Favria is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) in the
Metropolitan City of Turin in the
Italian
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region
Piedmont
it, Piemontese
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, located about north of
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The ...
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Favria borders the following municipalities:
Rivarolo Canavese
Rivarolo Canavese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about north of Turin.
Main sights
*Castle of Malgrà (14th century), built by the counts of San Martino who at the time ...
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Busano,
Oglianico
Oglianico is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin.
Oglianico borders the following municipalities: Salassa, Rivarolo Canavese
Rivarolo Canavese is a ''comun ...
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It is home to the church of ''San Pietro Vecchio'', which houses 15th centuries frescoes from the Master of the
Marca di Ancona. Of the original 11th-12th centuries edifice, today the base of the bell tower and the
Romanesque-style apse remain. The current appearance dates to the 18th-century restoration.
References
Cities and towns in Piedmont
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