Arlecchino and Brighella
E veryone knows Arlecchino and Brighella, famous masks of the Italian Carnival tradition. What’s the origin of these characters? In the mid-sixteenth century, the first companies of the Commedia dell…
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Museo Diocesano
The opening of the Diocesan Museum , located in the 18th Century Bishop Palace, is part of a wider cultural project promoted by Cremona’s Diocese. Together with the Cathedral (dedicated to Santa…
Parco al Po
The Po and Morbasco Park (PLIS), occupies a wide part of the river’s plain and it represents and important green area of the town. In the Park there are several sport facilities: this zone is very…
Museum of Rural Civilization and the Contemporary Age
The Peasant Museum of the "Basso Pavese" was founded in 1984 by a group of citizens from Santa Cristina and Bissone who were passionate about local history and traditions, particularly the peasant…
Weddings on Lake Iseo
A n incredible location just waiting to be discovered, Lake Iseo is one of the most sought-after wedding destinations for Italians and foreigners alike Located at the end of the Valle Camonica ,…
Remains of the ancient walls (war memorial) i
The city walls were built from the second half of the 12 th century and were remodelled several times. Currently in Piazzale Pietro Zaninelli, leaning against the ruins of the ancient castle erected…
Pusterla di San Vincenzo
Medieval towns had two types of access: the main one called 'Porta' (gate) and the secondary one called “Pusterla” (or “Pustierla”). Lodi historical tradition claims, and affirms, that it was from…
Complesso e Pia Casa di Ricovero Santa Chiara
With the unification of Italy, a new charitable Congregation was also established in Lodi (pursuant to the new legislative provisions on Opere Pie), which began with the Royal Decree of 26 th July…
“Vittoria” Cemetery
On this site stood a small farmhouse that had been built after 1859 by the engineer Graziano Magnani and was called “Vittorina”. The building was destroyed thirty years later and the new cemetery,…
Varzi
A round one hour from Pavia and 90 km from Milan in the heart of the Valle Staffore, we kick off our tour in Varzi, a small village where a relaxed pace of life and genuine flavours are the order to…
