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Val TrebbiaのTravo近郊に位置するLa Torre di Bobbianoは、中世起源の古代石造りの要塞で、1037年に初めて言及されましたが、おそらくそれ以前から存在し、Malaspina家に関連しています。

Castle kept in excellent condition.

Castle with harmonious lines, less imposing and strong than others. Fitting very well into the landscape, it enjoys a fantastic view of the plain below

Handsome

The Rocca di Pianello Val Tidone is an imposing medieval fortress dating back to the 13th century. Built for defensive purposes, the fortress dominates the village with its massive walls and strategic position. Today it houses the Archaeological Museum of Val Tidone, which preserves prehistoric, Roman and medieval finds, offering an overview of local history.

The origins of the village of Nibbiano date back to before the year 1000, a time when it is assumed that the complex was a walled-fortified village with the castle at the center. Some buildings, in fact, still show signs of the slits used to place drawbridges and walkways and the castle tower itself still retains its blocked-up battlements. Until the 14th century it was part of the possessions of the Monastery of San Colombano di Bobbio and in 1335 it passed to the Marquises Malvicini Fontana; in 1765 the Azara family owned the entire village. The castle, built in 1029, is made up of various portions that have been remodeled, demolished and rebuilt over time, especially between the 17th and 18th centuries, until it was transformed into Palazzo Malvicini Fontana with its current conformation. The internal staircase features a 17th-century fresco on the ceiling depicting the coats of arms of the Malvicini Fontana and Dal Verme families.

The descent that begins on the ridge that separates the Trebbia Valley from the Luretta Valley ends in Travo. The descent is very panoramic, with a beautiful view of the characteristic crest of Pietra Parcellara, also known as the Matterhorn of the Trebbia Valley, and Pietra Perduca. The beauty and uniqueness of the Pietre is given by the gap they show with respect to the context that surrounds them. If Pietra Perduca and Parcellara were in the Alps, they probably would not attract attention. Instead, they emerge in the middle of an Apennine landscape of gentle hills. The Pietre have a dominant position because while the surrounding soft formations were dismantled by erosive agents, they resisted thanks to the resistance of their rocks. A process known as differential erosion. Pietra Parcellara and Pietra Perduca are two fragments of oceanic crust trapped in the middle of clay and sandstone. It is precisely the contrast between the gently sloping slopes that define the Emilian Apennines and the decidedly Alpine appearance of the Pietre that makes these places so interesting.

The Bobbiano tower, whose foundation date is unknown, was mentioned for the first time in a document dating back to 1037 which testifies that Teodosio purchased from Isembrando, canon of the parish of San Faustino di Tuna, for a sum of 3,000 lire, several farms and fortified buildings located in the Piacenza area including the Bobbiano castle with the tower and the adjacent church of San Michele. On 29 September 1164 the Marquis Obizzo Malaspina obtained the concession of Bobbiano from the emperor Frederick Barbarossa. In 1255 the castle was partially razed to the ground by the troops in the service of Oberto II Pallavicino; later the building became part of the properties of the Anguissola family. In 1311 Rolando II Scotti took possession of Bobbiano, however shortly afterwards the Anguissola family managed to regain possession of the area thanks to the action of the mayor of Piacenza Riccardino Langosco. During the early years of the 16th century, the tower was used as a hideout by the gang led by the brigand Bertoletto. In 1546 the Duke of Parma and Piacenza granted Ettore Maria Anguissola half of the castle of Bobbiano, together with the nearby fortresses of Vei and Travo and the lands and homes located there, in exchange for the performance of an oath of loyalty. Until the mid-2010s the building, which had become private property, was in poor condition and partially abandoned. In 2017, restoration work began to make the building safe, and was completed in 2021.