Lu, Piedmont
Lu (also called Lu Monferrato ) is a municipality of Alessandria (AL) in the Italian province, Piedmont.
Geography
The place is 19 km from the provincial capital of Alessandria at an altitude of 307 m above sea level. The municipality covers an area of 21.74 km ².
The neighboring municipalities are Camagna Monferrato, Conzano, Cuccaro Monferrato, Mirabello Monferrato, Occimiano, Quargnento and San Salvatore Monferrato. The patron saint of the place is San Valerio.
Attractions
The churches of Chiesa di San Giacomo, Chiesa di San Nazzaro and Chiesa di Santa Maria Nuova are worth seeing.
Trivia
With four other municipalities Lu belongs to the Italian municipalities with the shortest, consisting only of two-letter name. The other communities are Ne in the Liguria region, Re in the Piedmont region, ro in the Emilia-Romagna region and Vo in the Veneto region.
Specialty
Bei Lu vines of Barbera for the Barbera d'Asti, a DOCG red wine are grown with status, as well as for the Barbera del Monferrato.