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Monuments, Squares and Palaces
The Institution Palace, former seat of the School of Arts and Crafts, is in the Snake Square. The palace was built at two different times:…Discover more
Curiosities
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
Curiosities
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
Curiosities
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
Curiosities
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
Curiosities
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