Canavese

Canavese Canavèis
Traditional region
Church of Santa Croce at Sparone
Coat of arms
Country	Italy
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)

Canavese (

The main centres, in addition to Ivrea, are Caluso, Chivasso, Cirié, Cuorgnè and Rivarolo Canavese.

List of places in Canavese

History

The first inhabitants of Canavese were the

When the Roman Empire fell, Canavese fell under the domination of Byzantium. It was then conquered by Lombards and later by Franks.

After the death of Arduino, marquis of Ivrea and the first to bear the title of king of Italy (1015), the Counts of Canavese part of the House of Ivrea (who all claimed to be his descendants) shared out the region. This was the beginning of the big families of Canavese: San Martino, Valperga, de Candia, Castellamonte, and later the Biandrate family from Novara.

The House of Savoy started its political expansion in Canavese in the 14th century, and the Commune of Ivrea as well as the Canavese Counts became their subjects.

In the 16th century, Canavese came under French domination, then Spanish domination, then back to French domination. Napoleon's defeat in 1814 returned Canavese under the House of Savoy.

Main sights

• Sacro Monte di Belmonte
• House of King Arduin at Cuorgnè
• Cathedral and Church of St. Bernardino at Ivrea
• Fruttuaria
  Abbey

Canavese is also home to numerous castles of medieval origin, such as those of Ivrea, Parella, Malgrà, Agliè and others.

See also

• Ivrea Morainic Amphitheatre

References

External links

• Media related to Canavese at Wikimedia Commons
• CORSAC (Centro Ricerche e Studi Alto Canavese) (in Italian)
• Official web site for European Sacred Mounts (in English)