Castell’Arquato is a well-preserved medieval village capable of surprising visitors with its sandstone houses and narrow alleys. Located in the Geological Reserve of Piacenziano, the village fascinates everyone with its art, its nature and its typical products.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Castell’Arquato is a well-preserved hamlet that is able to fascinate everyone with its art, its nature and its typical products.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":312257,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"the-village":"
Castell'Arquato is a well-preserved hamlet that is able to fascinate everyone with its art, its nature and its typical products. From the rural roads that wind between the hills and towards the Appennino, Castell'Arquato rises in the middle of nature with its towers, its belltowers and its castellated walls. Visitors will be amazed by its medieval history: the entire hamlet, the houses in sandstone, the narrow streets built on a terracing filled with fossils. Castell'Arquato is located in the\u00a0Riserva Geologica del Piacenziano<\/strong>, a natural reserve that was covered by the sea in the prehistoric period.<\/p>\n The church of Santa Maria Assunta<\/strong><\/a>, called \"la Collegiata\", is a Romanesque parish church of the 756 AD and was rebuilt after the earthquake in 1117. The Palazzo\u00a0del Podest\u00e0<\/strong><\/a> was built in 1293 by the podesta Alberto Scoto and today is home to the boardroom of the municipality and the town hall winehouse, where you can taste the typical products and the DOC wines that are produced in the local wine cellars and wineries.<\/p>\n The Rocca Viscontea<\/strong><\/a>, erected by Luchino Visconti between 1342 and 1349, is one of the most important military complexes of Northern Italy.<\/p>\n The Farnese Tower<\/strong><\/a>, built around 1530 and unfinished, was built as a part of the town's defense and military system and, over the years, has become a mysterious place assuming that it housed secret passages leading into the countryside or into the Palazzo del Podest\u00e0. Inside the ancient Ospitale di Santo Spirito<\/strong>, of the XVI century, the Museo Geologico G. Cortesi<\/strong><\/a> hosts a\u00a0permanent exhibition of fossils and finds of the geological heritage that belong to the Piacenzian era.<\/p>\n
\nThe Duke's Fountain<\/strong> dates back to 1292 and was a public laundry until the last century.<\/p>\n