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The story of Grazzano has for centuries linked to the Anguissola family, but it is Giuseppe Visconti of Modrone, brilliant and cultured Milanese nobleman, who at the beginning of the 1900 decided to create a picturesque village with a medieval appearance. A rare example of revival architecture (in vogue in Europe between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries), combined with the passion for scenography and love for traditions, is what allows the visitor today to feel catapulted back in time of at least 700 years. The village of Grazzano Visconti is the embodiment of a dream, that of Duke Giuseppe Visconti di Modrone, a Milanese entrepreneur and father of the celebrated director Luchino Visconti. It was he, in the early 20th century, under the guidance of figures such as Gabriele D'Annunzio, who financed the renovation and construction of the new buildings that gave rise to the current village. But why, even today, is this place one of the most popular destinations in the Piacenza area? Let's explore the reason together, as well as some tips for visiting it even at no cost, given the possibility of free access to the historic center year-round.
The story of Grazzano has for centuries linked to the Anguissola family, but it is Giuseppe Visconti of Modrone, brilliant and cultured Milanese nobleman, who at the beginning of the 1900 decided to create a picturesque village with a medieval appearance. A rare example of revival architecture (in vogue in Europe between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries), combined with the passion for scenography and love for traditions, is what allows the visitor today to feel catapulted back in time of at least 700 years. The village of Grazzano Visconti is the embodiment of a dream, that of Duke Giuseppe Visconti di Modrone, a Milanese entrepreneur and father of the celebrated director Luchino Visconti. It was he, in the early 20th century, under the guidance of figures such as Gabriele D'Annunzio, who financed the renovation and construction of the new buildings that gave rise to the current village. But why, even today, is this place one of the most popular destinations in the Piacenza area? Let's explore the reason together, as well as some tips for visiting it even at no cost, given the possibility of free access to the historic center year-round.
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The first municipality in the Veneto region by surface area and second by population after Verona, it includes both island and mainland territories and is structured around the two main centres of Venice (in the centre of the lagoon of the same name) and Mestre (on the mainland). It is part of the Eurocities network of the largest European cities. The city was the capital of the Serenissima Republic of Venice for 1,100 years and is known in this regard as the Serenissima, the Dominant and the Queen of the Adriatic: for its urban peculiarities and its artistic heritage, it is universally considered one of the most beautiful cities in the world, declared, together with its lagoon, a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, which has contributed to making it the second Italian city after Rome with the highest tourist flow. Between the 10th and 16th centuries it was one of the greatest naval and mercantile powers in the Mediterranean, with interests in particular towards the East. Together with Cannes and Berlin, it is considered one of the capitals of European cinema, thanks to the International Film Festival.")
