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Monuments, Squares and Palaces
The Library Passerini-Landi was created in 1791 from the merger of the “Royal Library”, established by Ferdinand of Bourbon with books donated by the Jesuits,…Discover more
Religious architecture
The San Giuseppe Ospedale church was built in 1471. It has a single nave, with a barrel vault.Discover more
Religious architecture
Founded in 1750, the church hosts the tomb of Alberoni Cardinal.Discover more
Monuments, Squares and Palaces
The city still has a sixteenth century part of the “Farnesiane” walls, which during the Renaissance used to surround the old town. The walls are…Discover more
Monuments, Squares and Palaces
The city of Piacenza preserves a superb work by Botticelli, the so called Tondo. It represents the Virgin, kneeling, in the act of adoring 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