Red Tower

Last and longest

One of the last of what were once reputed to be 100 towers in Asti, and apparently one of the oldest with its basic structure going back to Roman times. Don't miss the explanatory plaque. Definitely h...

Roman tower turned into bell tower

The tower served as one of the towers of the roman walls, while now it serves as the bell tower of the church of Santa Caterina. It is said to have been the prison of Saint Secundus, patron saint of t...

Roman remains

Having walked across the old town, coming from the station, yiu end up at one of the entrances to the Roman town. Well worth admiring. The great shame in Asti is that the walls, which start nearby, ar...

The legend of the Red tower

Legend has it the patron saint of the city was imprisoned here before his martyrdom. There is a plaque next to it explaining the history in Italian and English. The tower spans roman and the middle ag...

Two-part construction

Original Text

According to local legends, in the substrates of the Red Tower spent the last days before the execution of the Holy Second, a Roman aristocrat who turned to Christianity and executed for it. It is well known that in the I-II centuries ...