The City of the Prize

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SUZZARA is the main town of Oltrepo; it is also known as "città del Premio" – id est the City of the Prize -, because of Premio Suzzara. The prize was created in 1948 by Dino Villani, and became an important exhibit of contemporary art, above all painting. The Prize Gallery - Galleria del Premio in Italian – still hosts the awarded works (tel. 0376 535593).
In LUZZARA, you may visit a very interesting painting collection at the Naïve art museum.
In PEGOGNAGA the Romanesque San Lorenzo church (built around 1082) is today a monument to the dead.
Finally, GONZAGA is not only the village where Gonzaga family came from, but it is also the place where one of the most important agricultural fairs in Northern Italy takes place – it is the Fiera Millenaria (tel. 0376 58098).

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Risorsaturistica Galleria del Premio Suzzara museum Established in 1948 following a proposal by Dino Villani and with the backing of Cesare Zavattini, the prize was notable for its jury, comprising not only of experts but factory, office and farm workers, and for its prizes, consisting in produce of labour and the land. The prize has always favoured realism in art, with particular concern for social issues. The prize-winning paintings form a rich permanent collection that includes works by Guttuso, Sassu, Birolli, Romagnoli, Zigaina and Ligabue.
Tematerritoriale Oltrepò L’Oltrepo mantovano è la zona del territorio della provincia di Mantova in destra Po fino all’Emilia, che pure esercita un notevole influsso (dialetto, mentalità).