Italy: handbook for travellers First Part, Northern Italy and Corsica . s the Sesia (p. 144), which descends fromMonte Rosa. To the 1. rise the Alps, among which the magni-ficent Monte Rosa group is especially conspicuous. Stations BorgoVercelli, Ponzana, and Novara (*Rail. Restaurant; Tre Re), a fortress and episcopalresidence (14,395 inhab.), commanded by the stately tower ofthe church of S. Gaudenzio, which was erected by Pellegrini about1560 and contains several good pictures by Gaudenzio tower, ascended by 300 steps , commands a very extensiveprospect, especially picturesque t

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Italy: handbook for travellers First Part, Northern Italy and Corsica . s the Sesia (p. 144), which descends fromMonte Rosa. To the 1. rise the Alps, among which the magni-ficent Monte Rosa group is especially conspicuous. Stations BorgoVercelli, Ponzana, and Novara (*Rail. Restaurant; Tre Re), a fortress and episcopalresidence (14,395 inhab.), commanded by the stately tower ofthe church of S. Gaudenzio, which was erected by Pellegrini about1560 and contains several good pictures by Gaudenzio tower, ascended by 300 steps , commands a very extensiveprospect, especially picturesque towards the Alps. The Cathedral,a Romanesque structure with nave and double aisles, connectedwith the Baptistery by an atrium or entrance-court, is a pictu-resque pile. The market-place is surrounded by colonnades. Thewhole town, with its Italian architecture and numerous shops, is at-tractive and interesting. In the Corso Cavour, at the entranceto the town from the station, stands a Monument of Cavour byDini, erected in 1863; near the Porta Mortara another to Charles. a ee -4*x x/f liiillilflJJ SSr Av — — — — -H— — — — Mfifici

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