Province of Alessandria, Administrative province in Piedmont, Italy.
The Province of Alessandria is an administrative division in Piedmont that runs from the flat plains of the Po River to the foothills of the Ligurian Apennines. The territory holds farmland planted with cereals and vineyards, along with rolling hills that rise into wooded ridges.
The province came into being in 1859 through a royal decree that joined several older territories like Acqui, Asti, Casale, Tortona and Novi into a single administrative unit. This reorganization followed the political shifts during the unification of Italy.
The Sacred Mountain of Crea stands as a major religious complex in the province, featuring chapels and sanctuaries that earned UNESCO World Heritage recognition.
The location between Milan, Turin and Genoa makes the area a crossroads for highways and railway lines that run in several directions. Visitors can reach smaller towns and rural communities on paved roads that wind through fields and hills.
The province received the Gold Medal of Military Valor in recognition of the local population's resistance against the German occupation during World War II. This honor recalls the contribution of local groups to the liberation efforts.
Location: Piedmont
Capital city: Alessandria
Shares border with: Province of Vercelli, Province of Pavia, Province of Piacenza, Metropolitan City of Genoa, Province of Savona, Province of Asti, Metropolitan City of Turin
Website: https://provincia.alessandria.it
GPS coordinates: 44.91333,8.62000
Latest update: December 5, 2025 16:30
San Michele Maggiore
51.8 km
Pavia Cathedral
51.7 km
Civic Tower
51.7 km
Cittadella of Alessandria
1.5 km
Sacro Monte di Crea
34 km
Ponte Coperto
51.4 km
Disastro di Molare
38.4 km
Visconti Castle
52.4 km
Castello della Pietra
45.8 km
Lago del Brugneto
61.5 km
Asti Cathedral
33.4 km
Eremo di Sant'Alberto di Butrio
42.3 km
Shrine of Nostra Signora della Guardia
50.9 km
Bialbero di Casorzo
25.5 km
Shrine of Nostra Signora della Guardia
19.1 km
Pavia railway station
51.4 km
Visconti Castle
52.4 km
Santa Maria del Carmine, Pavia
51.8 km
Casale Monferrato Cathedral
28.2 km
Ponte Cittadella
1 km
San Teodoro, Pavia
51.5 km
Parco naturale delle Capanne di Marcarolo
36.1 km
Forte di Gavi
28.7 km
Cathedral of Saint Peter and Saint Mark
186 m
Collegiate Church of St. Secondus
32.8 km
La Scolca
26.1 km
Monte Chiappo
52.4 km
Rivalta abbey
17.6 kmReviews
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Acqui Terme
Albera Ligure
Alessandria
Alfiano Natta
Alice Bel Colle
Alluvioni Piovera
Altavilla Monferrato
Alzano Scrivia
Arquata Scrivia
Avolasca
Balzola
Basaluzzo
Bassignana
Belforte Monferrato
Bergamasco
Berzano di Tortona
Bistagno
Borghetto di Borbera
Borgo San Martino
Borgoratto Alessandrino
Bosco Marengo
Bosio
Bozzole
Brignano-Frascata
Cabella Ligure
Camagna Monferrato
Camino
Cantalupo Ligure
Capriata d'Orba
Carbonara Scrivia
Carentino
Carezzano
Carpeneto
Carrega Ligure
Carrosio
Cartosio
Casal Cermelli
Casale Monferrato
Casaleggio Boiro
Casalnoceto
Casasco
Cassano Spinola
Cassine
Cassinelle
Castellania Coppi
Castellar Guidobono
Castellazzo Bormida
Castelletto Merli
Castelletto Monferrato
Castelletto d'Erro
Castelletto d'Orba
Castelnuovo Bormida
Castelnuovo Scrivia
Castelspina
Cavatore
Cella Monte
Cereseto
Cerreto Grue
Cerrina
Coniolo
Conzano
Costa Vescovato
Cremolino
Denice
Dernice
Fabbrica Curone
Felizzano
Fraconalto
Francavilla Bisio
Frascaro
Frassinello Monferrato
Frassineto Po
Fresonara
Frugarolo
Fubine Monferrato
Gabiano
Gamalero
Garbagna
Gavi
Giarole
Gremiasco
Grognardo
Grondona
Guazzora
Isola Sant'Antonio
Lerma
Lu e Cuccaro Monferrato
Malvicino
Masio
Melazzo
Merana
Mirabello Monferrato
Molare
Molino dei Torti
Mombello Monferrato
Momperone
Moncestino
Mongiardino Ligure
Monleale
Montacuto
Montaldeo
Montaldo Bormida
Montecastello
Montechiaro d'Acqui
Montegioco
Montemarzino
Morano sul Po
Morbello
Mornese
Morsasco
Murisengo
Novi Ligure
Occimiano
Odalengo Grande
Odalengo Piccolo
Olivola
Orsara Bormida
Ottiglio
Ovada
Oviglio
Ozzano Monferrato
Paderna
Pareto
Parodi Ligure
Pasturana
Pecetto di Valenza
Pietra Marazzi
Pomaro Monferrato
Pontecurone
Pontestura
Ponti
Ponzano Monferrato
Ponzone
Pozzol Groppo
Pozzolo Formigaro
Prasco
Predosa
Quargnento
Quattordio
Ricaldone
Rivalta Bormida
Rivarone
Rocca Grimalda
Roccaforte Ligure
Rocchetta Ligure
Rosignano Monferrato
Sala Monferrato
Sale
San Cristoforo
San Giorgio Monferrato
San Salvatore Monferrato
San Sebastiano Curone
Sant'Agata Fossili
Sardigliano
Sarezzano
Serralunga di Crea
Serravalle Scrivia
Sezzadio
Silvano d'Orba
Solero
Solonghello
Spigno Monferrato
Spineto Scrivia
Stazzano
Strevi
Tagliolo Monferrato
Tassarolo
Terruggia
Terzo
Ticineto
Tortona
Treville
Trisobbio
Valenza
Valmacca
Vignale Monferrato
Vignole Borbera
Viguzzolo
Villadeati
Villalvernia
Villamiroglio
Villanova Monferrato
Villaromagnano
Visone
Volpedo
Volpeglino
Voltaggio
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