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Bettola is supposed to be Christopher Columbus’s native town:according to the tradition his house is in Pradello: it’s a characteristic medieval tower house. Tower houses are typical constructions in mountain areas:they look like towers, with small rooms one over the other, and they are made of stone. This house hosts a small museum dedicated to Columbus, open upon reservation. The room on the ground floor displays a collection of documents witnessing the presence of the Columbus family in the area. <\/p>\n

Colombo’s Tower can be visited upon reservation. To book your visit please call +39.328.8714929 or send an e-mail to Nuovo Comitato di Pradello at c.pradello@libero.it, indicating your telephone number for further information on the visit. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bettola is supposed to be Christopher Columbus\u2019s native town:according to the tradition his house is in Pradello: it\u2019s a characteristic medieval tower house. Tower houses are typical constructions in mountain areas:they look like towers, with small rooms one over the other, and they are made of stone. This house hosts a small museum dedicated to Columbus, open upon reservation. The room on the ground floor displays a collection of documents witnessing the presence of the Columbus family in the area.\u00a0 Colombo\u2019s Tower can be visited upon reservation. To book your visit please call +39.328.8714929 or send an e-mail to Nuovo Comitato di Pradello at c.pradello@libero.it, indicating your telephone number for further information on the visit.\u00a0","protected":false},"featured_media":18960,"template":"","territorio":[937],"categorie_arte_e_cultura":[923],"class_list":["post-22476","arte-e-cultura","type-arte-e-cultura","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","territorio-val-nure-en","categorie_arte_e_cultura-monuments-squares-and-palaces"],"acf":{"accessibilita_disabili":"not accessible to disabled people.","orario":"","tariffe":"","location":{"lat":"44.791411","lng":"9.577961","address":"loc. 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