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DAL VERME CASTLE
Via Carlo Dal Verme 4

Guided tours every hour, contemporary art museum, events, ceremonies.
The castle is opened for guided tours from April to October, but you can book a visit all the year. You can rent the castle for weddings, ceremonies, congresses, events.
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THE MEDIEVAL VILLAGE
Via Marconi

Zavattarello has a central part dominated by Dal Verme Castle, where houses and roads mantain their ancient atmosphere: it's the medieval borough, born in XIII century, which is called "Su di dentro" (Inner high town) because of the ancient strong defensive walls. Down "Su di dentro" there's the most recent town. You can enter the medieval village from Dal Verme Square, trespassing a stone arch under a tower. Click here for further information.

SAINT PAUL CHURCH
Via della Chiesa 3

This church was founded in X century and modificated several times during the centuries. Now you can see the aspect of the buinding in XVI century. The façade was added in XVIII century and it's been restored in 2000. The great golden wood pale under the altar comes from the beginning of XVII century and sorrounds a picture from XV century representing Holy Mary with Jesus child and the Evil. Holy Mass every sunday at 11.00am.

CARLO ALBERTO DI SAVOIA CEMETERY
Via della Chiesa, behind St. Paul Church

The building of this cemetery started in 1689, but it was completed after two centuries, at the time of Carlo Alberto di Savoia. Here you can see the tombs of the Dal Verme family.

CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM
Dal Verme Castle, Via Carlo Dal Verme 4

In the restored rooms of the Dal Verme Castle you can find since 2003 a contemporary art collection that's increasing and evolving, which is only one of the attractions for all the tourists coming to visit the medieval castle. This collection is the most recent of the services offered to tourists and thanks to the staff's passion it grows day by day. Click here for further information.

EXHIBITIONS
Dal Verme Castle, Via Carlo Dal Verme 4

Contemporary Art Museum organizes personal and collective exhibitions in the rooms of the Dal Verme Castle.
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"MAGAZZINO DEI RICORDI" MUSEUM
Località Cascina Mirani

A path along ancient life let you see more than a century of traditions, a cultural heritage with ancient roots. It's the long, rich, sufering story of men jobs. Into the museum you can find the recreation of the farmer's kitchen, the tailor shop, the barber, the school. You'll see ancient artisan laboratories, a past which enriches our present and our future.
The Cultural Association organizes a lot of activities and has an important rule in the territory. The main goal is the study and the conservation of the farmer and artisan culture of Oltrepò Pavese.
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SAINT ROCCO CHURCH
Piazza Dal Verme 1

This little church (oratorio) is next to the Town Hall. It was built in XIV century and it was part of a monastery that now is not conservated. The major late-baroch altar, in golden wood, is defined by Ambrogio Corona (in "Zavattarello perla dell'Olterpò") "a masterpiece of baroch art"; a statue from XVI century represents Holy Mary with Jesus child. The fifteen pictures of "Via Crucis" was painted by Tintoretto school. Holy Mass every day at 9.30am and 5pm.


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