An area already inhabited in Roman times, with the first historical documents dating back to 1153 when it was part of the County of Cocconato. From the 1500s, it belonged to the House of Savoy, with various feudal lords taking turns. Capriglio had a castle, destroyed between the 14th and 15th centuries, of which the underground passages that run throughout the central area of the village remain.
Capriglio is the birthplace of Margherita Occhiena, known as Mamma Margherita, the mother of St. John Bosco. In the Cecca hamlet, you can see the house where she was born on April 1, 1788 (now privately owned), and near the town hall, you can visit the Mamma Margherita Museum dedicated to her.
Places of Interest
The parish church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary presumably dates back to the 16th century, but there is documented evidence only from 1656. Extensively renovated and unusually enlarged in the mid-19th century, it features a scagliola altar from 1759, created by Cristofaro Solaro, a master from Como.
In the town hall and some other private buildings, there are preserved gypsum ceilings, witnesses to a construction technique from the 17th-18th centuries characteristic of the area.
Additionally, there are two spring sources (Fonte Bacolla and Fonte Carabina) and a Paleontological Geosite dating back to the Astian Pliocene period.
From a productive point of view, Capriglio is known for the “Peperone di Capriglio” ecotype, recognized by Slow Food.