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The Graffiolo Oak, also known as the "Quercione" or "Napoleon's Oak," is a centuries-old tree located in the municipality of Piacenza, near the farm of the same name. It is a monumental oak tree, protected and admired for its size and history, and is considered a "living monument."

Place of historical, touristic, architectural and cultural interest Via Castello, 6, 29019 San Giorgio Piacentino PC

@Roberto when my father-in-law Renato inherited it there was no violin inside; Since 2008 the heir Renato Casaliggi passed away and it was inherited by his son. Currently the tower is dilapidated and inaccessible due to time and neglect ...

The castle was born as a medieval fortification in the Vezzeno Valley. The manor, surrounded by Guelph battlements, is defended by towers, the entrance one with a drawbridge and the mighty central keep. The Castle of Gropparello, known in ancient times as "Rocca di Cagnano", is a characteristic example of a medieval fortification built to defend the access route to a valley, conceived as a true eagle's nest overlooking the cliff, and therefore absolutely unassailable .. The oldest document known so far about Gropparello dates back to the year 810, and is the deed with which the emperor Charlemagne granted the place as a fief to the then bishop of Piacenza Giuliano II.

The church dates back to the 10th and 11th centuries. Restored in the 1960s and 1970s, recovering the original Romanesque architectural design with a gabled façade and a single portal. The oldest element is the apse which dates back to the 10th century and was built with bricks bonded together by thin layers of mortar. Inside there is a 16th century fresco which reproduces the Madonna della Neve, to whom the church is dedicated, and an icon from 1720 with the figure of Christ. The legend The nickname of Madonna della Neve is connected to the birth of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, during the first centuries of the history of the Church. Legend has it that under the pontificate of Pope Liberius (352-366) a rich Roman patrician named Giovanni and his wife, having no children, decided to offer their assets to the Holy Virgin for the construction of a church dedicated to her. The Madonna appeared to the two in a dream on the night between 4 and 5 August, indicating the place where the church was to be built. The Pope also had the same vision. All three went to the indicated place, the Esquiline Hill, and found it covered in snow in the middle of summer. According to local tradition, the Chiesuola di Sariano also preserves the dedication to the Madonna della Neve to remember the episode, similar to the Roman one, of a prodigious snowfall in the middle of August on the hills of Val Vezzeno.

The parish church has been historically documented since 1336. The current building was renovated in the 19th century, as was the facade. The bell tower dates back to the 1950s and does not connect with the facade of the church. It was rebuilt following the demolition of the old bell tower in 1936 which had now become unstable.

The plebeian function exercised by this church dates back to the 14th century. He later extended his jurisdiction up to Chero.

The first documented news of the church dates back to 886, although the foundation of a sacred building on site could date back to as early as the 5th century. In 886 the parish church of San Giorgio was entrusted to the Cathedral of Piacenza, and later passed to the church of San Savino. The current building dates back to the 1670s, but in the following centuries it was remodeled several times. The Romanesque bell tower of the older church remains, in operation until 1920, when the new bell tower on the left side was completed and inaugurated. On the outside, the parish church is divided into three parts by a double order of pilasters, three portals crowned with tympanums give access to the interior. In the upper part of the wall, corresponding to the main portal, a beautiful fresco represents Saint George killing the Dragon.