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Why precisely a wrought-iron rooster as the symbol of Grazzano Visconti? The craftsman Leonardi, reading the Gospel, was struck by the passage in which the…Discover more
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One day the silly devil Piplon, felt in love with a beatiful girl named Gesandra, but the young lady refused him. To cheating on her,…Discover more
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An old legend, full of charm and mystery, identified the architect of the hunch bridge of Bobbio with the Devil. It is said that Colombano…Discover more
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Until 68 A.D., Piacenza hoasted an amphitheater. It was placed outside of the city walls, on the banks of the river Po. According to may…Discover more
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On the walls of the houses in Grazzano Visconti, there is an inscription – decoration  with a cryptic and mysterious meaning, it’s set close to…Discover more
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In Piacenza land everyone knows about the mystery of the Gropparello castle. Around the middle of the XIII century, during one of the frequent battle…Discover more