position <\/b>where this evocative urban center sits is <\/span>truly favorable<\/b>. Indeed, Borgomanero is in the northernmost area of the Novarese plain, ending in the high ground of Santa Caterina (Saint Catherine), San Michele (Saint Michael), and Maggiate on the Northern side, and Vergano Colombaro and Cureggio on the Eastern side. The <\/span>historical and geographical characteristics <\/b>of Borgomanero make it a city with a strong cultural identity, open to innovation and technology.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In the past<\/b>,<\/span> Borgomanero<\/b> was the <\/span>crossroad <\/b>between the streets that led to Riviera d\u2019Orta, and Sempione and Turin and Lake Major.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This was the reason why people decided to build Borgomanero: it was a reference point for the <\/span>Piedmontese trade<\/b>. From the urbanistic and geographical level, Borgomanero preserves the model of <\/span>Crux Viarum <\/span><\/i>that people used to build the city during the Middle Ages.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The most ancient testimony related to Borgomanero\u2019s existence dates back to <\/span>one of the twenty-three manors of the court of Barazzola<\/b>. The name of the city has, however, different origins: the first official <\/span>denomination <\/b>is related to the <\/span>Church of San Leonardo<\/b>. The Church was a landmark for the pilgrims on the Via Francisca.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The episcopate of Novara later decided to transform <\/span>Borgo S.Leonardo<\/b> into a military stronghold, which also became a support for the Catholic Church\u2019s expansion toward the North. Eventually, this settlement was named after the Chief Magistrate of Novara, <\/span>Giorgio Maniero<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The building of a new town meant that the ancient village of <\/span>San Leonardo<\/b>, whose Church is still present and was external to the walls of the previous village.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n From a <\/span>cultural point of view<\/b>, <\/span>Borgomanero<\/b> offers a series of activities, characteristic monuments that are worth visiting. Showing that the city preserve its humble agricultural origins, one of the most important attractions of the city is the <\/span>\u201cGrape Festival<\/b>,<\/span>\u201d <\/b>a popular folk festival where floats parade and music artists perform.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In 1936, Podest\u00e0 Gianni Colombo set up this event, which aimed to celebrate the grape-harvest. Originally, the festival took place during the 3rd week of September. Today, the festival is part of a longer event, which includes the \u201cDonkey Race\u201d and that takes the name of <\/span>\u201cSettembre Borgomanerese<\/b>.\u201d This\u00a0 initiative animates the territory for four weeks, gaining prestige on the national level.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n But tourist know <\/span>Borgomanero <\/b>also because of <\/span>Biblioteca Pubblica<\/b>, a public library that the <\/span>Cultural Institution of Achille Marazza Foundation <\/b>manages.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Here, a special section \u201cHistory of Piedmont and Lombardy,\u201d where one finds the almost complete collection of the book that authors published on the theme since 1500.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Concerning the <\/span>monuments <\/b>that are worth seeing, we find the <\/span>Statua della Madonna <\/b>(Virgin Mary Statue), which Gabriele I D\u2019Este ordered. Besides, we find the <\/span>Collegiata of San Bartolomeo<\/b>, the <\/span>Chiesetta di San Leonardo <\/b>(Church of San Leonardo), the <\/span>Palazzo d\u2019Este<\/b>,<\/span> and the <\/span>Castello di Vergano<\/b> (Castle of Vergano).<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Borgomanero is a city in the district of Novara, the second most important one after Novara. Here you are with the origins and characteristic attractions of this place. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5242,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[44],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nBorgomanero: Geography and History<\/b><\/h3>\n
What are the most important monuments and attractions in Borgomanero?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n