{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Visit Piacenza","provider_url":"https:\/\/visitpiacenza.it\/en\/","title":"Castel San Giovanni - Visit Piacenza","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"FzrYZhLXyZ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visitpiacenza.it\/en\/places\/castel-san-giovanni\/\">Castel San Giovanni<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/visitpiacenza.it\/en\/places\/castel-san-giovanni\/embed\/#?secret=FzrYZhLXyZ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Castel San Giovanni&#8221; &#8212; Visit Piacenza\" data-secret=\"FzrYZhLXyZ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/visitpiacenza.it\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/visitpiacenza.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/179-castel_san_giovanni-piacenza-ph-szeder-laszlo-cc-by-sa-4-0.jpeg","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":900,"description":"Where it isLocated to the west of the city along the route of the ancient consular road Postumia, on the border with Lombardy, Castel San Giovanni opens the way to Val Tidone.Don't missThe town was dedicated to San Giovanni, to whom the\u00a0Collegiate Church\u00a0is dedicated, built on the remains of an ancient parish church starting from 1130 and subsequently enriched with architectural additions and important works, such as the fifteenth-century polyptych and the Raphaelesque-inspired altarpiece attributed to Bernardino Luini.\u00a0Other sacred buildings to visit are the church of San Rocco, restored by Giulio Ulisse Arata at the beginning of the 20th century and the Torricella oratory. A lively town in the early 1900s it saw the spread of Liberty architecture that can still be seen walking through the central streets.\u00a0At the eastern entrance to the town, Villa Braghieri is located: a country house built in the eighteenth century that hosted the Duchess Maria Amalia wife of Ferdinando Borbone. The same location now houses the Ethnographic Museum of Farm Life and the Museum of Cardinal Agostino Casaroli.On the tableAlongside the typical\u00a0Piacenza courses\u00a0there are specialties of the river region such as marinated eels, catfish, afried frogs.Having funIn the center there is a Theater dedicated to Giuseppe Verdi and a cinema room.Keeping fitNear Villa Braghieri there is the municipal swimming pool open the whole year.In the surroundingsThere are two very important events in Castel San Giovanni: at the beginning of November in the central streets chocolate becomes the star of Cioccolandia fair."}