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BENEDETTA PISARONI

Benedetta Maria Rosmunda, stage-name Benedetta Pisaroni, was a famous opera singer, well known for her  Rossini’s interpretations. Her career could be divided in two periods:…Discover more
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BOBBIO E SAN COLOMBANO

Located on the left bank of the Trebbia River, in an area inhabited since prehistoric times, Bobbio is the most important town of the valley….Discover more
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CASTELL’ARQUATO AND THE PIACENZIANO

Since the end of the XVIII century, on the clay soils of the south area around the Appennino chain of Piacenza, many fossils appeared from…Discover more
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CORTEMAGGIORE AND THE PALLAVICINO FAMILY

The Pallavicino family was one of the oldest feudal houses of the North of Italy and one of the most prosperous family of the old…Discover more
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CRISTOFORO COLOMBO. FROM PIACENZA TO AMERICA

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
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EDOARDO AMALDI

Edoardo Amaldi was born in Carpaneto piacentino on the 5th September 1908, from Ugo Amaldi, a mathematician and Laura Basini; he studied in Rome, where…Discover more

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