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Serravalle Designer Outlet is located a short distance from us.
Is the largest European Outlet: 180 stores with the best brands, with prices reduced by 30% to 70% all year round;
here you can find the widest, top quality range of the best brands in fashion, sportswear, accessories, home furnishings and cosmetics.
It hosts an unparalleled portfolio of prestigious brands such as Versace,
Dolce & Gabbana, Nike, Etro, Calvin Klein, Guess, Trussardi, Malo, Adidas, Allen Edmonds, Brioni, Bulgari, Mariella Burani, Prada, Roberto Cavalli, and Swarovski.
At Serravalle not just buy, but you live only an experience of shopping in exclusive boutiques overlooking small paved squares and winding streets. An amazing journey into the architectural charm of a historic center of the typical Ligurian village, surrounded by green hills.
Opening hours: Monday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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S. Alberto di Butrio Abbey
The Abbey, founded in the 10th century, shows religious and
historical elements of great interest. The place is strictly
connected with famous people, (such as King Edward II and
Frederick Barbarossa) as well as artistic elements (the cycle
of frescos dating back to the 13th century, the bell tower
and the medieval cloister) together with naturalistic elements
of rare beauty: the abbey is in fact, surrounded by a centuries-old
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The village of Varzi
Varzi is located in a strategic position on the hills: the
ancient route of the “salt way”, the commercial
way that from the Padana Valley, through the Valle Staffora
led to the ports in Liguria.
Varzi became very important during the Middle Ages, when in
1275 it became the seat of the marquisate of the powerful Malaspina
family that controlled the flux of the merchants in transit.
The remains of the medieval plan are evident in the narrow
lanes, in the low arcades and in the high towers, such as the
Sottana tower, the Soprana tower and the Malaspina tower. |
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Oramala Castle
This impressive structure dates back to the 11th century when
it was built by the Marquises Malaspina and became their
residence. The castle was an important cultural centre, a
meeting place for poets and minstrels, such as the famous
troubadours from Provence. Dante in the Divine Comedy and
Wolfang Goethe wrote about the Oramala castle. Legends and
dramatic events surround the history of the castle, the most
interesting of which being that of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa
who, followed by the troops of the Lombard League, found
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Tidone Valley
Monte Penice: visit the Virgin Sanctuary. The church has a
very ancient origin, and it dates back to the 7th century
when S. Columba the founder of the near-by monastery in Bobbio,
chose this place to build a welcome place for pilgrims on
pilgrimage to Rome or the Holy Land along the Francigena
way. The sight on the Appennini, on the Padana Valley and
on the Alps is fantastic from this site and includes Trebbia
valley, Tidone valley and Staffora valley. |
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High Staffora Valley
Prodongo is a small village at the foot of Mount Lesima, the
highest peak in the Appennino Pavese. An ecologic trail starts
from Prodongo, following the so-called “Hannibal way”.
Hannibal’s army walked on these mountains with its elephants
moving towards the river Trebbia, where the famous battle against
the Roman army was fought. According to a legend, Hannibal
was wounded in his hand and since then the mount was called
Lesima, from the Latin “lesa manu”. |
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The way to the hills
The way that runs along the Ardivestra valley offers the sight
of a landscape of intense naturalistic beauty and the sight
of the beautiful Pieve Romanica of S. Zaccaria. It runs as
far as the coast of Fortunago from which the Appenni as well
as the small village of S. Ponzo can be seen.
S. Ponzo has an ancient Celtic origin: it was the place where
the first persecuted Christians found a shelter. A spring of
miraculous water was believed to be there. The La Versa Valley
can be reached through the hills. |
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Certosa di Pavia
The Certosa is a very important example of Lombard Renaissance.
It is located at about 8 Km from Pavia. Its history is strictly
connected with the noble Lombard families Visconti and Sforza.
Gian Galeazzo Visconti, “Conte di Virtù”,
had it built as family mausoleum. The basilica is a precious
example of the passage from Gothic to Renaissance style. The
beautiful marble façade is covered with statues and
bas-reliefs, mullioned windows and spires. Inside, a marvellous,
endless gallery of works of art: the wooden choir, the ivory
triptych of the old sacristy, the frescoes by Bergognone, the
altar-pieces of the side chapels. The attached monastery of
the Carthusian monks is now given to the community of the Cistercian
monks. The two wonderful cloisters date back to the XIV-XV
centuries ( the larger one with its 23 cells). The Certosa
was completed by the Sforza family in 1451. |
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Piazza Ducale and Duomo di Vigevano
The square in one of the most beautiful ones in Italy. It
was designed by Bramante and the Duke Lodovico il Moro
had it built as a noble hall to the castle since 1492.
It is one of first examples of Renaissance squares and,
at the same time, one of the few examples of squares
designed as a unitary architectural work: it is one of
the most impressive urban solutions of the 13th century.
The square is a long rectangle about 134 metres long
and 48 metres wide, surrounded by arcades held by 84
columns with elaborated capitals, each different from
the other. The Duomo, dedicated to S. Ambrogio, looks
over piazza Ducale. It was completed in 1080 with a concave
façade in pure baroque style. |
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