The Vercellese plain
The southern most area is nearly entire cultivated with rice and is famous for the extraordinary spring display of the submerged rice fields: the plain is transformed into an immense chessboard of water mirrors, punctuated by farmsteads and poplar trees here and there; this is the 'sea to small squares'.

 

The city of Vercelli dominates this area; rich in history, art and culture. Remarkable are its three museums, the Borgogna, the second pinacoteca (picture gallery) in Piedmont; the Leone, with its important historical and archaeological finds; and the Duomo's Treasury Museum that guards the richest shines and sacred objects. Precious and ancient are its churches, among which the Sant' Andrea's Basilica, a rare example of a fusion of Romanesque and Gothic styles; the Duomo, dedicated to its founder Sant' Eusebio, with the majestic silver and gold plated wooden crucifix dating back to the Othonian Age. Of particular artistic relief is the San Cristoforo Church (1515); the internal nave and two side aisles are decorated with valuable frescoes by Gaudenzio Ferrari: the main “Madonna degli Aranci” altar-piece, the cycles of the lives of the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene and the Crucifixion.

 

The Gattinara area
The central area of the Province narrows; here rise the hills of Gattinara, noteworthy for the production of the valuable Nebbiolo grapes a part of the Terre del Nebbiolo of Northern Piedmont that gives origins to important wines, appreciated on a European level such as Gattinara docg and Bramaterra doc. Gattinara, the main centre of this section, is seat for the Regional Wine Cellar and the District for northern Piedmont wines.

To the north, the territory opens and expands into the entire Sesia Valley, the same river that acted as the spectacular theatre for the 2002 World Championships of Canoeing and Kayaking and has always been loved by sports-lovers for the fabulous stretches designated for those who do river sport and for its rich waters teeming with fish.

The Valsesia, 'Italy's greenest valley' extends to the feet of Monte Rosa and, in winter fully satisfies the expectations of snow-lovers: there is only the embarrassment of the choice, from the skiing structure of Alagna Valsesia, a free-riding paradise, that is a part of the Monterosaski skiing district, to the new structure of the Mera's Alpe, can be reached by the chair lift in Scopello. Even cross-country skiers can choose among several opportunities: the run located near Scopello, the ring-like run of more than ten kilometres between Riva Valdobbia and Alagna and the accredited course for national competitions in Carcoforo.

 

And this isn't everything: the Valsesia offers enchanting scenery for excursions and hiking in a unique environment, in which the old traditions of the valley dwellers has been handed down in perfect harmony with the nature. Among the more captivating routes: the climb to the Regina Margherita Refuge, the highest in Europe at 4552 m , or take a walk into the Walser hamlets of Valgrande, Val Sermenza and Val Mastallone.

 

Extensive emotions even for art and culture lovers alike, it is possible to visit San Gaudenzio's Colleghiate Church, the Palace of the Museums with its rich Pinacoteca (art gallery), the Calderini Museum of Natural Science, Cesare Scaglia museum and the Santa Maria delle Grazie Church with the frescoes of the life and Passions of Christ, created by Gaudenzio Ferrari. With the modern cable railway, it is possible to reach Varallo's Sacro Monte, UNESCO property, the oldest in Northern Italy . It is made up of fifty chapels, which represent the Passions and death of Christ with painting and life-like statues, created by great artists such as Gaudenzio Ferrari and Tanzio of Varallo.

 

Numerous are the museums scattered throughout the entire valley, guarding important testimonies of the local culture: among which, the “Della Vedova” gallery of plaster casts in Rima, the permanent puncetto (local type of lace work made of tiny little knots) exhibit in Fobello, the Museum of Sacred Art in Campertogno and the Walser Museum in Alagna. 
For further turistic informations: http://www.atlvalsesiavercelli.it

 

In 1991 the Provincial Councillor’s Office for youth policies was found with the goal to concentrate the attention and resources on the young people.

 

Its activity aims to:

In 1997 the “Osservatorio provinciale sulle politiche giovanili”, the Provincial Observatory on the youth policies, was found with the goal to co-ordinate and develop the activities  youth field.

 

Since 2000, the Observatory has developed several information campain on Youth program, and helped hundred of young people to set up their own projects.