South Piedmont Plain - Piemonte Agri Qualità

The rural and agrarian landscape

The element that defines the landscape of this territory is the high plain of Pinerolo, historically intended for dry grain cultivation.
The western part is made up of low and medium mountain slopes, which in some cases form a group of small valleys. These are not very fertile lands and are sparsely irrigated; these characteristics limit the possible uses of the soil intended mainly for grasslands, with rare arable lands and a few surviving vineyards.

In terms of rural landscape, the majority is made up of fruit farming in the area of Barge to the most extensive orchards in Saluzzo, while the northern areas starting from Cavour, present significant links with Pinerolo because of their similar morphological conditions.
In the countryside of Cavour, Barge and Bagnolo there are still farms and farmhouses with courtyards enclosed by perimeter walls, resulting from the territorial transformation started in the Middles Ages and which became more organized in the 17th and 18th centuries. Some farmhouses and farms that belonged to the important St. Mary of Staffarda Abbey (the Cistercian Centre that promoted rural reclamation and development) remain productive up to this day. Their main activity is livestock farming and intensive maize cultivation in large plots of land of the plains.
In recent years, the intensive planting of new crops, mainly fruits and vegetables, has caused the progressive disintegration of historic rural towns.

In the mountainous areas of Barge and Bagnolo, the territory is defined by numerous scattered villages, as opposed to the flatlands where the old towns, usually of medieval origins, have been by now incorporated into new low-density residential complexes with gardens.

The most popular artisan activity is linked to the processing of the Lucerne stone, which has led to the establishment of new settlements with prefabricated sheds. The old quarries are those of quartzite of Montebracco in Barge, while in the territory of Bagnolo (Montoso) and Bibiana, the Lucerna stone is extracted and processed.

Point of landscape observation

Municipality	Place	Point of Observation	Point of Observation	What to see
Cavour	Rocca	An Equipped Area	Wide Panorama	Saluzzo Plain and the Hills of Revello

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Recipe

Batiaje

Preparation

Ammorbidite il burro a temperatura ambiente e montatelo a crema con lo zucchero, le uova intere e gli albumi, il sale e la scorza di limone grattugiata.
Setacciate e mescolate le due farine, aggiungete il lievito e impastate con il composto precedentemente preparato. Lasciate riposare per un quarto d'ora, poi suddividete la massa in piccole porzioni e - se l'avete, con una siringa da pasticceria - modellatele a forma di anello con diametro esterno di cinque o sei centimetri.
Disponete i biscotti su una placca da forno imburrata e cuocete a 160°C per mezz'ora o poco più.
Nella zona di Barge queste paste di meliga (nome dialettale del mais) si chiamano batiaje perché un tempo erano preparate in occasione dei battesimi.