The beautiful village of NOVELLA.

This township extends on 30 km2 on the Salginco basin, affluent of the Ostriconi whose confluents take their source in the south, to the basis of the San Colombano and its culmen, cima di the Alturaria, 820 m, covered to the medieval age of a tower named Lugheria.
In the beginning of the century, it lived raising, the grapevine and about hundred olive tree hectares, victims of the terrifying fire of 1971.
Nowadays, the agricultural activity is not more present than to the north in the hilly lands.
Builds from the 11° century around a tower dominating the site, Novella shelters a vast parochial church of baroque style and endowed of a beautiful campanile. Dedicated to the Santa Croce, it would replace since the 16° century a chapel San Leonardu of the medieval age. This church shelters works art of 18° and 20° century, coming of the church San Cosimo e San Damiano of Cruschini, as well as a magnificent Christ of the 15° century and a picture of the 16° century coming from the old parish San Michèle Arcangelo. Locate in border of the cemetery and celebrated again the 1er Sunday of October, she would date of the 13° century.
In the evening of the Good Friday, in spite of the absence of resident clergyman, villagers perpetuate here the nocturnal procession.
To 1 km to the north of San Michèle, the cima di U Mercuriu owes his name to an old Roman sanctuary.
To 1,5 km to the west of this last, the cima di U Castellucciu contains vestiges of an old tower, Novella is the native village of Antoine-Leonard Massiani, doctor of profession, that in his " Viaghiu in Ascu", evoke the life of Asco people at 19° century.