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Polirone monastery in SAN BENEDETTO PO is also known as "The Northern Montecassino" or "The Lombard Cluny": it is one of the most important signs of Benedictine presence in Northern Italy: the Abbey by Giulio Romano, the Refectory frescoed by Correggio, the Gothic San Simeone Cloister, the XV century Capitular Hall.
The Musei Civici Polironiani – id est Polirone museums, which are in the Abbey -  hosts also a farm implements collection and a rare ancient puppet collection.
The XVIII century San Lorenzo parish church towers above QUINGENTOLE spectacular main square.
Contemporary art lovers might pay a visit to NUVOLATO DI QUISTELLO and enjoy the buildings designed by Giuseppe Gorni, as much as San Fiorentino Romanesque church.
Still, it is very relaxing and easy cycling along the attractive Po riverbanks in this area.

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Gallerie immagini

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Risorsaturistica Museo diffuso Giuseppe Gorni Designed by the artist himself, this is a point of reference for the history of local and Italian art. The building was designed between the two wars as a primary school but refurbished to accommodate works by the sculptor from Nuvolato, along an exhibition route that retraces his artistic career and life. A journey into 20C country living seen through the eyes of a charismatic figure who loved his land but also possessed a broader overall vision.
Risorsaturistica Forcello Archeological Park This surrounded the remains of an important Etruscan settlement of the VI-IV BC. Educational panels illustrate the history of Etruria in the Po valley and the village of Forcello and there is a reconstruction of a loom and kilns for vase-making. School workshops focus on Etruscan crafts and the archaeologist’s profession. When the excavations are open, visitors can watch the archaeologists at work and making inventories of finds.
Risorsaturistica Museum of the rural society, Bagnolo San Vito An ethnological educational museum in an old farm courtyard, not far from the archaeology site, with a rich ethnographic collection and an educational project structured for different young visitor ages providing historic evidence on the humans who have inhabited the area since ancient times.
Risorsaturistica The Polirone monastic complex Founded in 1007 by Tedaldo of Canossa, grandfather of the celebrated Countess Matilda, on the island between the rivers Po and Lirone, the monastery played a key role in the history of monasticism via its religious, political and cultural vitality until it was suppressed by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1797. The visit to the majestic complex comprises the cloisters and interiors of the Seculars and of St Simeon, the cloister of San Benedetto, the monastic refectory with a fresco by Correggio, 16C cellars containing a rich collection of decorated old farm wagons and an exhibition of archaeological finds, the Chapter House and the Museo Civico Polironeano, one of the most important ethnographic museums in Lombardy.
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).