Dinner Under the Bell Tower

A village dinner in the shadow of the bell tower

There is one image that tells the story of Spineto Scrivia better than a thousand words: the silhouette of the tall bell tower of the San Giacomo Maggiore church standing out against the rooftops, visible from afar to those arriving from the Scrivia plain. It is precisely around this symbol that the Dinner Under the Bell Tower comes to life every summer, a convivial evening that transforms Piazza IV Novembre into the village's open-air living room.

The event, scheduled for Saturday, June 20, 2026, starting at 7:30 PM, is one of those village festivals where the line between organizers and guests vanishes: you sit elbow-to-elbow at long tables, chat with your neighbors, and let the evening unfold without haste, cradled by the aroma of the food and the notes of live music.

Flavor, music, and joy

The formula is the tried-and-true, beloved open-air food and wine evening: an evening of flavor, music, and joy, as the organizers describe it. The star is local cuisine, featuring the simple, honest flavors of the Piedmontese and Tortonese tradition, paired with wines from the Colli Tortonesi, the wine-growing area surrounding the village. Live music provides the soundtrack to the dinner, accompanying the courses and inviting guests to linger in good company.

Spineto Scrivia, a village in the Colli Tortonesi

Spineto Scrivia is a small municipality of just over 350 inhabitants, nestled on the first hills rising from the Scrivia stream plain, just a few kilometers from Tortona (the ancient Derthona). The village's name likely derives from the dense thickets of thorny brambles that once covered these lands, and the village developed around an ancient medieval fortified enclosure to protect the rural population.

Today, Spineto Scrivia is part of the Colli Tortonesi district, a land of vineyards and genuine products, crossed by the Wine Route. The Dinner Under the Bell Tower is the perfect opportunity to discover this corner of the Alessandria province in the most authentic way possible: at the table, among the locals.

Why attend

• A true village festival, far from mass tourism, in the heart of Piedmont
• Traditional Tortonese cuisine and Colli Tortonesi wines
• Open-air dinner in Piazza IV Novembre, under the bell tower of San Giacomo Maggiore
• Live music and a convivial atmosphere all evening long
• A chance to get to know Spineto Scrivia and the Val Scrivia