Places
Hike·Easy·Relaxing·Hidden gem
Vercelli — Basilica di Sant'Andrea & Risaie
Piedmont
Vercelli sits at the centre of the Po plain's rice country, and its early Gothic Basilica of Sant'Andrea overlooks flat farmland flooded each spring for rice cultivation, a landscape distinct from the vineyard-covered hills covered elsewhere in Piedmont. Paths along field edges give an easy, level walk with wide open skies.
Duration
1–2 hours
Distance
4 km
Elevation
+5 m
Best season
April – September
Parking · Free
Free parking near the basilica in Vercelli.
Water
Fountain in the town.
Highlights
- Heart of Europe's largest rice-growing area
- Early Gothic basilica
- Flat, flooded paddy-field landscape
With your dog
Leashed dogs welcome on the paths bordering the rice fields.
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