Via Papa Giovanni XXIII, 14, Carisio

This is the eastern Piedmont plain between the Dora Baltea and Sesia river systems, with rice country, canals and flat agricultural land around the village. The nearest town of size is Vercelli, which has a substantial historic centre and services; Santhià and Biella are the closer local service towns. The Alps are visible to the north in clear weather, but they are outside the immediate 15 km landscape. The area is known for risicoltura, especially the irrigated rice fields of the Vercelli plain.