Radweg Pilger Route - Variante Moncenisio

Castelnuovo Don Bosco (Piedmontese: Castelneuv d'Ast) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located on a hill near the confluence of the Nevissano and Bardella.

Main sights

• Medieval tower, one of the few remains of the castle once overlooking the burgh. In the nearby is a Baroque sanctuary of the Madonna.
• Parrocchiale of Sant'Andrea.
• Villa Filipello, in Liberty style.
• Palazzo dei Rivalba.

In the frazione of Mondonio are the notable Castello di Rivalba, with a large square tower, and a Baroque parish church.

The Basilica and Shrine of Don Bosco is in Colle Don Bosco, near the town of Castelnuovo Don Bosco, in the province of Asti. It was built on a hilly area of the country in the period between 1961 and 1984, consecrated in honor of St. John Bosco, who was born in the town of Piedmont.

Mass in the Basilica
Weekday (in the Lower Church):
7.00 to 8.00 - 11.00 to 17.00 (summer time);
7.00 to 8.00 - 11.00 to 16.00 (winter time).
Sunday and holidays including Easter Monday and Boxing Day (in the Upper Church):
8,00 - 9.30 to 11.00 - 17.00 to 18.15 (summer time);
8,00 - 9.30 to 11.00 - 16.00 to 17.15 (winter time).

Confessions and Conversations
Weekday mornings from Monday to Saturday and the eve of the holy days of obligation (Lower Church):
6.15 to 8.15; - 9.00 to 11.30; - 15.30 to 17.30.
Saturday afternoons and the vigils of the feasts of obligation: 15.30 to 17.45.