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How to get there: take Highway A26 (Genoa-Alessandria), exit at Ovada and continue along the State Route towards Basaluzzo.
From Serravalle Scrivia take Highway A7 Genoa-Milano.
Thanks to official documents that date back to 981 the town was known as “Basiligùcia” and according to historians this place-name is a diminutive of Basilica.
However some experts believe that Basaluzzo comes from “Bis Lucus” that means “between two woods,” the woods along the Lemme and Orba.
It has also been believed that in public documents the notary tried to translate the dialect pace-name, therefore Basaluzzo was written as Baseregucio. The Romans called the town “Badelucum” which is very probable due to the vulgar evolution.
The urban tissue of the town developed around a mill and silk factory. Today, these historical buildings of Basaluzzo contain a Community Library and a Museum of Arts and Crafts, which reminds us of the important role they played in the everyday life of its inhabitants.
Today, Basaluzzo has adapted itself to the new technologies and it has also built many factories. Although the town has become mainly industrial there are still some cultivated land that offers corn and vineyards.
The Basaluzzo Local Government also includes the nearby community of S. Antonio.
Of great architectonic prestige is the Church of Sant’Andrea Apostolo, which is the most important church that is near the Castle as well as the Church of St. Rocco and St. Maria that is smaller but it has a unique beauty.
Although the Basaluzzo Castle is private property of the Marquis Pallavicino family you can still visit some of the rooms of the castle. Today it is being restored and therefore it is closed to the public.
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