Costigliole is an agricultural and industrial centre at the outskirts of Saluzzo. The town of the castles is situated on the right side of the Varaita torrent where it meets the plain. Erstwhile Costigliole belonged to the Margraviate of Saluzzo and was given as a fief to Guglielmo Costanzia (1215). After a short period under French rule it came under the dominion of the Savoyards in 1610. The parish church Saint Mary Magdalene dates from the first years of the 16th century, while the crypt at the base of the steeple preserves precious frescos by Hans Clemer. The Villa Giriodi, nowadays seat of the municipality and work of Bernardo Vittone, has a remarkable atrium and salon and dates from 1740. Worth mentioning are also the Castello Rosso and the Castellotto dei Costanzia, the town’s only true remnant of the late medieval period. Its hilltop position and its particularly mild climate favour special cultivation, such as the apricot Tonda di Costigliole and the grape Quagliano that is made into the d.o.c. (controlled designation of origin) wine of the same name.
The ethnographical museum ‘L Palas displays a collection of tools used in agriculture until the last century, especially for viticulture.
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Altitude: 476 m
Distance from Cuneo: 22 km
Weekly market: Saturday afternoon
Patron saint: Saint Anthony of Padua, the third Sunday of August
Sport centres: indoor soccer fields (district Ceretto, sports ground), volleyball (municipal gym), Boccia court
Services: bank, bancomat, pharmacy, children’s playground (various areas), picnic area (Fontana Carestia, district S. Cristina)
Summer sports: hiking, mountain-biking, biking, horseback riding, fishing
Fairs: March 14, May 10, December 6. Last Sunday in September Fair of the Quagliano Grape.
Municipality: tel. +39 0175/230121
