Villa in Vicolo Astori, 1, Castelletto Monferrato,

This is in the Monferrato hills, with rolling vineyard and mixed-farming country around the village. The Po plain lies nearby to the north, and the Tanaro valley is part of the wider landscape of the Alessandria area. Alessandria is the nearest town of size and provides the main rail station, hospitals, schools and full urban services. The wider area is known for wine production in the Monferrato and for Piedmontese hill-country agriculture.