Tagliolo
And the turreted castle opens to Dolcetto and Cortese.

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Located a few kilometers above Ovada, sull'ubertosa hill at the foot of Mount Colma, the territory of Tagliolo Monferrato was granted in 967, for diploma of Otto I to Aleramo, Marquis of Monferrato and was long regarded as so-called "fiefdoms of  the Empire". It was the seat of a feudal court of appeal, except for sporadic short intervals. There is still a way of saying, that local people say refering to that period: "Appeal to Tagliolo". In 1477, again for the investiture of the Emperor, were designated with the title of "Counts of Tagliolo" the  Marquis Doria Gentile, originating in Genoa; later the title passed to the family of the Marquis of Tagliolo Pinelli Gentile, which still own the castle today. The oldest part of the house of the Marquis is the northern courtyard where there is still part of the fourteenth century tower and the drawbridge drains are visible. Dated from later centuries other architectural structures including the "square tower" whose top is ascribed to the fifteenth century. The castle, one of the most popular in the area, has generally excellent condition after the restoration carried out in the last century by D'Andrade, who was able to maintain the stylistic purity of the clean lines. The interior of the building opens in sumptuous rooms with a rich gallery of ancient paintings and with exceptionally valuable antique furniture. There are part of the manor treasures; a beautiful library with great historical value and a valuable collection of weapons. The dependencies of the castle, in their atmosphere have welcomed in 1971 the third show of the Dolcetto di Ovada.
To visit in Tagliolo the castle's courtyards Pinelli Gentile (with permission of the property); The Ornithological Collection in the town hall; the Oratory, once the parish church, dating from the thirteenth century, rich in paintings and artistic furnishings; S. Vito, today Cemetery Chapel with traces of the earliest Christian settlements; St. Peter's Church in the homonymous village and the few, but enticing ruins of a Cistercian monastery dedicated to Santa Maria di Bano, in Colombano; Other oratories and chapels scattered here and there for the traveler protection. One of the attractions of Tagliolo is provided by the presence of a municipal water supply fed by the waters "bacteriological-pure as well as oligo-minerals of therapeutic and diuretic value" that flow from mountain springs.
The sport is represented in Tagliolo with the tambourine and tennis resort of Maisetta and with a nice sports field in S. Vito.
Beautiful surroundings  encourage hiking, among vegetation and pine forests, and for those wishing to savor the beauty of places traveling by car, there is an opportunity to revisit "the ancient salt route", the easy road, which shows in modern key the route that led to Capanne di Marcarolo across the Apennines.
To remember are the nice Fair following the Festival of San Carlo with its procession, which falls on the Sunday following November 4; the Spring Festival in Colma and the nice carnival that closes a period of joy in celebrations before facing Lent in the so-called "Fat Sunday."
Local productions: notable characteristic wineries make wines like Dolcetto and White Cortese.
 

Veduta panoramica.

Il castello.