Grazzano Visconti

This village is close to the point where the Nure Valley opens into the plain of the Po, surrounded by fertile countryside and the vineyards on the hillsides of the Colli Piacentini. The quaint neo-medioaeval village is a traffic-free area that takes the visitor back in time and provides an opportunity to admire the revivalist architecture of the 19th and 20th centuries in Italy. All year long the village offers interesting moments to visit, but particularly in late spring and in autumn, when most of the principal celebrations in mediaeval costume are organised. Grazzano Visconti was built at the wish of Giuseppe Visconti di Modrone around the old castle early in the 20th century, with the idea of creating an unusual artistic centre in mediaeval style. Strolling along the mediaeval lanes, charming views appear at every corner, frescoed houses or craft shops specialised in wrought iron. A collection of agricultural machinery from the past has been set up in the old hay barn of the “Corte Vecchia”, once a farmyard and now an integral part of the village.