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Monuments, Squares and Palaces
Built upon request of Cardinal Giulio Alberoni, prime minister of the king Philip the 5th from Spain and of Elisabetta Farnese, its costruction started in…Discover more
Curiosities
Alessio Tramello was an important architect from Piacenza, who created some of the most beautiful buildings of the Renaissence time. He was born in 1445…Discover more
Monuments, Squares and Palaces
Aloisa is the ghost of  the castle, also honored in the village by a statue on a pedestal placed in the main street, near the…Discover more
Curiosities
Every castle has each phantom; the one of Grazzano Visconti is female and named Aloisa. According to the legend, Aloisa was the natural daughter of…Discover more
Curiosities
According to an old legend Annibale, who at the time of the second punic war stopped in the countryside around Piacenza. He left in custody…Discover more
Villages and Castles
The first documented information about the castle date back to 1466, when the owner was Giovanni Della Guardia. The castle was inherited by his son…Discover more