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Information about Rima S. Giuseppe in the Province of Vercelli

San Giuseppe - The village rises within the territory of the Alta Valsesia Natural Park, where the Nonaj stream flows in the river Sermenza. The footpath which leads from his San Giuseppe to the path of Monada and then to Alagna is very interesting. Also the 1750 Parish Church is noteworthy. It is dedicated to Saint Joseph and in its interior there are frescoes of Orgiazzi and painting of Avondo.

Rima - This is the last village of Val Sermenza and the highest of the whole Valsesia. It is surmounted by the Tagliaferro mountain and is part of the Alta Valsesia Natural Park.

It was founded round the year 1300 by some Walser emigrants arriving from Switzerland. Their imprinting can still be seen in their traditional houses, with large balconies and in the spacious homburgs, in the local tradition and costumes and in architecture.

Local families were famous during the nineteenth century thanks to their artificial marble secret technique, used to decorate buildings in several European cities. This technique has been retrieved thanks to the exhibitions and courses held by the “Artificial marble school” recently inaugurated. Furthermore, making an appointment, it is possible to visit the collection of plaster casts “Pietro della Vedova”, on the outskirts of the village, which displays more the 170 plaster casts reproducing most of the masterpieces of this artist of Rima.

A trekking inside the Natural Park can be very interesting, for example it is possible to go towards the Vallè hut, towards the Piccolo Altare path or, following the GTA (Grande Traversata delle Apli– Alps Great track) it is possible to cross the Mud path and reach Alagna.

Several works testimony the talent and creativity of this population: the Oratory of Saint Mary of Graces dating from 1400 and containing a fresco from the same period, a seventeenth century golden wooden altar, paintings of Tanzio, daVarallo, Peracino and Orgiazzi; the Parish Church of Saint John the Baptist with its frescoes of Orgiazzi and Peracino; the seventeenth century San Nicolao Orator.

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