San Nazzaro Sesia

This is flat rice-country on the western edge of the Novara plain, with a grid of irrigation canals and fields between the Sesia and Ticino river systems. The Sesia flows nearby and defines the wider landscape west of the village. Vercelli is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre and everyday services; Novara is also within normal driving range for a larger provincial city. The area is known for risotto rice cultivation in the paddies of the Vercelli-Novara plain. San Nazzaro Sesia itself is known for its abbey complex, but the surrounding landscape is mainly agricultural lowland.