Terra di Dolcetto e di Nebbiolo, Roddino si trova ai confini della bassa Langa, là dove i vigneti diventano meno fitti e lasciano il posto a boschi di noccioli e campi.
Roddino nacque nel X secolo come presidio di guerra e, grazie alla sua posizione pivilegiata, venne costruito prima una torre di vedetta e poi un castello intorno al quale si sviluppò il centro urbano.
Il maniero fu proprietà di Bonifacio il Grande, di suo figlio marchese di Cortemilia ed in seguito del marchese di Saluzzo. Con il trattato di Lione passò nelle mani di Carlo Emanuele I di Savoia, ma nel corso delle guerre che sconvolsero questo territorio nella prima metà del Seicento, venne irrimediabilmente distrutto.
Vicino al luogo dove c'era il castello venne costruita nel 1400 la Chiesa Parrocchiale di Santa Margherita, che conserva al suo interno una preziosa acquasantiera.
Questa, insieme alla Cappella di Santa Margherita, che sorge su un altura ad ovest del centro storico, sono le attrazioni storiche più interessanti di Roddino.
Non è da disdegnare, però, una passeggiata nei vicoli del centro dove spiccano qua e la murales, tocchi di colore e vasi in fiore.
Uno sguardo, poi, è d'obbligo al panorama che qui, a 610 metri slm, spazia dalle zone del Barolo fino all'Alta Langa.
Discovering the village of Roddino - Langhe
Land of Dolcetto and Nebbiolo wines, Roddino lies on the borders of the Bassa Langa, where the vineyards become less dense and give way to hazelnut forests and fields.
Roddinowas born in the X century as a garrison of war and, thanks to its pivileged position, was built firstly a lookout towerand, then a castle around which the urban center developed.
The manor was the property of Bonifacio the Great, of his son the marquis of Cortemilia and later of the marquis of Saluzzo. With the Treaty of Lyon it passed into the hands of Carlo Emanuele I of Savoy, but during the wars that upset this territory in the first half of the seventeenth century, it was irreparably destroyed.
Near the site of the fortification, was built in 1400 the Parish Church of Santa Margherita, which houses a precious holy water font.
This religious building and the Chapel of Santa Margherita, which stands on a rise in the west side of the historic center, are the most interesting historical attractions of Roddino.
It isn't to be disdained, however, a walk through the alleys of the center where murals, touches of color and flowering pots stand out here and there.
A glance, then, to the panorama is a must; here, at 610 meters above sea level, the view sweeps over the areas of Barolo and the Alta Langa.
Land of Dolcetto and Nebbiolo wines, Roddino lies on the borders of the Bassa Langa, where the vineyards become less dense and give way to hazelnut forests and fields.
Roddinowas born in the X century as a garrison of war and, thanks to its pivileged position, was built firstly a lookout towerand, then a castle around which the urban center developed.
The manor was the property of Bonifacio the Great, of his son the marquis of Cortemilia and later of the marquis of Saluzzo. With the Treaty of Lyon it passed into the hands of Carlo Emanuele I of Savoy, but during the wars that upset this territory in the first half of the seventeenth century, it was irreparably destroyed.
Near the site of the fortification, was built in 1400 the Parish Church of Santa Margherita, which houses a precious holy water font.
This religious building and the Chapel of Santa Margherita, which stands on a rise in the west side of the historic center, are the most interesting historical attractions of Roddino.
It isn't to be disdained, however, a walk through the alleys of the center where murals, touches of color and flowering pots stand out here and there.
A glance, then, to the panorama is a must; here, at 610 meters above sea level, the view sweeps over the areas of Barolo and the Alta Langa.
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