Opentopia Directory Encyclopedia Tools

Novara

Encyclopedia : N : NO : NOV : Novara



 

Novara is a city of Piedmont, in North-west Italy, to the west of Milan.

It is the capital city of the province of Novara.

History

Founded in ancient times by Romans, Novara was the site of two important battles, the Battle of Novara (in 1513) in the War of the League of Cambrai and the Battle of Novara (in 1849) in the Italian Wars of Independence.

Main sights