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Inside Collegio Alberoni is preserved a collection of vestments worn by Cardinal Alberoni during solemn and private celebrations. The vestments belonged to the Cardinal are…Discover more
Monuments, Squares and Palaces
Religious architecture
The origins of the church date back to the 20ies when Menzani bishop wanted to build a new parish church in this newly built area….Discover more
Curiosities
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
Religious architecture
The building is at a few metres from Collegio Alberoni in San Lazzaro district, where it was built in 1962 upon a project by the…Discover more
Monuments, Squares and Palaces
One of the most important masterpieces of the painter from Messina has been kept in Piacenza since 1761, and belongs to cardinal Giulio Alberoni’s(1664-1752) bequest…Discover more