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The Best Attractions In Castell'Arquato

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Castell'Arquato is an Italian town located on the first hills of Val D’Arda in the province of Piacenza, in Emilia-Romagna, approximately 30 kilometres from Piacenza and 35 kilometres from Parma. Places nearby include Bacedasco, Vigolo Marchese, Fiorenzuola d'Arda, Lugagnano Val d'Arda, and Vernasca. A medieval town of traditional structure which has maintained its appearance as it was in the early 10th century, the Old Town of Castell'Arquato is a high rock which in other times was strategically important for dominating the valley, now surrounded by the village. Its picturesque medieval features have led to the burg's appearances in movies such as L...
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  • 4. Collegiata di Santa Maria Castell Arquato
    The Collegiata di Castell'Arquato, also known as the Collegiata di Santa Maria, is a medieval church located in the Castell'Arquato, province of Piacenza, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. A church existed in the site by 756. However, the building was rebuilt after the earthquake of 1117, and consecrated in 1122. The church facade was completed in the 15th-century; the bell-tower in the 13th-century. The Palazzo Pretorio adjacent to the church was built in 1293. Further reconstructions and additions occurred in 18th and 19th centuries. In 1899, the 15th-century frescoes were discovered in the Chapel of Santa Caterina. A few decades later, the 8th-century baptismal immersion font came to light. The interior walls of this chapel have frescoes by unknown Tuscan painters, depicting the Passion of Chri...
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  • 5. Fidenza Village Fidenza
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fidenza in the Province of Parma, Italy, was until 1927 named the Diocese of Borgo San Donnino. It is now a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola, though historically it was long subject to the Archdiocese of Bologna.The bishop's episcopal seat is the Cathedral of San Donnino Martire, in Fidenza. The diocese has a Minor Basilica, the Basilica di San Lorenzo, in Monticelli d'Ongina; it was assigned that honor on 9 January 1942.
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  • 7. Rocca Sanvitale di Fontanellato Fontanellato
    The Rocca Sanvitale, or Sanvitale Castle, is a fortress residence in the centre of the town of Fontanellato, near Parma, northern Italy. Construction of the moated block, accessible through a drawbridge, was begun in the 13th century, mostly completed by the 15th century, with embellishments continuing through to the 18th century. It is prototypical of the urban castle-houses of the turbulent medieval communes of Northern Italy. Until the 1930s it was the home of the descendants of the Count of Sanvitale. The crenelated walls and asymmetric towers are surrounded by an arcaded town. Adjacent to the castle are gardens and a courtyard. The optical chamber has an optical system that projects to an inside wall a view of the town through mirrors and a prism. Rocca Sanvitale is now partly a museu...
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  • 8. Palazzo del Podesta Castell Arquato
    Palazzo del Podestà is Italian for Palace of the Chief Magistrate of a town It can refer to: Palazzo del Podestà, Assisi in Assisi Palazzo del Podestà, Asti in Asti Palazzo del Podestà, Bergamo in Bergamo Palazzo del Podestà, Bologna Palazzo del Podestà, Borgo San Lorenzo in Borgo San Lorenzo Palazzo del Podestà, Castell'Arquato in Castell'Arquato Palazzo del Ridotto or Palazzo del Podestà, in Cesena Palazzo del Podestà, Città di Castello in Città di Castello Palazzo del Podestà, Fabriano in Fabriano in Florence the Bargello, formerly Palazzo del Podestà Palazzo del Podestà, Galluzzo Palazzo Orfini or Palazzo del Podestà, in Foligno Palazzo del Podestà, Forlì in Forlì Palazzo Podestà, Genoa Palazzo del Podestà, Lastra a Signa in Lastra a Signa Palazzo del Podestà, Mant...
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