Monastero Bormida


Monastero Bormida is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont. It is located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Asti.
Monastero Bormida borders the following municipalities: Bistagno, Bubbio, Cassinasco, Denice, Loazzolo, Ponti, Roccaverano, and Sessame. It is home to a castle, located near the Bormida river, which originated as an abbey founded around 1050, and which has mosaics and frescoes in the interior. There is also a Romanesque bridge crossing the same river.