Motta Dè Conti: Churches, Festivals and Piedmontese Cuisine

Motta Dè Conti combines sacred art, local festivals, Piedmontese cuisine and historical traces in Mantie. If, during a trip to Italy, you are looking not only for a place name but also for specific points of connection with culture and local traditions, the town takes you from the parish church dating from 1390 to events that place maize and regional conviviality at the centre.

Churches and Art

The parish church of S.S. Annunziata was built in 1390. In the Parrocchia della S.S. Annunziata, the first altar on the right contains a 16th-century panel by Bernardino Lanino. It depicts the mystical marriage of Saint Catherine. The building and the artwork thus bring together two different historical periods.

The sculpture of the Monumento ai Caduti shows the winged goddess of victory crowning a dying soldier. Alongside the panel’s religious depiction, this scene with a dying soldier takes centre stage and creates a distinct accent among Motta Dè Conti’s cultural themes.

Sacred Sites from Different Periods

The Chiesetta di San Giovanni Evangelista dates from 1682. The Cappelletta di San Rocco has a small bell tower; its altar features a statue of Saint Roch. Both sites offer different architectural and religious motifs among the destination’s sacred points of interest.

The Chiesetta di San Giovanni Battista dates from the 17th century. The Cappelletta SS. Fabiano e Sebastiano is an oratory dating from 1597. In Mantie there is a small church dedicated to San Rocco, which was once attended by a resident chaplain. For visitors interested in culture, this creates a picture in which buildings, altars, bell towers and historical pastoral care each form distinct focal points.

Mantie Between History and Geography

In the hamlet of Mantie, part of Motta de' Conti, there was an ancient mutatio ad medias, a horse-changing station on the ancient Roman consular road that connected Rome with Gaul. Large blocks of stone in the riverbed of the Sesia near Mantie formed a bridge pier. Mantie lies on the opposite bank of the Sesia and can be reached from Motta de' Conti exclusively via Lomellina. You should consider this historical trace and the geographical relationship as two distinct aspects when planning your trip.

Festivals and Piedmontese Cuisine

The procession of the Festa di San Giovanni is organised by the Confraternita di San Giovanni, the Oratorio San Giovanni Bosco and the festival committee. The Sagra del Mais honours maize as one of the symbols of the region and combines the occasion with convivial evenings, typical foods, live music and activities for all age groups.

The Pro Loco Mottese focuses its activities on typical Piedmontese cuisine in order to preserve and pass on its unique flavours. If you are looking for accommodation in Motta Dè Conti, you can include this culinary focus, as well as the churches, festival themes and historical traces of Mantie, in your personal travel plans.

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