Alba Cathedral was built between 1486 and 1517 and has elements of Romanesque and Gothic style. Of the old church, which already existed in the 11th century, only the bell tower, the three portals, the façade portico and the crypt have been preserved; the other parts, which were unsafe, have been demolished. During the 18th and 19th centuries, the cathedral underwent consolidation restorations and was equipped with new altars and chapels.
The Synagogue in Cherasco was built in the 18th century. This Baroque brick building still serves as a synagogue.
The Cathedral of Asti, built between 1266 and 1470, is one of the greatest examples of Lombard Gothic architecture to be found in Northern Italy. There was already a cathedral there in the 5th century, but it was destroyed by arson around the year 1070. A new cathedral was then erected in 1095, probably in the Lombard Romanesque style. The present church gradually replaced the old one and integrated the pre-existing structure.
The construction of the synagogue of Asti was carried out in two phases, the first in 1786 and the second in 1889. This brick building in baroque and neo-classical style is now used as a museum.
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