The town covers a wide area, with buildings, churches, and houses stretching from the base of a hill at 110 meters up to its flat summit at 310 meters.

Cassine occupies a unique position, near the Bormida River and bordering fifteen municipalities. It was one of ten villages along the Franca del Monferrato road, a historic trade route connecting lower and upper Monferrato and linking Asti and Vercelli to Liguria. Today, Cassine and nine neighboring towns have restored the road as a 55 km hiking trail.

The town’s origins date back to the Iron Age, possibly even the Neolithic, later inhabited by Ligurian populations and annexed by the Romans in 173 BC. With almost 3,000 residents, Cassine has played a central role in the area’s history, documented since 985, and has passed through the hands of many rulers, including Otto III, Frederick Barbarossa, the Marquises of Monferrato, Charles V, the French, and the Savoy family from 1707.
Visitors are struck by the number and size of its noble palaces, a testimony to its former wealth. The Zoppi Counts’ palace, dating to the 1400s, is a fortified house with medieval buildings, a tower, 14th-century frescoes, and a courtyard with a private chapel housing a Madonna and Child panel. Casa Pero and Casa Arcasio, near the Town Hall, showcase Gothic and Renaissance elements, while others such as Casa Mazzoleni, Palazzo Buzzi-Pietrsanta, and Casa Del Fante enrich the town’s architectural heritage. Many buildings, however, still need restoration.
Among the religious sites, the Church of San Francesco, built between 1200 and 1300 in Gothic-Lombard style, stands out with its asymmetrical façade, large buttresses, 15th-century frescoes, and sculptures. The ancient cloister now houses a museum of paintings, wooden works, and reliquaries. Other notable churches include Sant’Antonio Abate, San Bernardino, Santissima Trinità, and San Giacomo, dating probably to 1100.
Cassine hosts numerous festivals and events, including a medieval festival in September, the festival of ancient dances from the 1400s–1700s, and, in June, the “Scorribanda Cassinese” marching band event, held alongside the Ravioli Festival.

The town’s origins date back to the Iron Age, possibly even the Neolithic, later inhabited by Ligurian populations and annexed by the Romans in 173 BC.

With almost 3,000 residents, Cassine has played a central role in the area’s history, documented since 985.

Has passed through the hands of many rulers, including Otto III, Frederick Barbarossa, the Marquises of Monferrato, Charles V, the French, and the Savoy family from 1707.

Visitors are struck by the number and size of its noble palaces, a testimony to its former wealth.

The Zoppi Counts’ palace, dating to the 1400s, is a fortified house with medieval buildings, a tower, 14th-century frescoes, and a courtyard with a private chapel housing a Madonna and Child panel.

Casa Pero and Casa Arcasio, near the Town Hall, showcase Gothic and Renaissance elements, while others such as Casa Mazzoleni, Palazzo Buzzi-Pietrsanta, and Casa Del Fante enrich the town’s architectural heritage.

Many buildings, however, still need restoration. Among the religious sites, the Church of San Francesco, built between 1200 and 1300 in Gothic-Lombard style, stands out with its asymmetrical façade, large buttresses, 15th-century frescoes, and sculptures.

The ancient cloister now houses a museum of paintings, wooden works, and reliquaries.

Other notable churches include Sant’Antonio Abate, San Bernardino, Santissima Trinità, and San Giacomo, dating probably to 1100.

Cassine hosts numerous festivals and events, including a medieval festival in September, the festival of ancient dances from the 1400s–1700s, and, in June, the “Scorribanda Cassinese” marching band event, held alongside the Ravioli Festival.