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CORTEVECCHIA

This 7.000 Sq.m area, built in 1905, originally was a cowshed for up to 80/90 animals: the Visconti family had important stockfarms. It’s made of…Discover more
Villages and Castles

CORTICELLI CASTLE

Once owned by Arcelli Counts, the fortified castle, of which the first news dates back to 1028, had been built at the beginning with only…Discover more
Monuments, Squares and Palaces

COUNT SFORZA SFORZA DI SANTA FIORA’S TOMB

It’s inside  St. Peter’s Church . It was built in the sixteenth century by Barbieri. The monument, which was reassembled after having been forgotten for…Discover more
Museums and Galleries

CRISTOFORO COLOMBO MUSEUM

According to the tradition, Colombos family lived in a tower house in Pradello (tower houses are typical of mountain areas:rooms are one over the other…Discover more
Curiosities

CRISTOFORO COLOMBO. FROM PIACENZA TO AMERICA

Cristoforo Colombo. A Piacenza’s citizen discovering America The origin of Cristoforo Colombo is cloudy. Despite the fact that Genova city has always claimed his origin,…Discover more
Monuments, Squares and Palaces

CRISTOFORO COLOMBO’S TOWER HOUSE

Bettola is supposed to be Christopher Columbus’s native town:according to the tradition his house is in Pradello: it’s a characteristic medieval tower house. Tower houses…Discover more

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