title: San Benigno Canavese
text: # San Benigno Canavese
  
  San Benigno Canavese (Piedmontese: San Balègn) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km northeast of Turin, whose territory is bordered by the Malone and Orco rivers.
  
  ## Main sights
  
  * Fruttuaria Abbey (founded in 1003). Of the original Romanesque edifice, only the bell tower remains today.
  * Griffons Mosaic, considered amongst the most notable example of mosaic art in Piedmont.
  * Ricetto ("Fortified store", 15th century), of which one of the three gates and a corner tower are visible today.
  * San Benigno Canavese railway station
  