Crema back to the tenth century and was built on the hilltop to the Crema is 40 km west of the re- south-east of the town. gional capital. Recent studies have shown that the original settlement The old fortress was replaced dates back only to the eleventh cen- with the current building, the tury, attracted by the deployment only fortress built entirely by the Informations: of Roman soldiers to the area Sforza family in the second half which is now Borgo S. Pietro. The Crema of the fifteenth century. The IAT significant presence of Rome in Medieval town has recently Piazza del , 5 been added to the list of the tel. +39 0372 406391 the region led to a fierce reaction by the local rulers and a brutal conclusion in 1160, when the settlement was besieged by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick most beautiful villages in , IAT Crema Barbarossa and subsequently destroyed. The area was resettled and by the end with its precious art works, pre- Piazza Duomo, 22 of the twelfth century Crema had a new defensive system, updated and refined served in numerous churches, tel. +39 0373 81020 over the following centuries, when the town fell under the influence of the and the Printers House/Print Venetian Republic. Museum, documenting the his- IAT tory of the Jewish print works Between 1488 and 1508, a solid perimeter wall was built outside the old Piazza Garibaldi, 6 which produced precious Medieval city walls. The Roman wall was almost 3 kilometers in length and over tel. +39 0375 40039 incunabula, including the first a meter thick in place. It began to deteriorate at the beginning of the nineteenth Soncino complete Hebrew Bible in 1488. IAT Soncino century and today only some parts of the wall remain standing and can be Via Tinelli, 9 viewed for example from the gardens of Porta Serio, from the S. Pietro district to Just outside the walls is the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, covered in fres- tel. +39 0374 84499/84883 the Foscolo donjon, from via Stazione, via Magri coes under the direction of Giulio Campi, with original polychrome terracotta, and Campo di Marte. The only defensive system and the Tinazzo Park; in the village of Gallignano, the Aquaria Archeological which has come down to modern times undam- Museum includes prehistoric to Renaissance remains. [email protected] aged is the thirteenth century city tower, modified A former spinning mill, next to the fortress, has recently been discovered. It is a and then incorporated into the sixteenth century perfect example of industrial archeology in the area. www.turismocremona.it Palazzo Comunale (City Hall). The city is charac- terized by Medieval and Renaissance religious and civil buildings which are largely undamaged. WALLED TOWNS The art works preserved in them and the ele- Pizzighettone, 20 km west of Cremona, has one of the most well-preserved and gance of Piazza Duomo, facing the most impor- original rampart walls in northern Italy. It is a rare example of military AND CITIES WITH CASTLES With the contribution of: tant buildings in the city, and the outlying basilica fortification designed in the twelfth century and continuously updated and di S. Maria della Croce, make Crema an impor- improved from the sixteenth to IN THE CREMONA PROVINCE Castelponzone Crema tant tourist destination. the nineteenth centuries; the di Crema d e f e n s i v e s y s t e m i s a n Historic towns and villages, villas and castles, extraordinary example of military events and theme itineraries Pizzighettone Soncino architecture. The embankments Soncino is 32 km north-west of Cremona, on the rise of the ancient embank- of the river Adda running from Soncino ment of the river Oglio, surrounded by a flourishing countryside and character- the fortress for over 5 km wind Torre de' Picenardi ized by an intense network of canals fed by the waters of the Oglio and by nu- around the ancient centers of merous rivulets. The town is completely surrounded by massive walls in Pizzighettone and the village of and the cooperation of the Pro Loco Offices of terracotta, strengthened by semi-circular towers and a moat. The fortifications Gera where they reach a height of Casteldidone of Soncino date back to ancient times, and the walls to the thirteenth century. 12 m. and width of 15 m. with Castelponzone Scandolara Ravara The fifteenth century wall is al- walls over 4 m. thick in places. A Crema most two kilometers long and is visit shows what was once a city of Pandino more or less intact, except for war: intercommunicating Pizzighettone the nineteenth century gates. casemates, a succession of large Soncino spaces, covered with barrel vaults; Torre de' Picenardi The outer portion of the wall is of great interest, with under- the moat, partly without water, and the following Associations surrounding the fortress; the Gruppo Volontari Mura ground passageways that show the structure of the Medieval for- ravelin and rear Porta Cremona di Pizzighettone Soncino Pizzighettone Il Melograno tifications. The first castle dated Vecchia; the remains of the

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(follow) fortress; and the prison area with the eighteenth century on, the no- painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1492, the year of her marriage. Opening the today in the farmhouse called the Môt. The birthplace of the most famous its cells for solitary confinement. ble property owners, descendents windows at the end of the Medieval portion, the architecture of the building Italian positivist philosopher, Roberto Ardigò, is still standing. Inside the town, near the of the one of the most illustrious softens and no hint of the original military purpose of the villa remains. In the riverbank, the Torre del Guado is families in , carried out late sixteenth century the manner the symbol of the town, having the large-scale architectural trans- house acquired a mannerist lodge Castelponzone survived the destruction of the formation of the villa into a luxury and terrace; in the eighteenth The Old Church and village of fortress, and the location of the modern dwelling. Adapted to neo- century a tower was added when Castelponzone are located on the site of imprisonment of Francis I, King of Pizzighettone classical styling, the magnificent Princes - Soranzo made a very ancient settlement, probably France, in 1525, following defeat at rooms of the villa, which include a the park picturesque and renovated dating back to the Roman era or the building, which was then Mirabello ( ) by the Spaniards. On the right-hand riverbank the village of huge library and pinacoteca, look S. Lorenzo Picenardi possibly protecting the river Po. Here, a Gera has undamaged fortified walls. The small town square includes a number onto characteristically spacious acquired by the Medici del Vascello. pagan altar was found, used for the of churches, an interesting Ethnographic Museum, the town-governed grounds, one of the first examples in Italy of English gardens. The twins Ottavio The park dates back to the second sacrifice of small animals. decade of the nineteenth century San Giovanni in Croce museum with significant paleontological remains and a large collection of Luigi and Giuseppe Picenardi, among others, constructed statues and temples The altar is now in the Archeological Castelponzone weapons - other attractions of Pizzighettone. dedicated to the gods, a wood, a wooden cabin, a hermitage, artificial lakes, and and includes a lake for regattas, Museum of the Sforza Castle in . created architecture representing scenes from Ariosto's epic poem Orlando gothic remains, a Chinese pagoda, an Indian temple, a Dutch log cabin and The settlement (or deployment of soldiers) dates back to about the year 70, but Doric shrine. The villa, now owned by the local authority, is used to stage events Pandino furioso. The Picenardi garden became famous from the beginning of the nine- little is known about it until several centuries later, when there is evidence of teenth century, when it received the visit of illustrious guests and was included and shows. Other local buildings of artistic interest include the Church of S. sparse dwellings. The village is famous for its Pandino is 13 km north-west of in the information on the Grand European Tour. The residence includes a large Zavedro, probably built by the Longobards, where the frescoes and furnishings cordai (rope-makers) and the processing of have largely been moved to the local Parish Church, and the oratory of S. S. Crema, just off the CremonaMilan and pleasant piazza facing the Parish Church, with numerous important works hemp, and is characterized by narrow alleyways, Trinità, a typical example of Counter-Reformation architecture, transformed in main trunk road. Pandino has the of art, the Palazzo Comunale and another beautiful building with pergola. In the old cottages, farms and country lanes, and has the nineteenth century into a chapel and shrine for the Princes Soresina - best preserved in village of S. Lorenzo Picenardi, in the center of a large park, is the Castle of the an unspoilt southern access gate with central Vidoni. Lombardy, a building with mostly same name, for centuries the property of successive Counts of Crotti Calciati and roadway and the traces of the old drawbridge. its original architectural structure rebuilt in the 1830s, to plans by the The streets are lined by sixteenth century and fourteenth century paintings. It Pandino architect Luigi Voghera based on a Casteldidone porticoes and wind towards the village center, was built by Bernabò Visconti and neo-gothic design on the remains Casteldidone, 30 km from the eighteenth-century Parish church dedicated Regina della Scala, from 1354. The rulers of Milan chose this location because of a fifteenth century manor house. Cremona, is on the old main to saints Faustino and Giovita, the the village was immersed in woods, ideal for hunting; the building was fortified, Characterized by the impressive Giuseppina road, in the direction Castelponzone farmhouse/residence with ramparted towers, with a square design and square towers at each corner, of which only the eastern and spectacular façade of the mas- of the border with the Mantova signs of the castle, once the home of the Ala towers remain, the western towers having been demolished in the nineteenth sive ramparted towers, the building area. Just outside the village, villa Ponzone family, as well as the villa known as the Convent of the Served. Recently, century. In the seventeenth century, the castle entirely lost its defensive function has two courtyards surrounded by Mina della Scala, now Douglas Casteldidone the village has been recognized as one of the most beautiful in Italy. and in the eighteenth century became a farmhouse, which it remained until walls and a moat, with internal gar- Scotti, was built in 1596 and 1960. Inside, there is a large courtyard surrounded at ground level by porticoes dens, a farmyard and small chapel Torre de Picenardi enlarged until the end of the eighteenth century, and has an original Manor with pointed arches and above by an open gallery with square pillars. Originally, with ancient cemetery dedicated to Romprezzagno (suburb Tornata) House design, evident above all in the main residence, with a square, liner and paintings covered all the castle Saint Vittoria. Inside the residence, the large, sumptuously furnished neoclassi- Romprezzagno, near Tornata, is 30 km from Cremona in the direction of compact design, with square towers at the corners, the tallest of which are surfaces, inside and out, but only cal drawing-rooms are a reminder of the pomp of yesterday, with columns, stat- Mantova, and 15 km from Casalmaggiore. Here, the Bellotti farmhouse recalls throw-backs to the original fortifications. Its complex, austere architecture, those indoors in the east wing are ues, decorations, plaster in the main wing and on the upper floors dozens of its Medieval origins and the power which was exercised by single families by enshrines the new plans of 1596 with low, rural buildings on three sides, visible today. Interesting buildings in guest rooms. virtue of their ownership of vast estates. the surrounding area include the surrounding a massive entrance courtyard. The back garden is bordered by two wings with pavilion-type roofing and tower The castle was rebuilt in 1465 by concession of Francesco Sforza to Eliseo fifteenth century Church of S. Marta, Bellotti, after destruction in the mid fifteenth century. with its original paintings, and the San Giovanni in Croce with round base at the center (similar towers When the Bellotti family died out, the building lost its military significance and late eighteenth century Church of S. Giovanni in Croce is 28 km from the regional capital, on the minor road to feature in the roofing of the four corner became a farmhouse. The building is shown in a votive offering dated 1742, S. Margherita. The village of Gradella Mantova and between the villages of Casalmaggiore and Asola. The important towers). Pandino now in the Parish Church, where it is shown as a fortification with tower and is one of the most beautiful in Italy, villa Medici del Vascello is in the center of the village. The massive building was The highly original plan makes the villa one of drawbridge. In the center of the village, the building has a quadrangular constructed on the site of the old the most singular residences in the Po Valley. having kept its unspoilt rural appearance for many centuries. structure, with buildings of various fortress, of which the steeply Inside, large drawing-rooms are decorated shapes and sizes around a large sloping foot of the castle and with mythological figures and moral courtyard. Inside, the portico walls Torre de Picenardi corner towers remain, built in allegories. In the village, next to the nineteenth have ancient decorations and the Ttorre de' Picenardi is 23 km from Cremona, towards Mantova. The area in- 1407 by Cabrino Fondulo. The century Parish Church designed by the eastern side has decorative artwork cludes many noble properties, particularly Villa Sommi Picenardi and Castle of castle was renovated and architect Luigi Voghera and dedicated to two of Medieval inspiration, mullioned S. Lorenzo. The regional capital features the villa of the Sommi Picenardi family, transformed by Ludovico il Moro's Persian martyrs, is the oldest part of the windows, traces of battlements and one of the most precious and ingenious stylistic revivals of the period; next to the favorite, Cecilia Gallerani, made fortified Medieval town, perhaps a Longobard San Giovanni in Croce Casteldidone gargoyles. ruins of the ancient castle, inside walls with battlements, from the second half of famous by the portrait of her defensive bulwark, partly still recognizable Romprezzagno The walled city and castle circuit itinerary The walled towns between the rivers Adda, demilitarized period, the ancient castle was converted into a textile drawbridge and passageway), surrounded by a deep moat. The square 1 factory and the northern casemates used as a prison. In the Napoleonic structure of the castle has a main courtyard and a courtyard inside the Serio and Oglio era, the piazza was remilitarized and many buildings and homes in the ravelin; the former is surrounded by walls with walkways along the top. village used as barracks and depots. The north-west tower, aka Captain's Tower (the Commander's home The Walled City and Castle Circuit of the is a The itinerary begins at Pizzighettone on the river Adda, not far from the Further improvements and enlargements of the defensive system were and command headquarters) has a secret escape; the south-west tower tourist and promotional package including visits to local fortified sites, and Po. Of the old Medieval defensive system only two Castle towers remain, was used as a lookout over the Oglio valley and surrounding territory. the brainchild of the Cremona Provincial Authority Tourist Development whilst the other fortifications are from subsequent times. carried out until the mid nineteenth century, with additional work until and Promotion Service in cooperation with some city authorities and the capital of Italy was moved from Turin, after which the town lost its The town is surrounded by the old Roman wall and moat, which is well- Territorial (Pro Loco) organizations, and the assistance of the Cremona After 1646 the Roman walls were surrounded by a dual bulwark, wall military significance and was used as a prison and depot (1924 - 1954). preserved and has a criss-cross pattern of underground passageways State Archives and Italian Castles Institute, through a local delegation. and semicircular defenses, creating one of the most important Castle In the center of town, the Guado Tower, square and topped by a jutting and a network of canals alongside and beyond the outer walls. The network of sites includes the territories of Crema, Soncino, defenses in the on the river Adda. Pizzighettone, Pandino, Torre de' Picenardi, San Giovanni in Croce, structure, was used as the prison of Francis I, King of France, and is the Walkways of various lengths near the bastions include small rooms. Casteldidone, Tornata, Scandolara Ravara (village of Castelponzone). In 1720 the defenses of the Gera district were strengthened and only example of Visconti Castle built in the first half of the fourteenth The castle and walls were renovated in the nineteenth century, and have Each year a series of events are organized for schools and families, such as extended to the river; in addition, the walls of Pizzighettone and Gera century. Recently, due to the need to clean the walls, moat and repair been carefully preserved ever since as one of the finest examples of Italian Castle Day, generally in May, with extended opening hours, were transformed and renewed with intercommunicating casemates parts of the defensive system, the state took over ownership of the 5.5 km their type not only in Italy. exhibitions, pageants, festivals and seminars (for information go to covered with vaults, and further defenses were added, the fortress areas of ramparted walls, one of the best preserved and most significant www.turismocremona.it) defensive systems in the entire region, bearing witness to developments were extended and a moat was added, its waters controlled by locks and itinerary used for milling. At the end of the eighteenth century, during a brief in military defense over seven centuries. 2 Revival Crema is the next stop, 25 km away. It can be reached by minor roads. The town was originally a Longobard Castle settlement but was soon The itinerary begins in S. Martino in Beliseto, part of the village of given a defensive wall, razed by Barbarossa as a vendetta after the , about 13 km from Cremona, on the road to Soncino. Here, rebellion of the town. totally isolated, in the middle of the countryside, is the imposing The two castles built at different times in the Middle Ages have all but Mancapane farmhouse, with its blend of fortified farm building and disappeared. The more important of the two, Porta Serio, was com- fabulous faux gothic. pletely demolished at the beginning of the nineteenth century. It was the The rectangular plan, with towers at each corner and the large courtyard, cornerstone of the entire defensive system. Some towers and parts of the dating back to the seventeenth/eighteenth centuries, was updated in the wall remain. The route of the wall, even if interrupted here and there, nineteenth century in a particularly refined manner, starting from the main remains visible, with a “footprint” over the land and even beside the entrance, adopting forms typical of a Manor House, in revival style, with streets of the old town. hints of Spain. The architecturally most characteristic and beautiful building is the well- Move on from here along winding roads, for 36 km to the border with preserved, thirteenth-century Civic Tower, now part of the Palazzo Mantova and to Torre de’ Picenardi, near S. Lorenzo Picenardi. Comunale (Town Hall): in terms of the urban scenery it is a backdrop to Piazza Duomo and the Cathedral, and has a surface of unplastered brick. The Sommi Picenardi Castle has a moat around all four sides, leading to a quadrangular structure with a semi-open courtyard and rustic buildings itinerary The last stop is Soncino, 17 km away, where the Sforza Castle – one of the outside, presumably once fortified; the villa, with lowered wings, is 3 most important military buildings in the region - can be admired. It was completed to the north by a building with unplastered brick façade and built in the mid-fifteenth century, when firearms made it necessary to evident Medieval features (fourteenth/fifteenth century), called the the itineraries strengthen walls, towers needed to be lowered, ravelins rendered more “castellotto”, a rectangular structure with battlements indicating Guelph complex (the architectural system giving access to the castle, with dual (Papal) allegiance. The walled towns between the rivers Adda, Serio and Oglio The current construction dates back to the mid-eighteenth century, but the itinerary (Crema, Pizzighettone, Soncino) itinerary building has been referred to as a tower, meaning a fortified construction, 1 1 since the thirteenth century. Revival itinerary A few hundred yards away is the Castle of S. Lorenzo de’ Picenardi, dating 2 back to the beginning of the fifteenth century. Over the years, it has had

itinerary many owners who carried out various modifications, of wich the most Castles around Crema 3 interesting is the imaginative neo-gothic transformation of the Manor Castles in the Cremonese region and House by the famous architect Luigi Voghera in the third decade of the the fortified farmhouses of Casalasco itinerary nineteenth century, with two ramparted towers, one of the most astonish- 4 ing examples of architecture in the entire Po Valley.

itinerary The Castle residences of Casalasco 5

itinerary 3 Castles around Crema

The visit begins in Pandino, not far from Crema and just off the main road itinerary The Castle residences to Milan. The Castle was the residence of the Dukes of Visconti. Its 5 around Casalmaggiore itinerary quadrangular plan with slighting jutting towers at the towers includes a itinerary Tornata large courtyard with portico at ground level and lodge on the first floor The itinerary begins in San Giovanni in Croce, with its famous 2 4 with polychrome decorations. villa Vidoni - Medici del Vascello, the most emblematic example The material used for the construction of the fourteenth century castle is of a castle residence in the entire province. unplastered brick, with stone for the load-bearing structure and wood for The building, the home of Cecilia Gallerani, the “Dama itinerary the ceilings and roofing. The careful design was typical of the epoch, with dell'Ermellino” painted by Leonardi da Vinci, dates back to the 5 very precise architectural proportions between the various parts of the beginning of the fifteenth century and was probably located on the site of building. The original wall paintings are of great artistic interest, a Medieval fortress. The building has a plan in the shape of the letter C on decorating the facades towards the courtyard and the walls at the back of the top of an embankment. the porticoes and lodge: after recent work to preserve the paintings, they Gradual modifications over the years, until the late eighteenth century, CREMA have turned the building into a country house, altering the original can now be fully appreciated for their originality. After this, Soncino is 27 Info: Ufficio IAT - Pro Loco, Piazza Duomo22, quadrangular structure with four jutting towers at the corners and large Tel. 0373 81020 - fax 0373 255728 km away in the easterly direction, where the Sforza Castle can be visited moat. [email protected] www.prolococrema.it itinerary (see the itinerary 1 ). Crema City Authority - Department of Cultural The southern face is particularly impressive, with two low, ramparted Activities and Tourism towers; at the centre there is a lodge with rounded arches and symmetrical Tel. 0373 256414 - fax 0373 83991 info itinerary spaces either side, topped by a summer beam, in late Mannerist style, with [email protected] Castles around Cremona and a white stone balustrade. www.comune.crema.cr.it 4 Cost: no charge to visit buildings fortified farmhouses near Casalmaggiore The delicate composition includes a large terrace with central tower, bell SONCINO tower and clock. The grounds of the residence are to the north and west of (River trips) Tel. 0372 21529 The itinerary begins in Castelverde, on the main road to Bergamo. Take the Info: Ass.Pro-loco - Tourist Office www.navigareladda.it SAN GIOVANNI IN CROCE the building, a large English garden created in the first decades of the IAT Via Tinelli 9, turn-off to the village of Breda de' Bugni, less than a mile away, to visit the Cost: 2.50 euro for adults. Under 10s free V i s i t t o Villa Medici del Vascello nineteenth century by the architect Luigi Voghera, as a tribute to Romantic Tel. 0374 84883 - 0374 84499 fax 0374 85333 Locals 2. solid structure of the Trecchi Castle. The fourteenth/fifteenth century [email protected] Info: City hall, via Busi 18, sensibility, with exotic and historic buildings and walks. Groups of over 50, everyone 2.00 Tel. 0375 91001- fax 0375 311016 building is now a country house on farmland, with a farmyard from a later Just 5 km away and north of Casteldidone, standing in the open country- www.prolocosoncino.it School visits: everyone 2.00 [email protected] period, probably a copy of the original courtyard. City hall Tourist Office www.comune.sangiovanniincroce.cr.it side, is Villa Mina della Scala. The square structure is in a large courtyard, Largo Salvini (presso Rocca Sforzesca) PANDINO The complex comprises a rectangular building with two jutting towers with two rustic wings. Cell. 340 6611257 Guided tours of the Visconti Castle weekdays CASTELDIDONE with brackets and blind battlements. At the center of the eastern portion The architecture, dating back to the sixteenth century, has been renovated Tel. 0374 83188 14.30/18.30 (Feb-Nov), book at other times, excl. Castello Mina della Scala - via Montale 6, there are traces of a drawbridge and a pedestrian bridge, and at the back [email protected] Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Yer's Day and modified by new structures updated over the centuries. The building Cell. 335 273864 - fax 0375 91399 - 380 3060760 there is an elegant Renaissance portico with rounded arches supported by www.soncino.org Info: City Hall of Pandino - Library p [email protected] columns on marble capitals. has also been enlarged, taking on the neoclassical features of a large, Cost: ticket for: Castle, Print Museum, Medieval Life Tel. 0373 973313 Open from the end of March to mid-November, on refined Country Home. Room and churches b [email protected] weekdays from 3.00 - 6.30 p.m. Mid-week visits on With the exception of the covering of the moat and filling of the walled gate, FULL 4.50 www.comune.pandino.cr.it request to proprietors. the only changes to the building date back to the nineteenth century but Traces of the original fortifications remain in the two square towers on the Schoolchildren and over 60s: 3.00 Cost: to visit the Castle: Cost: Entrance 8.50 per person did not radically alter the conformation of the building, typical of the southern side, with a lookout, and two taller, thinner square towers on the FAMILIES with one or more children (up to 18): 9.00 3.00 per person Free for children under the age of 10 Groups can negotiate special conditions region. northern side, probably added at a later date. MOTHERS (groups) with small children (3-6): 1.00 For groups, everyone 2.00 About 8 Km from San Giovanni in Croce and 11 km from Casteldidone is For groups of over 25 people: everyone 3.00 Children and youngsters (6-18) 1.00 CASTELPONZONE The next stop is Romprezzagno (46 km), a village near Tornata, close to PIZZIGHETTONE Under 6: free the border with Mantova. In the town center you can see the fifteenth- the ancient fortified village of Castelponzone, part of Scandolara Ravara, Info: Library of Unione Municipia, Piazza Italia 11, dating back to the Roman era. Tourist information and guided tours of walled town TORRE DE PICENARDI Tel. 347 7802091 century “Bellotti” Castle, a residence with quadrangular plan, surrounded of Pizzighettone C ost for guided tours, book with the Tourist Office, b i b l [email protected] by buildings of various shapes and sizes, around the enormous internal The village is famous for its “cordai” (rope-makers) and the processing of Info: Gruppo Volontari Mura, Piazza d'Armi, P r o Loco, piazza Roma 1/a: Torre de' Picenadi (cr) www .unionemunicipia.it courtyard. hemp, and is characterized by narrow alleyways, old cottages, farms and Tel. 0372 730333, cell. 339 5278336 Info: Tel/fax 0375 395041- 349 5620875 Culture Department - piazza Italia, 1 country lanes, and has an unspoilt southern access gate with central [email protected] [email protected] T e l 0375/95101 The Castle was enlarged to house the population during periods of www.gvmpizzighettone.it Visits to Borgo and the Museum should be booked in roadway and the traces of the old drawbridge. The streets are lined by www.prolocotorredepicenardi.it a d v a n ce and are free throughout 2012 “military turbulence”, and when the Bellotti family died out, the building Tourist Info and river boating: O pening times for Tourist Office: lost its military function and became a country house and farm. The traces sixteenth century porticoes and wind towards the village center, the Pro Loco, Polveriera S. Giuliano via Porta Soccorso 21, Saturday, Sunday and weekdays 10.00 - 12.00 ROMPREZZ AGNO (suburb TORNATA) of the original frescoes still visible in the portico leading to the courtyard eighteenth-century Parish church dedicated to saints Faustino and Giovita, Tel. 0372 743900 Cost: For groups of up to 10 people, total 25 C a scina Bellotti via Solferino 13, suburb Romprezzagno, and the decorations of Medieval inspiration are among the works of the farmhouse/residence with ramparted towers, “signs” of the castle, [email protected] Larger groups: everyone 2.00 Tel. 0375 389960 www.prolocopizzighettone.it School parties: everyone 1.00 Cost: no charge artistic interest, and there are traces of the battlements on the eastern side once the home of the Ala Ponzone family, as well as the villa known as the Consorzio Navigare l'Adda, via della Conca 3, of the building. Convent of the Served. Prices are for each castle or church. For private residence: book by telephone Useful Info: IAT Cremona - Piazza del Comune, 5 - tel. 0372 406391 Updated July 2012