thumb|Location of the province of Alessandria within the Piedmont region

thumb|Map of the province

thumb|Map of the municipalities of the province of Alessandria

The province of Alessandria (; ; in Piedmontese of Alessandria: provinsa ëd Lissändria) is an province of the region of Piedmont in Italy. The capital is the city of Alessandria. It has a population of 407,029 across its 187 municipalities as of 2025.

Main sights

thumb|right|[[Sacro Monte di Crea, Paradise Chapel.]]

The Sacred Mountain of Crea (Italian: Sacro Monte di Crea) is a Roman Catholic Devotional Complex in the comune of Serralunga di Crea (Montferrat), near Alessandria. It is one of the nine Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy, included in UNESCO World Heritage list. Its construction began in 1589, around a former Sanctuary of St. Mary whose creation is traditionally attributed to Saint Eusebius of Vercelli around 350 AD.

Transport

Motorways

thumb|The [[Autostrada A26 (Italy)|Autostrada A26 near Alessandria, heading south towards the Apennines.]]

The province is crossed by the following motorways (in Italian, autostrade):

  • Autostrada A21: Turin – Brescia
  • Autostrada A26: Genoa – Gravellona Toce
  • A7/A26 Bettole-Predosa connection
  • Autostrada A7: Milan-Genoa

Railway lines

  • Turin–Genoa railway
  • Pavia–Alessandria railway
  • Alessandria–Piacenza railway
  • Chivasso–Alessandria railway

See also

  • Piemonte (wine)

References

  • Official website
  • Official web site for European Sacred Mounts
  • MonferratoArte A historical and bibliographical directory of artists active in the extra-urban Churches of the Diocese of Casale Monferrato.
  • Laws and Statutes of the Carpeneto commune, 15th century, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries