Maranzana

Last update 30 January 2024

Everyone is crazy for the “babaci”, the life-size puppets that tell the life and history of Maranzana

Landscape

Maranzana lies in the southeast of the province of Asti.

It is about 42 km from Asti, the provincial capital.

Insights

“Conoscere Maranzana”. Comune di Maranzana, Jan. 22, 2019, www.comune.maranzana.at.it/it/page/conoscere-maranzana. Last accessed Jan. 25, 2024.

History

The history of Maranzana begins in 500 B.C. as an agricultural settlement.

The territory was ravaged by invasions until the 8th century.

The history of Maranzana follows the various vicissitudes of Monferrato with the alternations in power of the Aleramic period, Paleologo, the Gonzaga family of Mantua, and finally the Savoy family.

Insights

“Cenni storici”. Comune di Maranzana, Jan. 22, 2019, www.comune.maranzana.at.it/it/page/cenni-storici-fb6febe5-ae74-4020-81d2-6f3b5205c52d. Last accessed Jan. 25, 2024.

Administration

Food and wine and typical products

The economy pivots on viticulture and the area's excellent agricultural resources.

To be seen

A medieval castle dominates the village.

Not far away, we find the parish Church of St. John the Baptist and St. Emerenziana (Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista e Santa Emerenziana).

Furthermore, worth seeing, are the Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation (Chiesa di Nostra Signora Annunziata) and the Church of St. Roch (Chiesa di San Rocco).

In Maranzana there is a museum and a monument dedicated to its most famous citizen, the navigator and explorer Giacomo Bove.

The Municipality is included in the Safeguard Zone called “Bosco delle Sorti — La Communa”.

Insights

“Bosco delle Sorti”. Comune di Maranzana, Dec. 20, 2018, www.comune.maranzana.at.it/it/page/bosco-delle-sorti. Last accessed Jan. 25, 2024.

“Chiese e Monumenti storici”. Comune di Maranzana, Dec. 28, 2018, www.comune.maranzana.at.it/it/page/chiese-e-monumenti-0467c655-cf17-475c-bdb4-f38c20b8c5f1. Last accessed Jan. 25, 2024.

“Flora e fauna”. Comune di Maranzana, Oct. 12, 2018, www.comune.maranzana.at.it/it/page/flora-e-fauna. Last accessed Jan. 25, 2024.

“Personaggi Illustri”. Comune di Maranzana, Dec. 20, 2018, www.comune.maranzana.at.it/it/page/personaggi-illustri-303610fb-29e5-4b55-a1dc-8c947754a224. Last accessed Jan. 25, 2024.

“Punti di Interesse”. Comune di Maranzana, www.comune.maranzana.at.it/it/point-of-interests. Last accessed Jan. 25, 2024.

“Sentiero del Papa”. Comune di Maranzana, Oct. 22, 2018, www.comune.maranzana.at.it/it/page/sentiero-del-papa. Last accessed Jan. 25, 2024.

Curiosity

Welcoming visitors to Maranzana are the babaci, beautiful rag dolls made by willing women of the village.

The babaci's route starts from the parking lot of the Maranzana Winery.

Insights

Il Paese dei Babaci, www.ilpaesedeibabaci.it. Last accessed Jan. 25, 2024.

Data source

• Synthesis / reprocessing information taken from the institutional website (current and previous versions) of the Municipality of Maranzana — https://www.comune.maranzana.at.it/
• Cover image source: Provincia di Asti — https://www.provincia.asti.it

Insights

BeWeb - Beni Ecclesiastici in WEB
https://beweb.chiesacattolica.it/

Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali
https://catalogo.beniculturali.it/

Centro Interuniversitario di Storia Territoriale "Goffredo Casalis"
https://www.archiviocasalis.it/

• Maranzana
  https://www.archiviocasalis.it/localized-install/biblio/asti/maranzana

Ente Turismo Langhe Monferrato Roero
https://www.visitlmr.it

Wikipedia, l'enciclopedia libera.
https://it.wikipedia.org

• Maranzana
  https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maranzana

See also

News from Maranzana

• Discover the latest news posted on the website of the Municipality of Maranzana
  https://www.comune.maranzana.at.it/it/news

Events in Maranzana

• Discover the events posted on the website of the Municipality of Maranzana
  https://www.comune.maranzana.at.it/it/events

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